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Here’s how manufacturers save time AND money

Posted by Duane Marrett on Mon, Feb 03, 2025

Tags: Thermwood, Model 43, Model 90, Model 67, Model 70, Model 77, Model 45, Cut Center, MTR 30DT, Demonstrations, Model 42, Model 63, Live Demonstrations

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Thermwood Model 45 5'x10' CNC machining HDPE

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Thermwood Model 90 5 Axis Dual Table 5'x5' machining light density foam

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LSAM 1020 trimming a tool printed out of ABS

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Thermwood Cut Center machining Starboard

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Thermwood Cut Center modeling an MDF door

Thermwood Model 45 5'x10' CNC machining acryllic

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

Posted by Duane Marrett on Wed, Jul 10, 2024

Tags: 5 Axis, Announcements, Model 77, Shipping Machines

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

Ready to ship: Another 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝟕𝟕 5Axis 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

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

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Thermwood Model 77 5 Axis 10'x30' CNC Router

Posted by Duane Marrett on Mon, Nov 20, 2023

Tags: aluminum, 5 Axis, Announcements, Model 77

The Model 77 is a heavy-duty high-walled contained system for the machining of large composite and aerospace materials.
Available Table Sizes: 5'x10', 10'x10', 10'x20', 10'x30', 10'X40' and up in 10' increments in length Table Extensions available up to 100' (18m)

FEATURES

Open Format for Roll In/Roll Out Fixturing
Moving Gantry
60" Z Axis
13 HP 24,000 RPM Variable Speed Router
12 Position Under Gantry Automatic Tool Changer
High-Tolerance Tool Length Sensor
Cold Air Gun
Gantry Lighting System
Wireless Probe Position Verification System
Three Dimensional Laser Compensated Axis Alignment
Siemens Intelligent Servo Drives Throughout
Fixture Placement Compensation
Constatnt Tip Speed Machining
Tip Center Rotation
Programmable and Controlled Five-Axis Motion
1 TB Solid State SATA Hard Drive
Air-Conditioned Control Cabinet
Solid State Memory and Control System (fully diagnostic)
Multi-Core Processor
22" Wide Full Color LCD Monitor
Network-ready with Enhanced Network Filter
Machine Training and Installation
Free Forum and Phone Support

More Info on the Model 77: https://bit.ly/47Z6juj

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Thermwood CNC Routers and Tooling Recommendations for the Plastics Industry

Posted by Duane Marrett on Thu, Jun 09, 2022

Tags: Thermwood, CNC, tooling, Model 43, Model 90, Model 67, Model 70, Model 77, Model 45, Recommendations

Thermwood 3 Axis CNC routers handle plastic sheet processing, billets and panel processing (Model 43 and Model 45). Our 5 Axis CNC routers handle trimming of thermoformed parts, molds and composite machining (Model 67 and Model 90). We also offer the Model 70 and Model 77, which are primarily used for large scale plastic work.

Our machines can work with a wide variety of materials including Starboard, PCV, HDPE, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, PETE, LDPE, PP, PS (Styrofoam), Polycarbonate, Acrylic, Nylon and more.

Some of the basic tooling we use and recommend:

For Trimming Operations/Sheet Operations - Single O Flute Up-spiral is used for chip evacuation.
For Finishing – 2 or 3 Flute Slow Helix Up-spiral is used.
For Composites, we recommend solid PCD or diamond-coated tooling.
For Fiberglass Trimming, we recommend using a burr style bit for best results.

For more information, visit www.thermwood.com or give us a call at 1-812-937-4476. Our CNC experts will evaluate your production needs to help determine how you can reduce costs and increase efficiency. We also offer free live demonstrations of our equipment and software using your application and product details. This can help identify inefficiencies and areas of your current process that our machines could help improve.

Model 45 Trimming Machining a Plastic Sheet of HDPE

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Thermwood Model 77 for Large Format Composite, Aerospace, Pattern/Mold Machining

Posted by Duane Marrett on Wed, Sep 16, 2015

Tags: Thermwood, CNC, 5 Axis, Announcements, CNC Router, Model 77, manufacturing

The Thermwood Multi-Purpose Five Axis Series combines all the elements needed for trimming of large aerospace and composite materials as well as machining large format patterns and molds/plugs for the aviation and defense industries.

Here we look at the Thermwood Model 77. This heavy-duty, high-speed, moving gantry machine is ideal for machining large applications utilizing heavy fixtures.

Lenny and Mike with their newly installed Model 77 5’x10’ 5 Axis CNC router featuring an enclosed overhead cap cover, 10 position rotary automatic tool changer, 36" Z Axis, gantry lighting system, access doors, Nemi pod table and rear dust extraction booth.

