ANCA was founded in 1974 by Pat McCluskey and Pat Boland in Melbourne, Australia, where the company still has its headquarters. Although the two engineers had different backgrounds - one academic and one technical and trade - their skills and experience were complementary and they were like-minded in their drive to produce world class Computer Numerical Controls. In the early 1980s, ANCA expanded by applying its high level engineering and mathematical skills used in programming, to develop c