CNC 밀링 공장 · 5축 CNC
자동 공구 교환 기능을 갖춘 산업용 5축 머시닝 센터: 캐비닛 파사드(3D 및 곡면), 조각 제품, 도어, 계단, 사이니지. 높은 진입 장벽 — 프리미엄 니치.
Gravity LLC 프로젝트.
복잡한 작업은 5축과 자동화를 갖춘 공방으로 갑니다. 그것이 없으면 공방은 저마진 하청으로 전락합니다.
Premium walks away
Curved and 3D fronts and complex millwork — the highest-margin work — go to whoever has 5-axis.
Outsourcing won't last
Today shops without 5-axis send the hard work out. Tomorrow the shop they send it to takes the simple jobs too.
The window is closing
Few such machines exist in Sacramento and the Bay Area. Whoever installs first owns the niche; the rest pay them.
어떤 경쟁자든 이 기계를 도입할 수 있습니다. 문제는 당신이 먼저냐는 것입니다 — 먼저라면 복잡한 작업과 외주가 당신에게서 빠져나가는 것이 아니라 당신에게로 흘러듭니다.
핵심 수치
수치는 재무 모델 기준(1교대, 3개 시나리오). 추정치이며 제안이 아닙니다.
손익 — 3개 시나리오
| Volume, ft²/mo | 1,900 |
| Revenue / mo | $34,200 |
| Gross profit / mo | $25,650 |
| OpEx / mo (salary, rent, processing, books) | $14,017 |
| EBITDA / mo | $11,633 |
| EBITDA / yr | $139,596 |
| EBITDA margin | 34% |
작동 방식
1 · CAD/CAM
Program the facade or pattern (woodWOP / Maestro / bSolid + Aspire for relief).
2 · Work-holding
Pod-and-rail consoles or a vacuum table — hold the part with no re-fixturing.
3 · 5-axis machining
ATC and aggregates: 3D/curved facades, undercuts, angled boring, carving on contoured surfaces.
4 · Finish
Sand, paint/stain, accent the relief.
5 · QC & packing
Label parts, check geometry, assemble the order.
생산 범위
5축 센터는 단일 제품에 대한 베팅이 아닙니다. 캐비닛 프런트가 기본 부하를 만들고, 목공·금형·사이니지·수주 가공이 계절성과 유휴 시간을 완화합니다.
Cabinet fronts and facades
3D and curved fronts, ribbed/fluted surfaces, classic raised-panel doors, shallow relief in MDF and solid wood.
Doors, windows, stairs
Arched rails, curved handrails, volutes, stringers, balusters, posts and complex joinery with minimal re-fixturing.
Panels, fences and decor
Carved wall/fence panels, acoustic and geometric surfaces, decor for restaurants, wineries, HOAs and parks.
Sculptural furniture
Chairs, tabletops, bases, curved laminated parts and organic forms where 3-axis machining is not enough.
Patterns, molds, prototypes
MDF/model-board/foam plugs for vacuum forming, composites, concrete, exhibit pieces and product prototypes.
Signage and retail fixtures
Dimensional sign blanks, exhibit pieces, counters, display bases and acrylic/solid-surface/wood components.
Jigs and job-shop work
Fixtures, templates, angled boring, short runs and outsourced work from shops without true 5-axis capacity.
Product
Cabinet facades (kitchen doors/fronts, incl. 3D and curved) for the B2B cabinet-shop market; plus carved panels/fences, doors/windows/stairs, signage and 3D decor.
Differentiator
True 5-axis + ATC is a high barrier: few local shops make curved/3D facades and complex millwork. A premium niche with outsourced demand.
Market
Sacramento ~2.4M + Bay Area ~7.7M — a large kitchen, furniture and millwork market; shops without 5-axis outsource the complex work.
Unit economics
Machining gross margin ~75% ($13.5/ft²). A kitchen facade set (~120 ft²): ~$2,160 revenue, ~$1,620 gross profit, ~$324 gross profit per machine-hour.
Risk & damper
The main risk is sales/utilization, not cost. Damper: start on a proven used machine (CapEx a third of new), diversify (facades + fences + jobbing).
Synergy with Finance~Gravity
One vendor with the Homag cabinet line; anchor customer is the own factory; premium carved-fence line (MuralFence project).