About Us

Stojan Jankovic

Industrial Designer · Engineer · Software Developer

I trained as a CNC machinist, studied mechatronics, worked as a CAD engineer, serviced machines across hundreds of factories, led a CNC department for five years, became an industrial designer with 50+ shipped products — and then built an entire CAD/CAM software platform from scratch because the existing tools weren't good enough.

I thrive on challenges. The harder the problem, the better the solution.

The Short Version

The Full Story

CNC Technician → Mechatronics Engineer

It started with metal chips and coolant. I trained as a CNC Technician — lathes, mills, grinders — learning the fundamentals of material removal, machine operation, and precision measurement. Then I studied Mechatronics and Automation at college, where mechanical engineering meets electrical systems meets software control.

CAD Constructor

I moved into mechanical construction — production drawings, assembly models, GD&T tolerancing. Every dimension had a purpose and every tolerance had a cost. This is where I learned that design isn't art — it's a manufacturing instruction.

Automation & Field Service — Hundreds of Factories

Then I went mobile. As an automation and field service engineer, I visited hundreds of different production facilities. I serviced CNC machines, maintained production lines, and troubleshot everything from faulty encoders to crashed PLC programs.

I didn't learn how factories work from a textbook. I learned it standing next to the machines — reading ladder logic on a laptop balanced on a control cabinet, replacing servo drives on a Friday night, and getting machines back into production before Monday's shift.

CNC Department Lead — 5 Years of Daily G-Code

I became the primary CNC person at a manufacturing company. For five years, this was my daily reality:

- Programming G-code for CNC milling machines, waterjets, and custom CNC equipment

- Managing CAM software — toolpath strategies, post-processors, tool libraries

- Selecting and maintaining cutting tools — feeds, speeds, chip loads, tool life

- Designing fixtures, jigs, and custom workholding

- Machine maintenance — spindle bearings, ballscrew compensation, geometric calibration

- Training operators on setup, tool changes, safety, and quality control

I know what every component inside a CNC machine does. Spindle motors, linear guides, ballscrews, servo drives, encoders, VFDs, automatic tool changers, coolant systems, limit switches — and the wiring and logic that connects them all.

Building Machines From Scratch

I've designed and built machines across the full size range — from compact DIY CNC routers and 3D printers that fit on a desk, to full-size CNC laser cutters, to large-format gantry systems designed for printing small buildings. Mechanical design, electronics, motor sizing, firmware configuration, and commissioning — from the first CAD sketch to the first real cut.

When you've wired your own stepper drivers, calculated steps per millimeter, tuned PID loops, and watched a machine you designed from scratch make its first part — you understand CNC at a level that software alone can't teach.

Industrial Designer — 12+ Years, 50+ Products

I transitioned into industrial design, where all that manufacturing knowledge became a superpower. I don't design parts that look good but can't be made. I design parts that are optimized for the specific manufacturing process — because I've been the person on the other side of that drawing. Consumer electronics, kitchenware, industrial equipment, defense systems, automotive components — across every manufacturing method.

Software Creator — XYWORKS.PRO

All of that experience led me to build XYWORKS.PRO — a browser-based CAD/CAM platform for CNC fabrication. I wrote it because I knew exactly what CNC operators and small shops actually need. No bloated 3D suite. No $500/year license. Open your DXF, set your toolpaths, generate G-code, simulate, and cut. In a browser. On any device.

By The Numbers

- 15+ years in CNC, manufacturing, and product engineering

- 129 projects completed on [Upwork]

- 50+ products designed and shipped to market

- 5 years of daily G-code programming — CNC mills, waterjets, custom machines

- Hundreds of production sites visited for automation and machine service

- Multiple patents filed and granted

- Government-funded defense projects (DoD)

- 1 CAM platform built from scratch — [XYWORKS.PRO]

- Clients across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia

For Manufacturers & Production Partners

I design products that go straight to your production line — no translation layer, no back-and-forth with someone who's never seen a factory floor.

Whether you run CNC machines, injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, or assembly lines — I speak your language. I've programmed the machines, specified the tooling, designed the fixtures, and stood on your floor troubleshooting at 2 AM.

What I bring to a manufacturing partnership:

- Production-ready engineering — Every model I deliver is designed for your process. Draft angles for molding. Bend radii for sheet metal. Toolpath-friendly geometry for CNC. Not art — manufacturing instructions.

- DFM on location — I've traveled to China multiple times to adapt designs to local manufacturing capabilities, available tooling, and supplier networks. I work with your engineers, not over email from a distance.

- Complete technical packages — 3D models, production drawings, BOMs, cutlists, tolerance specs, and finishing callouts. Everything your shop needs to quote and produce — no ambiguity.

- Custom digital tools — Parametric configurators, automated G-code pipelines, and browser-based manufacturing software.

I built XYWORKS.PRO — a full CAD/CAM platform — from scratch.

I've worked with manufacturers across China, Europe, and North America. I understand sourcing, logistics, and what it takes to get a product from prototype to container.

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