Engraving and milling machine is a type of CNC machine. Generally regarded as engraving and milling machine is the use of small tools, high power and high-speed spindle motor CNC milling machine. The advantage of the engraving machine in the carving, if the processing material hardness is relatively large will also appear to be incompetent. The emergence of engraving and milling machine can be said to fill the gap between the two.

In 2007, China's engraving and milling machine industry production capacity has more than 11,000 units / year, the output value of more than 1.5 billion RMB. at present the production of engraving and milling machine is mainly dominated by the three major sectors of Guangdong, Beijing, Zhejiang.

Generally speaking, engraving and milling machine is a CNC milling machine with small tools, high power and high speed spindle motor. Foreign countries do not have the concept of engraving and milling machine, processing moulds and dies they are based on the machining centre (computer gong) milling, but the machining centre has its own shortcomings, especially in the processing of small moulds with small tools will appear to be incompetent, and the cost is very high. The beginning of the domestic only the concept of CNC engraving machine, the advantages of engraving machine in the carving, if the processing material hardness is relatively large will also appear to be incompetent. The emergence of engraving and milling machine can be said to fill the gap between the two. Engraving and milling machine can both carve, can also be milling, is a kind of high efficiency and high precision CNC machine tools.