Sneek Peak: Printing Process on a Thermwood LSAM 1020 for Naval Surface Warfare Center 

Ready to ship: Another Thermwood 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝟕𝟕 5 Axis 5'x10' CNC router!

 

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬:

 

• 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with heavy-duty metal entrance doors and polycarbonate viewing windows

• 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐲: enclosure top for the machine comprised of clear polycarbonate panels and extrusion supports

• 𝟏𝟗𝐇𝐏 𝟐𝟒,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐑𝐏𝐌 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫

• 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫

• 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 and a full machine canopy enclosure with clear polycarbonate panels

• 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝟔𝟎" 𝐙 𝐀𝐱𝐢𝐬 (replacing the standard 36" Z Axis)

• 𝟏 𝟏/𝟐" 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 with conventional vacuum, valve, and fixture plumbing

• 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐮𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 with dual ports and pneumatic open/close switches

• 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with an interlock safety switch and zipper duct for spindle nose dust collection

• 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭/𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥

• 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐏𝐌 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 with manual on/off switch

• 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

• 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝

• 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

• 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫

• 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

• 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐛

• 𝟓 𝐀𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐝

• 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝟑𝐃 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

• 𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

• 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

• 𝐓𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

• 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲

 

𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬:

• 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

• 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

• 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 from Thermwood’s Legendary Service and Support

 

This powerful machine is finished up and ready to be shipped to out!

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟕𝟕: https://bit.ly/3zMFrS4

 

 

 

Thermwood Automatic Flycut Routine

Thermwood 3 Axis CNC routers come with a built in fly cut routine that allows you to say goodbye to imperfections and old etchings on your table board and waste board quickly and easily!

 

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬:

 

1. 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧-𝐔𝐩: Quickly remove any irregularities from your table board and waste board.

2. 𝐍𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞-𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Automatic routine means you can skip remeasuring tool height offsets.

3. 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: Start with a pristine table board and waste board for superior vacuum hold-down every time.

 

Experience seamless operations and elevate your production quality!  

 

More info on our line of powerful and versatile 3 Axis CNC Routers: https://bit.ly/4cK0qmW

Thermwood High Tolerance Tool Length Sensor

Ever wondered what that optional High Tolerance Tool Length Sensor on a Thermwood CNC router does?

 

This nifty tool (spotted here on a Cabinetshop 43 512-10), can automatically measure both the length and diameter of your tools, and update the control system with the precise offset numbers.

 

No more fussing over exact placements! It automatically compensates for the new tool length/diameter, eliminating the need to precisely locate the cutter bit. It provides a highly accurate method of adjusting tool length/diameter for pocketing or profile edges.

 

Ask our CNC experts about this option to help improve your production process!

 

LSAM 5 Axis Trimming Capabilities

🔍 Did you know our cutting-edge LSAM systems can be configured with a separate 5-axis trimming head?

🚀 Like this LSAM 1020 flagship model, for example. It features a dual-gantry setup where one gantry can print while the other trims simultaneously, streamlining your workflow like never before!

 Here’s a quick rundown of our innovative models:

• 𝐋𝐒𝐀𝐌 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟎: A closed high-wall system with doors on each end, featuring a single control with both print and trim heads on one moving gantry. Efficient and compact!
  
  
•  𝐋𝐒𝐀𝐌 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟎/𝟏𝟎𝟒𝟎/𝟏𝟓𝟒𝟎: These models also feature a closed high-wall
  configuration with doors on each end, equipped with dual controls and dual gantries for separate print and trim operations. Perfect for maximizing productivity! 
  
  
•  𝐋𝐒𝐀𝐌 𝐌𝐓: Designed with an open configuration, it has a single fixed gantry over a moving table, integrating print and trim functions seamlessly. 
  
  
•  𝐋𝐒𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐏 𝟓𝟓/𝟓𝟏𝟎: These systems offer an open configuration, with optional enclosures available. They focus on printing only, with a fixed gantry over a moving table, ideal for specialized tasks.  

We offer the broadest range of LFAM systems in the industry, to help you find the perfect solution for your needs and budget. But LSAM systems are more than just 3D printers - they're real production systems, capable of producing industrial fixtures, molds (including high temp), tooling, foundry patterns, prototypes and end products from a wide variety of both low and high temp materials.

𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗦𝗔𝗠 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀:

• LSAM systems offer three printing orientations - HLP (Horizontal Layer Printing), VLP (Vertical Layer Printing), allowing parts to be printed that are as long as the machine table and ALP (Angle Layer Printing), the ability to print at a 45 degree angle.

• With the fastest print heads in the industry, our LSAM systems can print at speeds from up to 200lbs per hours to over 500 lbs per hour.

• Choose from Print-only or Print-and-Trim combinations with table sizes ranging from 5’x5’ to 15’x40’ and beyond.

