TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AND quality, while maintaining a one-of-a-kind product, many surfboard companies venture offshore to reap the benefits of inexpensive labor. But for Szabad International of San Marcos, Calif., the solution to producing more surfboards was across the street at Pacific CNC Machining.

Pacific has a Haas GR-510 CNC gantry router with a 40-taper milling head and 5x10-ft table that easily accommodates surfboards. Not only has the machine increased production for Szabad, it has improved the quality and repeatability of the company's surfboard components.