The Knotty Contessa
Oshawa, ON
The Knotty Contessa, founded by maker and entrepreneur Janice Sivitilli, creates a wide range of custom products including home décor, epoxy charcuterie boards, cribbage boards, engraved gifts, corporate branding items, and personalized products.
C2-48ATC
C2-48ATC 4x8' CNC Router
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By integrating the C2-48ATC into daily production, The Knotty Contessa dramatically increased efficiency, consistency, and production capacity, enabling the business to grow from a small garage operation into a scalable custom manufacturing brand.
The C2 Series CNC machines are engineered and built for production applications… at an impressive price point. Key design features allow fast, accurate cutting with guaranteed reliability.
Unlike competitors who charge for upgraded components or add on accessories,CanCam has included a number of these as standard features such as pneumatic solenoid (Single phase machines) and electronic solenoid (3 phase) -actuated vacuum zones, a plug and play outlet for a rotary lathe with a spare servo driver, pop up location pins, easy sheet rollers, castors, a T-slot/vacuum combination table, helical rack and pinion motor mount, planetary gear vs. belt driven gantry , centralized lubrication along with two calibrators, one fixed and one mobile.
The C2 Series design is consistent with the CanCam value proposition… Up in Class, Down in Price.
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Challenge
As demand for custom products and larger business orders increased, The Knotty Contessa needed to overcome several limitations:
- Manual tool changes slowing down production
- Longer production times on previous CNC equipment
- Need for more consistent and repeatable results
- Limited production capacity restricting business growth
Solution
The Knotty Contessa upgraded to the C2-48ATC CNC machine to improve speed, reliability, and automation.
Key reasons for choosing the machine included:
- Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) for seamless multi-tool workflows
- Increased production speed and precision
- Larger working area for expanded project capabilities
- Reliable operation with responsive Canadian-based support
Implementation
The transition to the C2-48ATC was smooth and easy to adopt:
- Programming and operation were quick to learn
- Automated tool changes eliminated manual interruptions
- Machine integrated directly into daily production workflows
- Fast support response minimized downtime when needed
The Result
The impact on production and business growth was substantial:
- Approximately 3× faster production speeds
- Production speeds for products like cribbage boards reduced from ~30 minutes to ~9.5 minutes
- Highly repeatable and consistent results across every run
- Expanded production capabilities for larger custom and corporate orders
- Business growth beyond small garage-based production
Customer Testimonial
I could not have evolved and do what I did without my CanCam machine...I would not be doing the large business orders that I’m doing now.
The result is a faster, more reliable workflow capable of supporting both creative freedom and large-scale commercial orders.
By integrating the C2-48ATC into daily production, The Knotty Contessa dramatically increased efficiency, consistency, and production capacity, enabling the business to grow from a small garage operation into a scalable custom manufacturing brand.
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