Mashinkii CNC lathe mill, kaas oo loo yaqaan si toos ah "multi-tasking machine" ama "mill-turn center", wuxuu ahaan kula noqonka inkaararka la sameeyey ku qoran teknoolojiga intagreed ee lagu dhisid mashin kasta oo keliya (CNC lathe) iyo mashinkii CNC milling, taas oo ku jira meesha mid. Habka caajiib ah ee lagu dhisid waa in ay sameeysaan qaanso complex kasta oo u baahan tahay rotational (turned) iyo prismatic (milled) features fikrad gudaha midab kasta, taas oo saameyneysa in laga farago mashinaha badan. Qaabka asalka ah waxa uu leh spindle madoor ah oo shaqaynaya sida lathe chuck si ay u weyneeyaan rotational turning, waxa kale oo la rabbaa spindle labaad (sub-spindle) oo ka soo diriya xaqiijinta qaansada si ay uga wanaajiso back-side machining. Qodobka muhiimka ah waa ku darinta live tooling system oo ku tegey turret-ka, taas oo leh qudwad si ay u sameeyaan milling, drilling, tapping, iyo slotting operations, runta ama waqti qaansadu ahaa isku maalin. Mafahumidda "done-in-one" wuxuu keenaa faa'iidooyin weyn: wuxuu ka saamaynayaa waqtiga guud ee production sababtoo ah laga saaro non-value-added part handling iyo queueing u dhaxlay mashinaha kala duwan; wuxuu kordhinayaa saxnimadda qaansada adoo la socotay reference point madoor ah oo dhan, kan aabbiyeeya khaladaha cumulative tolerance stack-up; wuxuu kalsooni karta istaadhanka meesha magaalada, halkaas oo ay kala saarto qiimaha guud ee qaansada. Mashinaha caawiyaan ahaan waxaa loo isticmaali karaa in lagabadalayo qaanso caawiyaan sida hydraulic fittings iyagoo leh cross-holes, medical instrument shafts iyagoo leh geometries complex, iyo aerospace fasteners iyagoo leh drive features kala duwan. Si ay ugu shaqeeyaan waa in ay leedahay programmers kama jirto oo awood u leh in ay qorsheeyaan hababka operations, ay naashiya tool interference, iyo ay kalsooni karto machining cycles si ay ugu isticmaaleen buuxday capabilities turning iyo milling, taas oo ku dhaqaaqay in ay noqdaan mid aan lahayn qaybaha manufacturing high-value.
Kooxdaaga shuusha waxbarashada waa in la mid haystay in la caawinayo.