LA VERGNE, Tenn. – Powermatic has entered the multi-dimensional world of computer numerical control by introducing two CNC woodworking routers. Available in 2x2-foot and 2x4-foot sizes, the CNCs are ...

The cutting system is based on a 24,000-rpm, 5-hp (continuous) 30-taper spindle. The routers are moved at up to 2,000 ipm along low-friction linear guides by brushless servomotors. Motions can be ...

Jack of all trades, master of none, as the saying goes, and that’s especially true for PCB prototyping tools. Sure, it’s possible to use a CNC router to mill out a PCB, and ditto for a fiber laser.

The advent of cheap and accessible one-off PCB production has been one of the pivotal moments for electronic experimenters during the last couple of decades. Perhaps a few still etch their own boards, ...