CNC Machines Archives - WOOD DESIGNER https://wooddesigner.org/category/cnc-machines/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://wooddesigner.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wooddesigner-icon-512-100x100.png CNC Machines Archives - WOOD DESIGNER https://wooddesigner.org/category/cnc-machines/ 32 32 CNC fittings for nesting machines https://wooddesigner.org/cnc-fittings-for-nesting-machines/ https://wooddesigner.org/cnc-fittings-for-nesting-machines/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:31:45 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=27973 Nesting CNCs are the most popular set up for custom cabinetry workshops, allowing cutting and machining of the parts in a single operation. However, the machining is done from above so some popular CNC fittings aren’t suitable. Utilising our experience and knowledge in the industry, the following article focuses on three specific CNC hardware examples…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/cnc-fittings-for-nesting-machines/feed/ 0 OptiNest manual https://wooddesigner.org/optinest-manual/ https://wooddesigner.org/optinest-manual/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:55:00 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=28020 Our OptiNest manual covers the initial set up of your software, configuration of stock, importing your parts and optimization parameters. It goes on to detail the output options, specifically the post processor set up, auto label feature and label data field management. Specialist functionality to boost production efficiency in your workshop, perfect grain management and…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/optinest-manual/feed/ 0 PEANUT connecting system now available in PolyBoard https://wooddesigner.org/peanut-connecting-system-polyboard/ https://wooddesigner.org/peanut-connecting-system-polyboard/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:39:03 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=23256 We are very happy to announce our new partnership with Intelligent Fixings. We’ve been hearing great things from our software customers about their PEANUT cabinet connectors, so we have added the full range to PolyBoard’s Quick Design libraries. Some of the benefits of the PEANUT system: Hardware for all occasions PEANUT 1 Requires only vertical…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/peanut-connecting-system-polyboard/feed/ 0 CNC cabinet design software to turbocharge production https://wooddesigner.org/using-cabinet-cnc-software-and-machines/ https://wooddesigner.org/using-cabinet-cnc-software-and-machines/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2022 05:17:00 +0000 https://cabinetdesigner.net/?p=1566 How to combine CNC cabinet design software with your machine to boost the speed and accuracy of production, top software recommendations and common mistakes to avoid. After investing big in a CNC to manufacture fast and accurately, it’s vital that you can both design your cabinetry and get the details to your CNC efficiently, or…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/using-cabinet-cnc-software-and-machines/feed/ 4 Technological developments in the woodwork trades https://wooddesigner.org/technological-developments-woodwork-trades/ https://wooddesigner.org/technological-developments-woodwork-trades/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:10:14 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=20893 From wooden axes to CNC machining in over 4000 years of history Analysis of the history and evolution of information technology in the woodworking trades The definition of a trade In this analysis, we will use the term “trade” to refer to a commonly recognized set of knowledge to accomplish a defined task. Specifically, we…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/technological-developments-woodwork-trades/feed/ 0 Custom cabinet design with Polyboard and the Biesse Skipper CNC https://wooddesigner.org/custom-cabinet-design-polyboard-biesse-skipper-cnc/ https://wooddesigner.org/custom-cabinet-design-polyboard-biesse-skipper-cnc/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:32:22 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=15361 Polyboard manages bulk manufacture of cabinetry without a problem, it’s even got a Catalogue Mode to allow you to output the combined manufacturing files for multiple units in one go. That’s a great way to ensure your parts are cut or nested with exceptionally low material waste and as efficiently as possible. However, Polyboard really…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/custom-cabinet-design-polyboard-biesse-skipper-cnc/feed/ 0 CNC stair production for small to medium workshops https://wooddesigner.org/cnc-stair-production/ https://wooddesigner.org/cnc-stair-production/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:24:02 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=14927 In this case study we’re using a 3-axis CNC machine to manufacture a stair that consists of solid wood parts prepared from raw timber. This is one of the CNCs we offer and is typically used for nested manufacture of cabinetry and other furniture using sheet materials. CNC stair production can be done on a…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/cnc-stair-production/feed/ 2 Kitchen manufacture 4 times faster with a CNC https://wooddesigner.org/kitchen-manufacture-4-times-faster-with-a-cnc/ https://wooddesigner.org/kitchen-manufacture-4-times-faster-with-a-cnc/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:15:17 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=14762 Let’s start with the title of this article then. The kitchen project we’re highlighting here took 2 days instead of the normal 8. That’s 4 times faster than previously. From design to assembly using an integrated CNC and software solution. Here’s a summary of each stage of production: 1. Design in Polyboard Parametric design of…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/kitchen-manufacture-4-times-faster-with-a-cnc/feed/ 2 Stair Building made easy with a 3 Axis CNC Machine https://wooddesigner.org/stair-building-3-axis-nesting-cnc-machine/ https://wooddesigner.org/stair-building-3-axis-nesting-cnc-machine/#comments Wed, 29 May 2019 13:47:54 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=14622 In partnership with Maxicam we offer a complete software to CNC solution that includes our cabinet software Polyboard, nesting optimisation software OptiNest, VCarve and of course a 3 axis CNC. This configuration is optimised for nested based furniture manufacturing but if we add our stair software StairDesigner it can also be a great solution for…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/stair-building-3-axis-nesting-cnc-machine/feed/ 8 Getting lost in the wilds: Vitap CNC integration, Polyboard training and more https://wooddesigner.org/vitap-cnc-integration-polyboard/ https://wooddesigner.org/vitap-cnc-integration-polyboard/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:15:55 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=14545 We were recently asked to give a 3 day Polyboard training and CNC set up session to the company Grosjean Concept Bois, in the east of France in the Haut Doubs region on the French Swiss border. A beautiful and wild area full of forests and rivers. The scenery was spectacular…I arrived at the nearest…

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