SmartNews August | CNC Surfboard Machine with SmartMotor and HLD60
August 2011
Industry: Woodworking
Application: CNC Surfboard Shaping Machine
Benefits: Reduction in cost, record time to market and faster market penetration
Surf's up, dude!
Taking an innovative design approach to the traditionally large, heavy and expensive surfboard shaping machines previously available, Precision Shapes Northwest (a surfboard design studio) was inspired to develop and build a compact and low maintenance surfboard shaping machine that provided a faster return on investment for its customers.
By utilizing the HLD60 belt driven actuator from OEM Dynamics, the unique harmonic principle and internal gear reduction eliminated the need for a gearhead. The fully integrated Animatics SmartMotor™ solution also eliminated additional parts such as a separate motion controller, drive amplifier and cables, thereby reducing purchase costs, assembly time and shipping costs.
With Animatics' products, the whole system was as simple as a three-axis plug and play serial daisy chain hooked up to a laptop. Wiring for the entire machine took less than 50 minutes. All this allowed for a reduction in overall sell price compared to the existing competition, quicker time to market and faster market penetration for Precision Shapes Northwest.
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Watch the video of the surfboard shaping machine in action.
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