The History of NC*(Numerical Control)

1947 - Development of a control system that directed a spindle to many positions in succession.

1951 - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) added a computer to the 1947 (Parsons Corporation) system.

1952 - Cincinnati Milicron developed the first three-axis numerically controlled (NC) tape-fed (paper) machine tool.

1954 - NC was announced to the public

1957 - The first production NC machines were delivered and installed.

1960 - NC machine tools became commonly available

 * Dates derived from Bob LeMasters, Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Martin