Numerical Control Machine Tools, or NCMTs, are automated machine tools equipped with a programmed control system. This system can logically process programs specified by control codes or other symbolic instructions, decoding them into coded numerical representations and inputting them into the numerical control unit via information carriers. After processing, the numerical control unit emits various control signals to control the machine tool's actions, automatically fabricating parts in the required shapes and sizes as specified by the drawings.

Numerical Control Machine Tools, simply put, are machine tools equipped with numerical control systems. Of course, numerical control machine tools are not just about adding a numerical control system. The mechanical processing industry utilizes machine tools with numerical control technology, which includes categories such as numerical control lathes, numerical control milling machines, numerical control boring and milling machines, numerical control machining, and numerical control wire cutting. Numerical control technology refers to programming using digital signals and controlling the machining process of machine tools through computers.

The process of machining with CNC machine tools boasts unparalleled features that are not comparable to those of conventional machine tools.

1. Significantly enhances production efficiency. Once the workpiece is mounted, input the pre-programmed machining process, and the machine tool will automatically complete the processing. When the processed part changes, it typically only requires modifying the CNC program, thereby greatly reducing processing time, allowing for several times the production rate of conventional machine tools.

2. High precision processing, with a highly stable product quality. Due to the automated processing via program, the precision can be corrected and compensated using software, thereby achieving superior processing accuracy. Nowadays, nearly all high-end, precise, and advanced products among various enterprises are processed and manufactured using CNC machines.

3. High level of automation significantly reduces labor intensity, bridging the gap between physical and intellectual labor. The process of operating CNC machine tools is highly technologically intensive, demanding a high quality of operators and even higher technical requirements for maintenance personnel. It no longer fits the traditional notion of "blue-collar workers." Those who operate CNC machine tools are referred to as "gray-collar" workers; those who understand CNC machine tool maintenance are known as "silver-collar" workers; and those who are proficient in both operation and maintenance are called "gold-collar" professionals.

Numerical control machine tools effectively address the challenges of processing complex, small-batch, and varied components, representing a flexible solution that exemplifies the development direction of modern machine tool control technology. They are a typical electro-mechanical product.