How to start up a micro-factory in your garage.

By Michael Berliner, December 8th, 2014

A Case Study: Ryan Patterson’s MyHue.

The potential for individuals to create, design and manufacture products themselves continues to be realized every day all around the country. With the affordability of robust digital fabrication tools such as the ShopBot Desktop, running a micro-factory out of handy space is not a dream, but reality. We …

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December 8th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Digital Fabrication, Manufacturing, Product Prototyping, Production Support, ShopBot User Stories | ( 67 ) | Comments are closed

Organic Transit’s human-powered transportation: good for people and the planet

By Michael Berliner, September 1st, 2014

The ELF by Organic Transit, outside of their headquarters in Durham, NC

If you’ve been walking or driving around the revitalized and thriving downtown Durham, North Carolina, in the past year or so, then sightings of a colorful, pedal- and sun-powered trike called the ELF won’t surprise you. As described on Organic Transit’s website, …

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September 1st, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Digital Fabrication, Manufacturing, Product Prototyping, ShopBot User Stories | ( 67 ) | 2 comments

Production Case Study: Bringing an AXYZ tool back to life

By Ryan Patterson, August 14th, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, I’m Ryan Patterson, head of Production Support at ShopBot Tools. One important aspect of our company that I think sets us apart is the way we work with people to customize solutions for their production needs, from helping them to choose the right tools or …

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ShopBot Will Test-Cut Your Design at IWF Atlanta 2014

By Michael Berliner, June 11th, 2014

Thinking about adding CNC technology into your production? ShopBot Tools has announced a special offering for attendees at this summer’s International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, August 20 – 23. For those who are seriously exploring CNC solutions in woodworking (or virtually any material), ShopBot will demonstrate the cutting of your design, live at the …

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June 11th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Events, Getting Started in CNC, Large Scale, Manufacturing, Production Support | ( 67 ) | Leave a comment

Production Case Study: Handibot Smart Tool

By Ryan Patterson, February 10th, 2014

Hi, I’m Ryan Patterson, head of Production Support at ShopBot Tools. One important aspect of our company that I think sets us apart is the way we work with people to customize solutions for their production needs, from helping them to choose the right tools or tools, to assisting them with the configuration of tools …

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February 10th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Handibot Smart Power Tool, Production Support | ( 2 ) | One comment

ShopBot Production Support

By David Buchsbaum [David's Sandbox], Beacon Custom Woodwork, July 15th, 2012

Like many ShopBot owners I keep a list of maintenance and improvement projects that I fully intend to get around to doing at some point. Routine maintenance such as replacing pinion gears and filing rails, upgrades like adding the spindle control card or cleaning up messy wiring, even “emergency” repairs like removing the broken off …

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