I've just noticed FlexCNC machines for the first time. It's a bridge CNC with a long bed, they start at $209,000, so I'm not getting one... but the idea of a CN

I've just noticed FlexCNC machines for the first time. It's a bridge CNC with a long bed, they start at $209,000, so I'm not getting one... but the idea of a CNC bed sufficiently long that you don't need pallet swapping, you just load jobs wherever the bridge isn't, seems like it could be quite productive. They use a helical rack instead of a ball screw, which makes sense in 50 foot long machines. It's welded construction, so no huge castings, quite interesting. We're going to need a lot of machining here in the US as the world deglobalizes.