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Z travel: typical values for laser & CNC machines

Half of laser & CNC machines in the catalog have z travel below 100 mm, and 80% fall between 40 mm and 120 mm (42 models with data).

Median100 mm
Typical range40 mm – 120 mm
Models42
Distribution

How z travel is distributed

0471114206010014018020–40: 140–60: 660–80: 880–100: 5100–120: 14120–140: 5140–160: 2160–180: 0180–200: 1Median 100 mm
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Z travel40 mm76 mm100 mm112 mm120 mm

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median z travel by year

0 mm38 mm75 mm113 mm150 mm2021202220242026
Recent leaders

Highest z travel

1 Snapmaker Artisan
Snapmaker · 2022
Artisan
400 × 400 mm200 mm/s
400 mm
4.5
2 Makera Carvera
Makera · 2022
Carvera
200 W360 × 240 mm100 mm/s
140 mm
9.0
3 Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030S
Genmitsu · 2026
PROVerXL 4030S
710 W400 × 300 mm83 mm/s
120 mm
8.0
4 FoxAlien XE-Ultra
FoxAlien · 2025
XE-Ultra
838 × 838 mm83 mm/s
120 mm
8.6
5 FoxAlien XE-Ultra Core
FoxAlien · 2026
XE-Ultra Core
440 × 440 mm83 mm/s
120 mm
9.2
6 Two Trees ED1
Two Trees · 2026
ED1
600 W300 × 200 mm50 mm/s
120 mm
8.4
7 Genmitsu PRONAX Forge
Genmitsu · 2026
PRONAX Forge
2,200 W600 × 900 mm104 mm/s
118 mm
9.4
8 Genmitsu PRONAX Spark
Genmitsu · 2026
PRONAX Spark
2,200 W600 × 900 mm104 mm/s
118 mm
9.4
9 Genmitsu PROVerXL
Genmitsu · 2025
PROVerXL
710 W679 × 679 mm83 mm/s
113 mm
8.9
10 Two Trees TTC6050
Two Trees · 2024
TTC6050
500 W600 × 500 mm83 mm/s
100 mm
7.1
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