Industrial-grade CNC technology for AU Herning
AU Herning students can now produce professional prototypes directly from digital drawings using a new, advanced CNC machine – a machine that cuts, shapes and processes wood to industrial standards. The machine gives students hands-on experience with the technology they will encounter in industry and enables them to work directly from digital models to near-finished products.
With this investment, AU Herning is taking a major step towards digitising its workshop environment. Previously, many processes were analogue and required extensive craft skills, but the new CNC solution creates a digital workflow from CAD drawing to physical prototype.
According to Jan Kvist Martinsen, Associate Professor and Head of the Business Factory, it was a natural next step:
“Our students already work with digital designs in software such as SolidWorks. With the CNC machine, they can now take their design all the way from screen to physical prototype. This provides both solid academic grounding and the confidence to experiment with new ideas.”
The new CNC machine is part of the development of MakerStreet – AU Herning’s new workshop environment for innovation and product development. Here, students and entrepreneurs gain access to modern industrial tools that strengthen skills in design, prototyping and product development.
LINDLARSEN A/S has supplied the machine. Read more about the technology behind it here.