With enough production capability for a three-shift factory, ShopBot PRSalpha tools are our toughest, most sophisticated, gantry-based CNC routers. Using advanced technology for CNC cutting, drilling, carving, and machining, the PRSalpha series tools deliver rapid transit speeds of 1800 inches per minute and cutting speeds of up to 600 inches per minute. Easy to configure and re-configure, learn and use, the PRSalpha CNC delivers affordable, full-production performance in digital fabrication of wood, plastic, aluminum, and other materials.
Key features:
| Fast, closed-loop Vexta alphaStep motors fitted with low-backlash, tapered-hob gear heads on all three axes (two on the X axis) — alphaStep system monitors motor shaft positions to maintain synchronicity between signal and motion. |
| Tough precision linear bearings on the moving gantry and hardened steel rails for the x-axis. |
| Reliable rack-and-pinion power transmission on each axis. |
| Impressive cutting speeds of up to 600 inches per minute (depending on cutting bit and material) and rapid transit speeds of 1,800 inches per minute. |
| Step resolution of .0004”. |
| Positional accuracy of +/- .002”. |
| Sealed Industrial UL Certified Control Box. |
| Emergency Stop disconnect switch in the Control Box with integrated and cabled remote Emergency Stop Buttons. |
| Z-zero Touch-Off Plate and XY Proximity Switches. |
| Dust Skirt is ready and connected to the dust collector unit. |
| Powerful suction unit to support and manage dust collection |