IRVINE, CA-- - Roland DGA Corp. has introduced the iModela hobby milling machine , providing hobbyists with easy and affordable access to 3D milling technology ."iModela is a completely new ...

Strolling through Microcenter a few weeks ago, I spotted a new toy on the back wall next to the 3D printers. It was LinkSprite’s desktop mini CNC.

3D printing. Sure, that's pretty neat, but there are other ways to make three dimensional objects at home. Roland's new iModela, for example, is an "affordable" ($899) digital hobby mill that can ...

The Meltio Engine giveth, and it taketh away. It's a production-grade manufacturing system that attaches to any CNC machine or robot arm, and it allows you to add metal through laser deposition ...

In this video, I explore the Snapmaker, a multifunctional machine designed for 3D printing, laser engraving, and CNC machining. I provide insights into its performance across these three functions ...

Robotic arms have a lot in common with CNC machines in that they are usually driven by a fixed script of specific positions ...

3D printers can handle the small ancillary tasks usually assigned to the CNC mill, saving money and production time.

New materials available for today’s 3D printers are stronger and more capable. Increasingly, shops use an affordable desktop 3D printer to take on support jobs to free up CNC mills.