08/04/2026
We LOVE a challenge!
✔ Nearly 19" diameter
✔ 10 kg spindle weight limit
✔ Custom engineered solution
Sometimes the best tooling doesn't exist... until we design it.
CUSTOM CNC TOOL FOR STRUCTURAL WALL PANELS
Sometimes the best tooling projects start with hearing, "It can't be done."
A manufacturer of large structural insulated wall panels needed to remove 7.5 inches of expanding foam around the perimeter of panels measuring up to 10' × 15'.
Their existing process involved hand-cutting with heated wire and later a custom steel brush. It was slow, inconsistent and eventually became a safety concern as metal tines began breaking free during machining.
Another tooling supplier spent two months developing a solution before concluding it wasn't possible.
Our engineering team took on the challenge.
Working within a 10 kg spindle weight limit, while achieving a 7.5" cutting depth, 1" kerf, and an HSK-A spindle interface, the design went through multiple iterations before arriving at a successful production tool.
Another six weeks of manufacturing...
The result was a custom CNC foam removal cutter that replaced a difficult manual operation with a safe, repeatable automated process.
This project is a great reminder that custom tooling isn't just about cutting material—it's about solving manufacturing problems.
If your process has become a bottleneck because "there isn't a tool for that," we'd love to take a look. More on this project at https://lnkd.in/efcczwwB