The SCM Pratix S15 C is a CNC nesting router from SCM Group of Rimini, Italy, a builder whose straightforward panel-processing machines have long been a staple in cabinet, furniture and millwork shops. This 2017 unit, data plate type Pratix S with the designation CNC boring and routing machine, combines nested routing and drilling on a single flat table, so full sheets of MDF, particleboard and plywood can be cut into finished parts and bored in one setup. Its router electrospindle runs to a maximum speed of 24,000 RPM, paired with a 12-spindle vertical drilling unit for shelf-pin, hinge and construction boring, and a linear rack tool changer mounted along the machine base for automatic tool swaps between routing operations. A dust extraction hood with a brush skirt surrounds the spindle to manage chips at the cut, and the work zone is guarded by SCM's bumper safety system, designed to allow open access to the table without perimeter fencing. The machine runs from an SCM operator console with a handheld remote pendant for setup at the table. The data plate lists 400V, 3-phase, 60 Hz electrical service and a machine weight of 3,355 kg, approximately 7,397 lbs.
SCM launched the Pratix S line in 2011 with the Pratix S12 and S15, entry-level nesting machining centers whose standard boring head carried 7 vertical spindles. By LIGNA 2015, SCM was presenting the Pratix S15 in a cell configuration with digitally controlled interpolating vector axes and bumper-based protection that leaves the table open without perimeter fencing. This 2017 Pratix S15 C reflects that later development: its 12-spindle drilling unit puts five more vertical spindles to work than the original 7-spindle head, so shops can bore more holes per cycle while routing, drilling and automatic tool changing stay together on one SCM-built machine. That means fewer handling steps between sheet and finished part, simpler workflow planning, and a more productive way to process cabinet and furniture components in-house.