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During the month of August, we’ll be featuring various companies within the woodworking world and how they make an impact on the industry though innovative products, creative expertise and unparalleled customer experiences. Today we’re talking all things creativity and convenience with Goliath’s portable CNC router – and the sky really is the limit.

Company: Goliath CNC

Years in Business: Created in 2014, launched since 2017.

Introducing the portable CNC router that you can take anywhere! Remove the boundaries of traditional CNC machines: you can now take your creative expertise with you, wherever you want to work. The first of its kind, the Goliath CNC portable router is not only small in size and lightweight (approximately 33 lbs.) for easy mobility – it’s also affordable, precise, and equipped with smart technology. And we can smart! Image this: putting your Goliath to work on a project while you step out for a coffee! Now that’s innovation, and exactly why we wanted to get on a call with Goliath expert and Regional Manager for Springa, Giorgia Valoti.

Wurth Machinery: It’s really amazing what the Goliath can do. To give our audience a clearer idea of who the Goliath is meant for, can you tell us a little more about who benefits from having one of these machines?

GV: “We envisioned Goliath being the perfect tool for whomever wants to create small or big projects, in the crafty industry. Think the local artist who is crafting projects for a local gallery or exhibition, the hobbyist who wants to build something special and unique for their home right in their garage or shed, the carpenter who has received an order from a client who may not have the space or possibility to build it in their environment; the architect studio that wants to easily work on models on a higher scale than what they’re used to; the handy parent who wants to build a desk for his or her kid where they can draw and play.

Goliath is so versatile and easy to use that it can stimulate one’s imagination and make it happen at the same time. These are just a few examples. The interesting thing is that, both professionals and DIY lovers enjoy the possibility to have a flexible tool that autonomously gives them the chance to realize big projects, not fixed in a workshop space.”

Wurth Machinery: What is your favorite feature about the Goliath? In your personal experience, how does it differ from other CNC machines out there?

GV: “The first feature that comes to mind when we think about Goliath, of course, is how autonomous it is. This is the staple peculiarity of the robot and the one thing that users appreciate when using it. Goliath is extremely user-friendly and doesn’t allow you to make mistakes, and, if you make one, it corrects you immediately through prompts – so that before you start your project, you know the end result is exactly what you’d expect it to be.

Another feature we love is the ratio between its size and the work area it can work on: this is the most distinctive feature compared to other CNC [machines] on the market, because the size and footpring of Goliath is comparable to a desktop machine, but its work area reaches the dimensions of a professional CNC workcenter.”

Wurth Machinery: What knowledge does one need to have in order to operate the Goliath?

GV: “None, zero. To operate Goliath, you don’t need any specific knowledge, many of our customers are people who have no experience in CNC. Like most of the manual tools, you learn as you go and you become more and more confident, but the bottom line is that you do not need a degree or years of experience to be able to use it.

People on our young team never operated any machinery before, but after spending an afternoon playing with Goliath, they could draw (or import a project from the web) an image and they were successful at doing it. All you need to know is what you want to create and all you have to do is till it to the software, give it the green light, go grab a coffee and come back to see the beautiful project you have just created.”

Wurth Machinery: What additional learning resources does Goliath have in case our audience wants to learn more?

GV: “We have established a YouTube channel that customers can research and there are a lot of videos and tutorials that are very well done and easy to follow. You can watch them while operating the robot, pause them, do what you need to do and restart them. Because we are an international company and live on different time zones, sometimes it’s not possible to be ‘live’, so this is how some members of the team were able to learn and set up Goliath and even create their own projects, as part of their own training. Moreover on our website you can find the link to the Goliath CNC Forum, which is newborn, but it already collects a few experiences, opinions, problems, and questions from the first users, which could be a great resource also for people who want to learn more on the robot and the whole system. Lastly, we share free downloadable projects, tested by us, which are another resource to start as a beginner.”

https://www.youtube.com/c/GoliathCNC/featured

How-To’s: https://www.goliathcnc.com/support/tutorial/

Wurth Machinery: Any exciting plans that you have for the future?

GV: “In the next months, we will focus on the software development, improving the features as well as the user experience and user interface, with the goal to make it even easier to use. Another goal is to help the community grow by creating more projects and support for the Goliath users to get in touch with each other and with us and form a unique place for makers who want to build big projects where they want!”

Still not convinced? Check out the avalanche of accolades received by the company below:

European Commission Seal of Excellence

iF Design Award – May 2021

Best of the Best Red Dot Award 0 April 2021

German Design Awards – October 2020

Wood Magazine 2020 Innovation Awards – January 2020

RobotUnion Product Acceleration Program – February 2019

Premio dei Premi – September 2016

Interested in learning more about Goliath’s portable CNC router? Be sure to check out some of their resources below, or contact a Wurth Machinery specialist at (800) 422-4389.

– Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI13CSJ5Efc

– Workflow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzw5Ba_l3XE

– Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl3n7sSRqW8

– How-To’s https://www.goliathcnc.com/support/tutorial/