CNC Milling Machine Gets High Tech

While most desk top milling machines haven’t change radically over the years, one manufacturer and distributor raises the bar of technological achievements to new heights.

Los Angeles, CA – For the most part, desktop milling machines have come in two basic types; large scale models that can do highly precision work, carry tremendous productions loads, are very expensive and take up a lot of space, or smaller kit style models that have limited capabilities, don’t take up much room and sell for under $5,000. For years getting something in between was difficult. Often a machinist would buy the cheaper model with limited ability and have to purchase additions when their work became more detailed and complex. Additionally when the work load increases these smaller, less versatile CNC milling machines just aren’t up to the task.

For companies that opted for the larger units, their problems entailed not always having enough work to justify the expense of a machine that could be running all day but doesn’t. The space these CNC milling machines take up could be put to better use and because the units are so large and heavy, transporting it from one place to another isn’t an easy task and sometimes impossible. Add to this the tremendous cost of these milling machines and it’s easy to see why choosing the right equipment can be such an agonizing experience.

As advances in computer technology, software applications and routing machine mechanics have evolved, so too have the ways in which desktop CNC milling machines are able to be made that would solve these issues. Crucial to this development was the ability to create a routing unit that was small enough to be easily moved from one location to another, was capable of performing highly precise work and have a price tag of under $9,000. After years of experimentation and development, one company has hit upon a solution.

Advance Control Tech has created the next generation of CNC desktop milling machine. Designed to perform top level precision work with near perfect repeatability, the DMC-III uses 5 CPU in each control unit instead of the usual 3 for enhanced coordination and to provide for greater optimization of motion for each axis. This allows the unit to perform highly accurate cutting, drilling and engraving in true 3D or 4th axis. All axis’s move simultaneously with excellent precision.

The ACT DMC-III Desktop Milling Machine can use a light weight, high torque variable speed motor from 1,500 rpm up to 12,000 rpm in a brushless motor used to power the spindle. Using a brushless motor gives the user a longer lasting motor which can increase productivity while lowering costs. This integrated system comes with a power supply, digital control and motor drivers in a single controller box that is built into the machine. And unlike many other “kit” type of milling machines that can’t even begin to match the DMC-III versatility, precision and production capacity, and this unit comes fully assembled and ready to go. Just plug in the power, load up your design into the pre-installed software and start working.

For more information about the ACT Machine desktop CNC machine go to their website at www.actmachines.com. Check out all the specifications and applications right on line. You can also contact them direct at 818-363-6070 or email at sales@actmachines.com.