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I have seen an industrial machine 160k euros or 216k usd it is semi-realtime because it has a realtime fanuc motion controller (with buffer)
but it don't show in real time at windows program what the machine is doing, is realtime but it has no realtime feedback to windows (windows is not realtime).
The only realtime part that machine have is the fanuc controller not the windows software...

Linuxcnc is not alternative.. is the only way to get a soft real time industrial controller with low cost.
I dont want to knock mach3 but the difference with linuxcnc is huge (difference to the underlying os) that is the simple truth.
The problem is not in mach3 is to the windows which is not real time os.In the other side linux has a realtime kernel.
You can get realtime with mach3 but only with a hardware realtime motion controller and buffer.
Caveat with linuxcnc is more difficult learning curve.