Stepper and driver package increases positioning and cutting speeds of small, personal CNC routers to that of much larger machines. End User: ShopBot Tools Inc., Durham, N.C. Founded: 1996 Employees: 30 Engineering activity: ShopBotbuilds personal CNC routers, called Personal Robotic Tools (PRTs), for individual woodworkers in small shops or at production-line stations in bigger facilities. Design goals: * Increase positioning speeds from 200 to 300-ipm range to 1,500 to 2,000 ipm. * Increase cutting speeds to 500 to 600 ipm, as available .