Integrated DNC: A case study

With the development of CNC, communication and CIM technology, the connotation and functions of DNC have been greatly enlarged. In order to describe the features and development of contemporary DNC, a new concept, integrated DNC, is presented in this paper. The connotation of integrated DNC and other relative concepts are discussed. Four control architectures of integrated DNC are proposed, including bi-hierarchies, tri-hierarchies, quadri-hierarchies and acrossshops architectures. A case study of integrated DNC is introduced.