Penta Machine Company
Machinery ManufacturingMontana, United States2-10 Employees
Penta Machine Company designs five-axis CNC milling solutions intended to shorten the gap between design and production. Its products aim to make advanced machining accessible to startups, researchers, and makers in labs, classrooms, and home shops. The company is based in Belgrade, Montana, and traces its origins to 2011, when founders Matt and Michelle Hertel started with the Pocket NC in a backyard shed. The company has broadened its product scope under a larger brand umbrella, including the Kinetic Control software and Pocket NC variants. In 2022 it advanced Pocket NC V2 machines and accessories and continued software updates, with the Pocket NC simulator introduced earlier in 2018 and demonstrations at IMTS 2022.