Qalabka milliga, kaas oo si sax ah loo yeera qalabka mashin, waa platform CNC khaaska ah oo khaas ah in la sameeyo awood u leh mala awoodda milliga leh iyadoo leh heer sare oo tayada iyo tayada. Sidaas darteed ma u egelin "qalab mashin," laakiin waxa ay tusaale ku yidhaahdaan awoodda qalabka ee xubnaha iskeedka (subtractive manufacturing) iyadoo loo isticmaalo qalabka qaarkood ka soo saaraysa. Barkhadda aan ugu muhiimsan ee qalabka milliga waaye ATC (Automatic Tool Changer), taas oo ka holdi khabdha qalabka kala duwan—end mills, face mills, drills, taps—taas oo kuu kaxaysa in qalabka wada beddelo iyagoo la programay, sidoo kale in lagu dhammaystiro qaybooyinka complex gudaha hal sabsaab laabato. Qalabkan waxa loo sameeyey bogga khaaska ah, ganacsiyadiiba waxa loo sameeyey alaabta arrimaha sare ee cast iron ee leh khilaafaadaha advanced ee in lagu dilyo dhulka iyo in lagu dilyo dhaawacyada, taas oo muhiim ah in lagu helo surface finishes fiican iyo in lagu haysto tolerances khaaska ah. Waxa ay ku quddaysataan spindles khaaska ah oo bixiya diyaarad kala duwan iyo torque, loogu talagalay shuruudaha kala duwan kamaa jiidka dheer steel ilaa finishka sare ee aluminium. Nidaamka CNC control waa meesha, taas oo ilaalinaya toolpaths complex oo ka samaysan CAD/CAM iyo ka heshiiya dhammaan shaqooyinka qalabka iyadoo loo isticmaalo feedback loop-ga masaqil ah si loo helo tayada maanta. Qalabka milliga waxa loo isticmaala siisa in lagu sameeyo qaybooyinka prismatic, contours 3D complex, molds, iyo dies, waxaana loo isticmaala dhammaan sektorada mashin-ka in lagu bixiyo hab kamid ah, fudud, iyo tayada sare in lagu badalo alaabta lama faa'iideen ilaa qaybooyinka la dhammeystiran.
Kooxdaaga shuusha waxbarashada waa in la mid haystay in la caawinayo.