In the process simulation view presented by ESPRIT CAM, a semi-finish cut of a template for a knee replacement joint. A machine shop in Hutchinson, Minn., supplies components for process control ...

This 5-axis CNC router could soon be an open source tool. [Mike Calvino] built it for the School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. It can be used as a router or as a plasma cutter/welder.

“With this new 5-axis machine, we can perform further post-processing on almost all the composite components we make,” says Marcel Gillis, CEO of Refitech. “That was a long-held wish of us and our ...

The design complexity and surface finish requirements of many high-value aerospace components are compelling arguments for investing in 5-axis machining technology. The 5-axis CNC machine tool is a ...

Many programmers can relate to watching a perfectly calculated toolpath crash into a fixture at 3 AM. The simulation may look flawless, the G-code may check out, yet a programmer can still be staring ...

Pocket NC is a new mini desktop CNC milling machine that has been in development for the last 4 years and has now launched on Kickstarter looking to raise $70,000 in funding to go into production.

If Obi-Wan Kenobi was a cylinder head designer, he'd have a Haas five-axis CNC machine in his basement. Although his Jedi starfighter clearly makes use of a propulsion system much more advanced than a ...