DATUM Machine LTD

11/06/2026

RockPots will be on display at the NZ Bonsai Expo this October. 🌿

Swipe to see:

the finished pots
the machine and stone behind them
Mario’s leafless bonsai, courtesy of Zak 😂

The pots are expo-ready.
The bonsai... not quite.

📍 Lower Hutt Events Centre
https://wellingtonbonsai.nz/
📅 9–11 October 2026

05/06/2026

Ever wonder why someone decides to build a machine from scratch?

For Zak, it started with a simple question: why doesn't something like this exist here in New Zealand?

He opens up about the gap he saw in the NZ CNC industry - and the ideas that just wouldn't leave him alone.
It's the kind of conversation that reminds you great products come from real frustration, real experience, and a whole lot of "what if."

Worth a watch. 👇

15/05/2026

Event countdown is ON - and so is Zak. 🔧

Our newest machine is taking shape in the workshop, just in time for the big reveal.
Stay tuned - we'll see you at the expo. 🥳

13/05/2026

One week to go! 🙌
We'll be at the Hutt Valley Manufacturing & Innovation Expo on 19 May - Lower Hutt Events Centre.
If you've been curious about what DATUM does (or just want to see some seriously well-made machines up close), come find us and have a chat. No hard sell, just good people and cool stuff.
Hope to see some familiar faces there! 🤙

If you've been waiting to register — stop waiting.

Nearly 200 businesses have locked in their spot for the Hutt Valley Manufacturing & Innovation Expo sponsored by CentrePort. The lineup's locked. The exhibitors are confirmed. And if you've been following along for months, you already know what's on offer.

NZTE's CEO on offshore support. OpenStar's CTO on building a fusion reactor here in the Valley. MFAT's trade negotiator on the India deal that opens 1.4 billion potential customers. HamiltonJet and Argon & Co on what actually lifts performance.

Plus live exhibits from 20 of the regions best businesses.

12pm–6pm. Lower Hutt Event Centre.

bit.ly/4bkB3dn

Time to move.

07/05/2026

Meet ZAK, one of the team behind DATUM Machines.
We asked him about jobs that seemed impossible. His answer? "Almost all jobs." 😄
That's the honest truth of custom machining. Every part starts with a question, and the best ones are the ones worth figuring out.
Based in Lower Hutt, making custom parts, prototypes, and small batches for businesses across New Zealand.

27/04/2026

From imagination to creation. Powered by CNC.

"In a world... where every monster needs its stars...
not just a monster, but a star-ster."

We made a short video this week. A bit of fun from the workshop.

The stars are real though. Machined in aluminium on our CNC, the same setup we use for our engineering work.

If you've got an idea, we can probably make it.

24/04/2026

It's automatic. He knows it's automatic.
And still... 👀

23/04/2026

A Day in the workshop: Zak and Des mid-conversation about a new project we've been quietly building.

The focus? Schools, polytechs, training institutes. Our goal is for students to learn on industrial-level CNC machines that give them the experience they need to prepare for their careers, on the same machines they'll find in the workplace.

By the time they graduate, they should be genuinely ready to start learning on the job.

Can't show what we're cooking up just yet. But it's coming soon.

Stay tuned.

12/04/2026

Most people think CNC work is all about machining.
It's not. It's much more than that.

Before any tools touch the material,
the first question is always:

How will we hold this part down and make sure it doesn't move?

Because if it moves, the precision is gone.
And precision is the whole point.
It's about safety too. We don't want parts coming loose.

At DATUM, sometimes the answer is to design and make
a custom fixture or work holding.
Matched to the material. Matched to the part.

We don't compromise on setup.
Because we don't compromise on the result.

We work with inventors, product developers, and small businesses
who need tight tolerances and small batch production done properly.

You care about getting it right and so do we.

Got a part to make? We would love to work with you.
datum-cnc.com

01/04/2026

Got an idea but not sure how to make it real? That is our favourite kind of brief. 😄

This customer came to us with a 2D design for a star-shaped button. Our team modelled it in 3D and machined it from stainless steel on our DEM-S1 CNC mill. Now it is a real thing you can hold in your hand.

Big idea or small one, we would love to help.

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🌐 datum-cnc.com
📍 32 Eastern Hutt Road, Lower Hutt, 5019
Wellington, New Zealand