This compact machine could be valuable for education and training purposes as well as low-volume production work that shops might not want to run on their traditional Swiss-types.

“A friend in Connecticut told me about a CNC machine in his shop that was simple, easy to program and set-up, run and verify tools of all types,” recalled Brendan Slabe, an Ohio machine shop owner.

Recent events have strained manufacturing supply chains, resulting in labor and raw material shortages, freight delays, and increased energy costs. The need to adapt to changes like these has become ...

This shop owner realizes that the investment doesn’t stop at the machine when developing an efficient five-axis process.