Traco on their Eight Thermwood Model 45 CNC Routers

Traco Manufacturing on their Eight Thermwood Model 45 CNC Routers

Dan Jachimowicz of Traco Manufacturing, Inc. located in Batavia, NY and his two sons, talk about their history with Thermwood and how the quality, reliability and ease of use of their machines have helped to grow their business to where it is today.

The Model 45 is a heavy-duty and versatile three axis CNC designed for composites, plastics, aluminum, cabinets, wood and nested base panels. Available in either single or dual spindles with optional rotary axis. Available Table Sizes:
5'x'5, 5'x10', 5'x12', 6'x12' and 7'x12'

Thermwood Model 45 Machining an Aluminum Sign

There were three tools used for this project. The roughing was done with a 1/4" 2 flute upspiral endmill, the clean-up was done with an 1/8" 2 flute upspiral endmill and the chamfering was with a 60° chamfer bit. The part was held down with conventional vacuum with a gasket under the blank.

Thermwood Model 45 Machining a Bar Stool Leg

Thermwood Model 45 5'x10' CNC Machining a Bar Stool Leg using an optional Rotary Playback Device and aggregate tooling

Thermwood Model 45 5'x10' CNC Machining Architectural Concrete Mold out of MDF

Thermwood Model 45 5'x10' machining an architectural concrete mold out of MDF

Model 45 5'x10' CNC Machining American Flag

American Flag salute to Real Life Heroes made out of walnut with a clear polyurethane coating. Machined LIVE at IWF Atlanta 2022

Thermwood Model 45 Machining Plastic Sheet (HDPE)

Thermwood Model 45 5'x10' CNC Router Machining Plastic Sheet. This Model 45 is equipped with a 5 position at-the-head automatic tool changer and dual vacuum zone gridded aluminum multi-function table.

Thermwood Model 45 with Pod System Machining Poplar Hardwood Door

Thermwood Model 45 5'x10' CNC Router equipped with pod system machining poplar hardwood door.

Model 45 5'x10' CNC Machining Aluminum Pyramid

This part was programmed in MasterCam 2019 and had over 50,000 lines of code. The roughing pass used a dynamic Optirough tool and was ran at 17,000 RPM and 600 Inches Per Minute

Machining an Aluminum Blank

Thermwood 3 Axis Model 45 5'x10' Machining an aluminum blank.

Machining MDF Doors

Thermwood 3 Axis Model 45 5'x10' Machining MDF Doors.

Thermwood Model 45 Machining Phenolic Sheet

Machining various chair components on a Thermwood Model 45 3-Axis CNC Router. Part design by E.C. Woods Inc.

Thermwood Model 45 Various Solid Wood Projects

Thermwood Model 45 5'x10' CNC Router with 5 position at the head automatic tool changer and optional rotary axis. Various solid wood 3 Axis projects.

Machining Small Plastic Parts with Hi-Flow Vacuum

Thermwood Model 45 3 Axis CNC Router machining small plastic parts with hi-flow vaccuum.

Machining variety of rubber with oscillating knife

Thermwood Model 45 machining variety of rubber with oscillating knife

Machining Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic

Thermwood Model 45 3 Axis 5'x10' CNC Router Machining Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic. This Model 45 is equipped with a 5 position at-the-head automatic tool changer and dual vacuum zone gridded aluminum multi-function table.

Machining various chair components

Machining various chair components on a Thermwood Model 45 3-Axis CNC Router. Part design by E.C. Woods Inc.

Machining shape out of foam board.

Thermwood 3 Axis Model 45 5'x10 CNC router machining shape out of foam board.

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MultiPurpose 45 5'x12'

Multipurpose 45 5'x5'