Marka CNC ah waa lathe caajiib ah oo ku qorsooday inay ka soo baxdo saamaska aasaasiga ah si ay noqdaan platform manufacturing kala duwan. Sidaas darteed waajimaha ugu weyn baabbi'ista xidhaahooda marka loo dhisno shaqsi la socotay, marka laga leeyahay in ay tahay tijaabo, markaas taajiyadda cusub waxa uu ku daray fashilado ay ka saamaysataan awoodda. Shaqada muhiimka ah ee turning—facing, OD/ID turning, boring, iyo threading—waxaa loo sameeya badbaadinta sare iyo saxnaanta CNC. Dib u eegis kasta oo muhiim ah waa lagu daray "live tooling." Tan waxa ka dhacaa alaabta rotary (tusaale, end mills, drills) la go'doonday turret, oo kale kaliya waxa uu ku kulmay inuu u shaqeeyo sidii spindle rotation. Tan wuxuu kuu oggola inaad samseen kartid millings slots, drilling cross-holes, iyo tapping off-center features part-ka iyadoo aan u baahan tahay mashin la socotayo. Marka la isku daro C-axis, oo ka heli karta heerka saxsan oo programmiyeynta meesha ugu sarreeya spindle, live tools tan waxa uu kuu oggola inuu samirto shaqsi kasta oo jidad marjamaa. Habka ugu fiican waa in la koobnaado, spindle kale (sub-spindle) oo keliya waxa uu ku kulmaa inuu qaado part-ka inta lagu socoto spindle-ka ugu horreeyay si ay uga dhammeeyaan back-side machining gudaha cycle hal. Mafhumuhu "done-in-one" wuxuu sii kordhata waqtiga guud ee production, u kala bixi karaa shaqsi part, iyo kala duwan karaa saxnaanta guud ee iyagoo ilaalinaya datum hal. CNC Turning Centers waa mid la yaab leh si loo sameeyo komponen kala duwan oo rotational sida hydraulic fittings, drive shafts, iyo medical instrument components, oo ka samaysa hab midho kala duwan oo turning iyo milling gudaha system hal.
Kooxdaaga shuusha waxbarashada waa in la mid haystay in la caawinayo.