• Save both time and money over traditional methods - case study here: https://bit.ly/3zWoWjk

 

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲:

We will next be printing LIVE at IMTS 2024 in Chicago, IL (booth #433103) starting on September 9th with an LSAM AP 510 - visit us to learn more about LSAM, or you can always contact us directly to arrange a personal demonstration at our corporate headquarters.

 

Learn More About LSAM:

LSAM 1540 Shown

Did you know that LSAM systems can print in three orientations? Each one offers unique advantages for specific part designs, providing unmatched flexibility on the same machine. Let's dive into the benefits of each orientation:
🔹 **𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐇𝐋𝐏)**: Standard printing from the machine table for everyday needs.
🔹 **𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐕𝐋𝐏)**: Print parts as long as the machine table for larger projects.
🔹 **𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐀𝐋𝐏)**: Print at a 45-degree angle for complex geometries and unique designs.

Our 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥 ensures superior print quality by:
🌟 Finishing the bead’s final shape and dimension
🌟 Actively compacting beads to remove voids
🌟 Enhancing interlayer bonding
🌟 Improving consistency in printed composite microstructures
🌟 Preventing excess material build-up on the nozzle

**𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐒𝐀𝐌?**
🌟 Market & Technology Leader in LFAM since 2016
🌟 Real Production Systems
🌟 Widest Range of System Sizes & Configurations
🌟 Perfect for creating industrial fixtures, high-temp molds, tooling, foundry patterns, prototypes, and end products with diverse materials
🌟 Save Time, Money, and Materials

Upgrade to Thermwood's LSAM system and revolutionize your manufacturing process!

📩 Contact us today at sales@thermwood.com to learn more and elevate your production process!
Learn More About LSAM: https://bit.ly/4couvcf

Thermwood is proud to announce that we will be awarding six scholarships to dependents of associates for the Class of 2024. Each recipient will receive a $2,000 renewable scholarship. 

Since the introduction of these renewable scholarships, Thermwood has awarded over $225,000 to students wishing to further their education. 

Samantha Haefling is the daughter of Paul Haefling and Ellen Haefling of Santa Claus, IN. She is a graduate of Heritage Hills High School.

While in high school she was a member of BETA, Pep Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Natural Helpers and St Boniface Catholic Church. Samantha was also a part of the volleyball team.

She plans to major in Business with concentration in Accounting at Indiana University Southeast in the fall.

Kaitlyn Strobel is the daughter of Jeff and Crystal Strobel of Evanston, IN. She is a graduate of Tell City High School.

Kaitlyn has been a member of Key Club, Spanish Club, Pep Club, National Honors Society, Student Council and Class Officer.

She plans to major in Elementary Education at Kentucky Wesleyan in the fall.

Zachary Fuquay is the son of John and Rachel Fuquay of Boonville, IN. He is a graduate of Boonville High School.

Zachary is a 10 year member of 4H and Camp counselor. He also has been part of the football, wrestling and traps teams. While in high school he has been a member of both National Honor Society and FFA.

He plans pursue a major in meteorology at Western Kentucky University this fall.

Skyler Nelson is the son of Ryan and Mary Callahan of Gentryville, IN. He is a graduate of Heritage Hills High School.

He has been a member of Marching band, band and swimming.

He plans to attend Ivy Tech Community College for Psychology.

Katelyn Vaal is the daughter of Scott and Courtney Vaal of Jasper, IN. She is a graduate of Jasper High School.

Katelyn has been a member of the soccer and basketball teams and also the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

She is undecided on her plans this fall.

Maddi Weir is the daughter of Brandon and Carie Weir of Mount Carmel, IL. She is a graduate of Mount Carmel High School.

Maddi participated in yearbook and softball team.

She is pursuing a major in nursing at Wabash Valley College.

Congratulations Graduates!

Thermwood would like to congratulate all seniors of the Class of 2024 and wish them the very best in their future studies and endeavors! 

We recently held our 2024 Dealer Conference at our headquarters in Dale, IN. The purpose of this annual event is to get all of our domestic and international dealers together in informative sessions to discuss sales strategies and also to present the exciting changes and new products we plan to release in the next year.

CLA Demonstration 

1 CLA Product Manager Jody Wilmes put on a Cut Layer Additive Demonstration for the Dealers

2 The Dealers were able get get hands-on experience quickly building a part with Cut Layer Additive.

3 CLA Product Manager Jody Wilmes gave a demonstration on quickly machining and putting a part together.

4 The finished shape quickly machined through CLA and assembled by Jody and the Dealers.

VP of Engineering, Brian Smiddy during part of his Engineering demonstration.

The Thermwood LFM Series are large bed 3 Axis CNC routers with a moving bridge & stationary table designed for two and three dimensional machining of large composite parts & three dimensional patterns.  

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