Thanks for your answer,
so, if space wouldn't be an issue for you, you would opt for the fixed gantry, right ?

Regarding my experiences,
i only know a few industrial Milling Machines that are built with a bridge design,
for example the Datron Machines, which are good worthy Mills, have a bridge design, but they have a moving gantry and fixed table, which is probably due to size, as size is a big sales argument for industrial machines.

You are right, all the bridge type machines I can think of, have either no load at the tool tip, or only light load.
I can just think of industrial machines, as thats where my experience is from.

For now i will complete a 3D Design of a fixed gantry type machine, lets see if I like it at the end.

Nevertheless, i would love some more people to join the discussion and share their experiences.

Regards,
Clemens