Tormach
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| Industry | CNC Machine Tools, Manufacturing |
| Founded 📆 | 2001[1] |
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Area served 🗺️ | USA |
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| 🌐 Website | www.tormach.com |
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Tormach is an American machine tool builder headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The company designs and manufactures lower cost machine tools mostly aimed at the hobbyist, educational and small manufacturing markets.[1][2][3] The company's main products include computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment, such as cnc milling machines, cnc lathes[4][5] as well as support and software such as LinuxCNC based Pathpilot used to run its CNC machines.[6][7]
History
Tormach was founded in 2001 by Greg Jackson and Ed Korn in Madison, Wisconsin.[1] The company's first product was a compact and inexpensive CNC machine called the PCNC 1100 mill which launched in 2003.[8][2] In 2011 the company had released the PCNC 770, a smaller 3-axis mill aimed at home shops or small manufacturers.[9] Aside from mills, Tormach also released different lathe models over the years, including the 8L in 2020.[10] The latest product launched by the company is the 1500MX mill which was released in 2024. Though the 1500MX is noted as being more powerful than the other machines Tormach offers, it is significantly more expensive. [11]
Audience
Because Tormach has always manufactured smaller and cheaper machine tools, it is well known in Hackerspaces, schools and with hobbyist owners as a good entry-level machine tool maker.[12][1][5] Its CNC-based mills and lathes might not have the features, rigidity or speed of larger machine tool manufacturers, but they have made capable CNC-based tooling more accessible.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Tormach PCNC: A History of Supporting & Enabling Manufacturing in the USA". Industrial Machinery Digest. Retrieved Sep 23, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tormach Expands Reach Across US, UK, and Europe". Aerospace Manufacturing and Design. Retrieved Sep 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Tormach Announces Recipient of the 2024 Instructor of the Year Award". Modern Machine Shop. Retrieved Sep 25, 2024.
- ↑ "CNC Machine Tending: Now with Accessible Robotics for Rapid R&D, Prototyping, and Specialty Manufacturing Runs". The Robot Report. Retrieved Sep 23, 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Flying into the Brotherly Wild Blue Yonder". Advanced Manufacturing. Retrieved Sep 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Tormach's PathPilot CNC Control Software". Today's Medical Developments. Retrieved Sep 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Transitioning to PathPilot from Mach3 on the Tormach". Maker Works. Retrieved Sep 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Tormach, US-Based CNC Machine and Industrial Robot Manufacturer, Earns Prestigious Inc. 5000 List Recognition". PRWeb. Retrieved Sep 23, 2024.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "CNC Mill Review". Wired. Retrieved Sep 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Tormach 8L Lathe Promotes Affordable CNC Turning". Modern Machine Shop. Retrieved Sep 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Tormach's 1500MX CNC Mill is the Fastest, Most Accurate, and Most Powerful Machine". Design World. Retrieved Sep 25, 2024.
- ↑ "CNC Milling Is More Manual Than You Think". Hackaday. Retrieved Sep 25, 2024.
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