What is CNC Router Machine?

What is CNC Router? The CNC Router is a multipurpose machine. This machine is used to cut wood, plastic or metal, as well as engrave or route out letters on signs. The CNC router is an amazing machine that can do seemingly almost anything, so you can get a lot of usage from this machine. Many small fabrication shops, and even individuals are finding the accuracy and versatility of a CNC Router is very useful. The CNC Router is great for hobbies, engineering prototyping, product development, art, robotic education, production work, furniture, advertisement and other fields.


The 6000 series CNC Router Machine
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The 6000 series CNC Router Machine applications including
* Plastic fabrication
* Education
* Aircraft manufacture
* Mould making
* Wood working
* Sign making
* Solid surface
* Boat building
* RV manufacturing
* Metal working
* Engineered composite panels

A CNC Router machine has a similar operation with a plotter and controls by a computer. The CNC Router works on the 3D motion control to make high quality parts for you. Basically, the CNC Router has three axes X, Y and Z. Each axis will be motorized with stepper motor or servo motor that drives the router via a gantry system to form a 3 axis CNC Router machine.

Normally, the CNC Router machine will be supplied with a powerful software to do your design or drawing. You draw your work on the computer and convert it to G codes then send your drawing to the CNC controller for final result in 3D. The CNC controller will command the CNC Router machine to make the desired parts for you, quickly and accurately. Most CNC router software will convert your drawing into G codes automatically before send to CNC router machine via router CNC controller. This makes CNC Routers ideal for woodworking, plastic molding, advertisement fields and aerospace industry.