Bantam Tools designs and manufactures computer-controlled machines, including desktop CNC milling machines and art machines for drawing, writing, painting, and other machine-art workflows. Its products combine hardware, software, tooling, fixturing, and machining materials for artists, educators, designers, engineers, innovators, makerspaces, studios, and classrooms.
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i2R CNCBuilt on founder and CEO Lucas Chang’s 35 years of machinery-manufacturing experience, i2R CNC makes compact CNC routers that bring industrial-style rigidity and precision to smaller workshops, schools, and emerging businesses. Operating under Laneton International, the company adapts factory-tested engineering—including direct ball screws and rigid gantries—to a space-saving format, helping turn digital designs into physical work. Its machines are also used in classroom STEM programs, including at Trentham Academy, where enclosed equipment lets students learn hands-on fabrication safely.BROOKLYN, NY
Next Wave CNCNext Wave CNC manufactures CNC machines and related equipment for makers and woodworking shops, including its SHARK CNC machine line. The company says it has empowered creators with precision tools since 2007 and that its products are designed and supported in the USA.PERRYSBURG, OH
OttiaBuilt by university students from Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Ottia makes the Maker Machine, a compact factory-in-a-box that combines 3D printing with interchangeable tools for projects such as carving, engraving and food design. The company designed its enclosed machine around approachable software, modular repairs and a roughly $500 price point, aiming to put personal manufacturing within reach of enthusiasts and educators.PITTSBURGH, PA
CENTROID CNCFounded in 1979 by a computer programmer and an electronics engineer, CENTROID CNC designs and manufactures CNC control systems, retrofit kits and turnkey machine tools from its Pennsylvania facilities. Its distinctive hybrid architecture pairs a Windows PC interface with dedicated motion-control hardware, serving both OEM builders and DIY users. CENTROID also builds five-axis machining centers for engine shops that can digitize and port cylinder heads or machine engine blocks on the same machine.HOWARD, PA