On a recent visit to CubCrafters to help build a Carbon Cub UL, our editor in chief got a first-hand look at the company’s latest bit of manufacturing tech: a semi-automated Haas six-axis milling machine. The coolest part? The robotic arm that manages raw billet blocks going in and, almost tenderly, extracts the finished piece from the mill when it’s done some 40 minutes later.
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