In 2024, when our team scoped a 5-axis prototype run for an aerospace customer in the EU, we found that every quote either pointed to a $250k production mill with a 14-month lead time, or to a job shop with a six-week queue. The Pocket NC V2 was the obvious answer — true 5-axis kinematics, desktop footprint, US-made — but importing one to Germany meant a wrong-power-cord shipment, no local service, and customs paperwork that wasn't anyone's idea of fun.
So we set up CycleCNC. One office in Cologne. Authorised distribution agreement with Penta Machine in Billings, Montana. Pre-handled customs, local German VAT, plug-and-play 230 V machines, and a service line that answers in German, English, or French. The same machine, but EU-shipped and EU-supported.