My friend has a Onefinity CNC, not nearly as heavy a machine as the MR1 and it’s been around for about as long (the latest version), but I am pretty amazed at that company. They just announced in the last week:
64w laser
A new Spindle system
4th axis system rotary system
and last but not least:
Automatic Tool changer (using arbours like our machine).
I’m planning to buy the Sienci Labs Altmill, when I clear out some space for it. It’s an amazingly powerful machine for the price. Super fast at milling wood and capable of machining aluminum parts. AltMill 48×48 | Sienci Labs
I’ve got an OneFinity as well. Different use case than the MR1. But your point is made. They are a one product family company - wood CNC (yes aluminum & brass is doable, but not serious metal machining.
Langmuir is more like Grizzly. Lots of different tangentially related stuff. OneFinity focuses their R&D on partnerships (all of the new stuff has a 3rd party involved) to enhance CNC routing. Langmuir is going broad vs deep with their R&D oriented to new machines for your shop. Higher returns when you can sell additional 5 or 10K machines than selling 1K add-ons.
I have the Maslow 4 and some of the upgrades the 4.1 release is including (& signed up for the rest). It’s a different beast than most CNC routers. It’s really good for sheet goods but not as well oriented to smaller material sizes. I do much more with non-plywood/sheet goods so the Maslow doesn’t get dedicated shop space. The OneFinity is my CNC routing workhorse.
I’m surprised at this as well considering the partnership with ShopSabre. I guess the price point is too low to incorporate ShopSabre’s tool changer into the MR1 line.
I am not trying to bash the MR-1, definitely like mentioned before its use case is totally different. I just thought it was an interesting observation, I read the long thread about slow updates to CC, and no mention of 4 or 5 axis machining or any other improvements from Longmuir. It might not be a fair comparison, like James said above, different product spread.
its a neat little cnc router, but its only that, a cnc router. totally different products. which is why i have one of each lol. i know their limitations.
I am not criticizing the MR1 nor directly comparing the two CNC systems, my point is has Langmuir been aggressively providing new products and capabilities to move this product forward. Yes, I know they are totally different but both companies are the same as they provide a CNC solution to a user group, so its interesting to compare.