INTEGRATED CNC ENCLOSURE

If you purchased one of those $500,000.00 production milling machines you would expect to have the CNC system fully integrated into the machine structure, but in a combination machine it was unheard of- until now.  The  PATRIOT machine has the CNC control enclosure factory built and integrated into the machine design.  Over the past 20 years  thousands of  our machines have been fitted with CNC systems.  Many were purchased from us and many more were built by owners themselves.  Ironically, people have reported to us that the most difficult part of building the CNC system is making the box to put everything into.  Many of those retrofit systems end up as a box or 2 sitting on your bench with cables strung everywhere connecting to motors and a computer resembling one of those labs in a cheap horror movie. Some systems even ended up just being screwed on a plank of wood- open to chips and all sorts of contamination. For the PATRIOT machine, we wanted it to be a clean package with no cables strung around to trip over or get caught in the machine parts.  We also wanted the cable inputs and outputs to be industry standard so that our DIY customers could source their pieces from stores like Radio Shack.  Working with our CNC supplier, we designed our enclosure to have openings factory cut for standard Molex, RS 232 and  computer power supply cables.  We also built in the openings for 2 computer cooling fans which keep the interior cool and pressurized to keep out dust and dirt.  The box itself is made as part of the overall design of our machine so it has a professional look.  If you order CNC with your machine, all the electronics are installed by us prior to shipment.  If you order later, simply return the box to us for installation of the CNC system.  For the do-it yourself builder, the box is made in 2 parts, so you can lay out your components on the " breadboard" section, and when all attached and tested, bolt the top cover in place.  All holes are factory drilled and tapped and fasteners are included.