What is a Barebone Unit?

Many AM.CO.ZA machines are finished and installed at the client's place. Most of them start from a barebone unit. Then the major component the client chose goes in, and finally the accessories are added to make a complete working machine.

Barebone unit = car chassisFrame, table or bed, motion system, rails and controller wiring. It's the body of the machine.

Major component = car engineThe part that does the work, picked by option: laser source, laser tube, printhead(s) or tool head.

Accessories = wheels, seats, fuelChiller, extraction, vacuum, RIP or control software, inks, powders, hoses and consumables.

Barebone + Component + Accessories = Machine

These are real examples from our SKU range, shown with real photos from the AM.CO.ZA Machine Gallery. Click a photo to open it full size.

Fiber laser cutter: RAYCUT™ LF-1530

The RAYCUT™ LF-1530/RAYTOOLS barebone is the 1530×3050 cutting table with Raytools control system and BS03K cutting head. The client picks the laser source power and brand, and the cooling.

LF-1530/RAYTOOLS cutting table, gantry and Raytools control

Fiber laser source, e.g. Raycus LF-1500 / LF-2000 / LF-3000, or the IPG™ option

Water chiller, hoses, gas and extraction

Large format printer: FastCOLOUR™ ONE F1-1800

The F1-1800 ATools barebone is shipped crated with no printhead. It supports the Epson XP600 sealed printhead (F1-1800D takes two). The printhead, RIP software and inks complete it.

F1-1800 chassis, platen, rails and electronics, no printhead

Accessories

RIP software on a PC, inks and media

DTF printer: F-DTF/A3

The F-DTF/A3 barebone supports a single Epson XP600 printhead. Add the head, DTF inks, powder and a heat press, and you have a T-shirt transfer setup.

Accessories

Heat press, DTF film, ink and powder

Other barebone units in our range

TruCUT™ CO2 lasers: LC-6040, LC-9060, LC-1390, LC-1325, LC-2030 and others are listed as barebone units. You add the CO2 laser tube, power supply, chiller and extraction.
FlatPRINT™ UV flatbed: F2-6090UV and F2-2513UV are 3-printhead (CMYK/White/Varnish) barebone units. You add the printheads, RIP and UV inks.
DTF and UV-DTF rolls: F-DTF/300, F-DTF/600, F-DTF/1200, H-DTF/600, F-UVDTF/300 and F-UVDTF/600 come with no printheads and no software.
FlatCUT™ flatbed cutters: M-1310, M-1815 and M-2516 (with /C CCD versions). You add the tool heads, such as oscillating blade, foam, hobbing or V-groove cutters.
RAYCUT™ heavy duty: LF-2060 is a 2000×6000 barebone cutting table.

Buying a barebone unit on its own

Yes, we do sell barebone units on their own. Please read this first:

Sold as a barebone unit, with its condition disclosed. It is an incomplete, non-working machine on its own (no laser source, printhead or other major component). You agree to buy it in that condition.
Check it before you take it. On request we open the package and demonstrate the barebone unit's own functions, and you confirm what you verified on a short acceptance form.
No warranty after modification. Once you fit your own components or change the unit, it's no longer in its original condition, so we can't warrant it any more.
No installation and no service. The other major components and accessories won't be bought from us, so we can't install, commission or service the combined machine.
Think of it as a DIY project. You source the components, assemble, wire, set up and maintain the machine yourself.

Why it's a great way to save: barebone units are cheap because we don't add any profit to them. If you're technically capable, DIY is very welcome and can save you a lot.

Prefer a complete machine with warranty, installation and service? Choose the complete-unit SKU instead. You can ask Ephraim AI or our sales team which version fits you.

Know your rights under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA)

Your normal warranty (sections 55 and 56). Consumers get an implied 6-month warranty: goods must be of good quality, free of defects and fit for their ordinary purpose.
Goods sold in a stated condition (section 55(6)). Those quality rights don't apply when you were expressly told the goods' specific condition and agreed to accept them in it. A barebone unit is sold expressly as an incomplete, non-working machine, so we aren't responsible for it not working as a complete machine.
Business buyers. The CPA doesn't apply to juristic buyers (companies, close corporations and similar) with assets or annual turnover of R2 million or more.
Installation and service. We don't install or service machines completed with third-party parts.
Inspection and demonstration. Before collection or delivery, you may ask us to open the package and demonstrate the barebone unit's own functions, as a barebone unit, for example motion and axes, controller power-up, or whatever applies to that unit. We record what you verified on a signed or ticked barebone inspection acceptance.
If you choose not to inspect. If you give up the chance to check at collection, for example by sending a courier company to collect or arranging delivery, you're simply giving up the opportunity to test the barebone unit before you start to modify it. The rule below still applies.
After modification. Once you fit your own components or otherwise modify the unit, it's no longer in its original condition, so we can't warrant it any more.

Barebone inspection acceptance

SKU:

Items checked (package contents):

Functions demonstrated:

☐ I accept the condition of this barebone unit as an incomplete, non-working machine, and I verified the functions listed above.

☐ I chose not to inspect / courier collection.

Client name:

Signature: Date:

General information, not legal advice.