José Ganseman, MD. (1951) was occupied as a General Practitioner for 35 years. He is a passionate, lifelong electronics hobbyist and software programmer in several languages. He is also an Elektor reader from the seventies on. After his retirement in 2010 he decided to build a multifunctional machine for personal use. The machine can be used for several tasks like plotting, cutting, milling, and laser etching/cutting.