The dovetail tenon, a classic form of mortise and tenon structure, has been used for thousands of years, from wooden components unearthed at the Hemudu Site to the bracket connections of the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, its “perfect fit” characteristic having been passed down through millennia. However, in traditional processing, craftsmen had to mark the outline with a scribing tool and then meticulously carve it with a chisel, often taking over an hour per piece, and errors could easily lead to loosening of the mortise and tenon joint. The advent of the CNC dovetail tenon machine has broken this limitation. With “digital programming replacing manual experience” as its core, it transforms parameters such as the angle, spacing, and depth of the dovetail tenon into precise instructions, achieving full automation from design to processing. Utilizing high-precision 3D laser scanning and digital modeling technology, the equipment can accurately replicate the classic dovetail tenons of Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, and even generate innovative “digital mortise and tenon” adapted to new materials. Today, from high-end mahogany workshops to large cabinet factories, this equipment has become a core force in mortise and tenon processing.

This equipment is adaptable to multiple fields:

· Intangible Cultural Heritage Sector: In mahogany furniture factories, it can accurately reproduce complex structures such as mortise and tenon joints and shoulder joints, helping inheritors of intangible cultural heritage overcome the limitations of manual labor and achieve large-scale inheritance of traditional craftsmanship;

· Construction and Furniture Industry: In antique building projects, it can continuously process Burmese lattice wood for 48 hours, completing 576 irregularly shaped tenons with a 99.4% dimensional consistency; in custom furniture workshops, it can easily handle small-batch, multi-variety orders through rapid program switching;

· Innovative Application Scenarios: Some intelligent models can embed sensors in the mortise and tenon components processed by the machine, predicting structural health by monitoring changes in micro-stress at joints, achieving a leap from “passive maintenance” to “proactive early warning.”

 From manual carving to digital processing, the CNC dovetail tenon machine is not only an upgrade in production tools but also a “digital inheritor” of traditional craftsmanship. It retains the core wisdom of mortise and tenon joints, with their interlocking convex and concave joints, while also enabling mass customization through digital technology. Ordinary families can simply adjust the dimensions via an interactive interface, and the backend system will automatically generate a mortise and tenon processing plan. With automation and precision becoming an industry consensus by 2025, this equipment is allowing the ancient wisdom of mortise and tenon joints to continue creating value in modern production, serving as a vital bridge connecting traditional craftsmanship with industrial civilization.