About half of Pocket NC machines are used in educational settings from high schools to vocational schools to university research labs and fablabs or makerspaces.

The Pocket NC is used in a variety of medical applications both in research at universities as well as in the medical industry.

Scott and AJ share their successes, failures and lessons learned along the way on Instagram (@designtheeverything) and YouTube and have become an active part of the Pocket NC community.

Over the years the Pocket NC V2-10 and V2-50 machines have found a niche in horology.

Recently Dr. Culler and students at the Oregon Institute of Technology published a paper entitled “An Engineering Pedagogy for Developing Practical Knowledge and Hands-On Skills Related to 5-Axis Milling and Computer Aided Aerospace Parts Manufacturing Using Current Technology.”

The Pocket NC machines find their way to many R&D consulting firms to reduce both time and costs associated with sending prototypes to machine shops.

About 40% of Pocket NC machines are used in industry to prototype, run small production batches or produce custom one-off products.

Kasi Kiran is a manufacturer out of India that produces jewelry and idols.

CYTO365 has developed a turn valve manifold to help nurses administer drugs without mixing them in an IV.

Many users have the Pocket NC for personal use and projects and are drawn to the Pocket NC for a number of reasons that could include its size, standard power consumption, 5-axis abilities and more.