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Over the last five years the demand for custom made furniture has steadily increased, and one of the reasons for this is the flexibility and range of products that these manufacturers can make. One of the secrets behind this is the CNC machine, also known as Computer Numerical Control technology. But what is it?
CNC machines have the ability to be programmed to produce furniture components quickly and easily. Thanks to 3D technology, such machines are even easy to use to create some really complex and unique looking pieces for intricate custom made furniture builds.
One of the key benefits of the CNC machine is that it allows parts to be created quickly and easily, much quicker than if the craftsman did everything by hand. Instead, most workshops use Computer Numerical Control machines to produce generic parts, or intricate parts of a product which won’t be seen by the customer once the completed item is produced. This allows the master craftsman to give their 100 percent attention to those parts of the product that will be clearly visible once complete.
Additionally, custom made furniture created using this exciting technology is less subject to delays. The craftsman is able to make changes to the product up until the last minute in the production cycle of a product. This is really handy for a lot of customers, especially those who are unsure about the over all design of their project, and may be susceptible to changing their mind! Fortunately using these machines, the craftsman will be able to redesign your piece of furniture, though be aware he may charge more!
While the benefits of this technology has only recently been realized in the custom markets, it has actually been around in mainstream furniture for many years. The first machines were built on the 1940s and 1950s, based on older tools that had motors attached. On these early machines, the computer program was stored on punched tapes, though they were not operated by computers in the modern sense of the word. Instead, they were based on what we now call analogue computers.
Nowadays custom made furniture can be made from modern machinery, which typically consists of a table that is able to move in the X and Y axes, while a spindle moves in the Z axis. A series of gears positions the tool, allowing for extremely accurate movements.
But why has this technology only recently come to the custom made furniture market? It is partly down to safety. These industrial machines initially were extremely dangerous, with open blades and a great chance for getting hurt. Nowadays, modern ones have changed considerably in appearance. Now, the entire mechanism is housed in an enclosure as well as safety guards being attached at strategic positions. This now means that it is safe for small workshops commonly used by bespoke manufacturers to house them, while previously this would have breached a number of safety regulations if using earlier machines. That don’t have this range of thorough safety measures.
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