Techno tool changer machines include a technologically advanced pneumatically operated dust hood with a 6” connection.  This is essential for optimal dust collection performance. The steel hood arrangement is designed so that it encapsulates the spindle nose with a high volume of air suction, thus resulting in optimal chip and dust removal.  The performance of the dust hood is far superior to any other CNC systems on the market.  This technologically advanced dust hood saves company owner’s valuable time eliminating cleanup after the router completes the job.  Operators do not have to spend more time cleaning up residue left in the grooves of the cut or spilled over onto the floor.  Operators can simply offload parts and scrap material, reload another piece of material, and get back to routing.  In addition, the use of pneumatics allows the hood to go up and down automatically.  This speeds up the tool changer cycle time and allows the operator to check on the tool as he routes the job.  This is much preferred, because when you set up your job for the first time, it is advantageous to be able to observe or check on the tool so that it’s performing the way you programmed it.  Other competitive machines don’t have this capability.  Some require the dust hood to be dropped off at a remote location (a time consuming and unnecessary process) and pick it back up after the tool change.  Some other competitive machines are surrounded with guarding, making it very difficult to see the job as it routes.