CNC mills iyo lathes waxay noqon tahay labada hababta ugu muhiimsan ee in aad ka saarid sida loo abuurayo, kuwaas oo kala duwan oo leh, laakiin waa midha ah. Marka la iyo marka kale, waxay noqon tahay qalbiga aadka loo soo saaro. CNC mills ama machining centers waxay isticmaala farshaxanka qaabkan (multi-point tools) si ay ka saarid dhulka shaqada (workpiece) lagu daryeeyo. Waxay la sameyn karaan tiro badan oo qaab 3D, pockets, slots, holes, iyo surfaces. Qaybaha xariijinta (axes) ee ugu weyn waxay yihiin xariijinta (X, Y, Z), halka modelaal sare (advanced models) waxay ku darayaan xariijinta koronto (rotational axes) si ay uga wanaajiyaan 5-axis contouring. Waa mid la macquul ah prismatic parts, molds, dies, iyo components oo leh nidaamyo aan lahayn symmetry. CNC lathes ama turning centers waxay korontaa shaqada (workpiece) socodka sare, halka tool-ka single-point cutting waxay socdaan si xoog leh si ay ka saarid dhulka. Waxay la sameyn karaan qaab lahayn symmetry gudahood, sida shafts, pins, bushings, iyo flanges. Xariijintoodu ugu weyn waxay yihiin X (radial) iyo Z (axial). CNC lathes hore waxay isku dayi kartaa inay noqdaan multi-tasking machines iyagoo leh live tooling, taas oo leh suurtagalnimada inay sameyso milling iyo drilling caadi ah, taas oo kaga bilaabmaya fashillada u dhexeeya lathe iyo mill. Goobta soo saarka (manufacturing facility) lagu dhisay CNC mills iyo lathes waxay heli kartaa astaamo weyn oo shaqo. Isku-dhafka xariirka ah ee teknoolojiyadani waxay samatabbaan astaamo fiican oo production workflows, halka shaqo lagama maarmaan lathe, kadibna waxaa la milleyn karaa features complex oo machining center, ama halka machine multi-tasking waxay sameyn karaan shaqo dhammaan. Macluumaadka awoodaha iyo isticmaalka kasta uu muhiim ah yahay si aad u doortaan habka iyo hawlgallada saxda komponinka, taas oo garanaya in aad heliso astaamo fiican, qiimaha, iyo awood.
Kooxdaaga shuusha waxbarashada waa in la mid haystay in la caawinayo.