Features:

12HP HSD Tool Change Spindle (3,000-24,000 RPM Spindle) (other spindles available)
Impact Resistant 5 Axis Head
36" Z (other sizes available)
10 Position Rotary Tool Change System
Full 5 Axis Simultaneous Motion
Fixed Drill and Tapped Aluminum Table
Conventional Style Vacuum Plumbing
Heavy Duty Access Doors
Gantry Lighting
Overhead Cover Cap
Rear Dust Extraction Booth
Tool Center Point Programming (TCP)
Rapid Speed: 3500 inches per minute
Moving Gantry
Thermwood Q Core SuperControl
Siemens Intelligent Servo Drives Throughout
Volumetric 3D Laser Compensated Axis Alignment
Automatic Tool Length Sensor
Chip Collection
Multi-Function Nemi Pod Table
Machine Training and Installation
Free Lifetime Phone/Forum Support

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Thermwood Model 70 and 77 for Large Format Aerospace, Composite, Pattern and Mold Machining

Posted by Duane Marrett on Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Tags: CNC, Composites, 5 Axis, CNC Router, aerospace, Model 70, Model 77, trimming, molds, patterns

The Thermwood Multi-Purpose Five Axis Series combines all the elements needed for the machining of large aerospace and composite materials as well as trimming and machining large format patterns and molds/plugs for the aviation and defense industries.

Here we look at the Thermwood Model 77 and Model 70. These heavy-duty, high-speed, moving gantry machines are ideal for machining of large applications using large/heavy fixtures.

Multi-Purpose 77

The Multi-Purpose 77 is a heavy-duty, high-speed contained system for the machining of large aerospace and composite materials (various sizes available):

Features:

12HP HSD Tool Change Spindle (3,000-24,000 RPM Spindle) (other spindles available)
Impact Resistant 5 Axis Head
36" Z (other sizes available)
10 Position Rotary Tool Change System
Full 5 Axis Simultaneous Motion
Fixed Drill and Tapped Aluminum Table
Conventional Style Vacuum Plumbing
Heavy Duty Access Doors
Tool Center Point Programming (TCP)
Rapid Speed: 3500 inches per minute
Moving Gantry
Thermwood Q Core SuperControl
Siemens Intelligent Servo Drives Throughout
Volumetric 3D Laser Compensated Axis Alignment
Automatic Tool Length Sensor
Chip Collection
Multi-Function Nemi Pod Table
Machine Training and Installation
Free Lifetime Phone/Forum Support

Model 77 10x20 Fixed Table

Videos (please click images to view videos on our blog)

Multi-Purpose 70

The Multi-Purpose 70 is designed for aerospace and composite applications utilizing large/heavy fixtures (various sizes available):

Features:

12HP HSD Tool Changer Spindle (3,000-24,000 RPM larger spindle sizes available)
Impact Resistant 5 Axis Head
Fixed Aluminum Table
Moving Gantry
24" Z Standard (available up to 60")
Full 5 Axis Simultaneous Motion
Siemens Intelligent Servo Drives Throughout
3D Laser Compensated Axis Alignment
Thermwood QCore SuperControl
Tool Center Point Programming (TCP)
Chip Collection System
Multi-Function Nemi Pod Table
In the Leg Tool Changer
Bar Style Tool Changer
Automatic Lubrication
Automatic Tool Length Sensor

Model 70 10x20 Fixed Table

Model 70 10x10 Fixed Table

Videos (please click images to view videos on our blog)

More Info

To find out more about either of these two machines, or any of our other 5 axis offerings, please give us a call at 1-800-533-6901 or click below to fill out an information request form. We hope to hear from you soon!

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Thermwood 5 Axis Multi-Purpose CNC Routers

Posted by Duane Marrett on Fri, May 16, 2014

Tags: CNC Routers, 5 Axis, Technology, CNC Router, Model 90, Model 67, aerospace, Model 70, Model 77

The Thermwood Multi-Purpose Five Axis Series combines all the elements needed for trimming formed parts, patterns or molds using five-axis simultaneous motions.

Whether you are interested in a moving table machine for high-speed trimming, a fixed table for large aerospace and composite fixtures or a high-wall machine, we have a solution for you:

Multi-Purpose 67

The Multi-Purpose 67 is an entry-level five axis available with a variety of either single or dual moving aluminum table sizes.

Model 67 7x10 Single Moving Table

Model 67 5x10 Dual Moving Tables

Videos

Multi-Purpose 90

The Multi-Purpose 90 is a heavy-duty five-axis designed for high-speed trimming and pattern machining, available in single or dual moving aluminum tables.

Thermwood Model 90 5x12 Dual Table CNC Router

Model 90 5x12 Dual Moving Tables

Model 90 10x5 Single Moving Table

Videos

Multi-Purpose 70

The Multi-Purpose 70 is designed for aerospace and composite applications utilizing large/heavy fixtures (various sizes available).

Model 70 10x20 Fixed Table

Model 70 10x10 Fixed Table