Magazine Articles
Rigidity Reigns Supreme for Utilities Drilling OEM
Barbco, a well-known producer of trenchless boring equipment for the underground construction industry, made the switch from 5 axis to a Johnford bridge mill with help from Absolute Machine Tools.
Publication: Modern Machine Shop
Published: April 1, 2024
Rigidity Reigns Supreme for Utilities Drilling OEM
Barbco, a well-known producer of trenchless boring equipment for the underground construction industry, made the switch from 5 axis to a Johnford bridge mill with help from Absolute Machine Tools.
Publication: Modern Machine Shop
Published: April 1, 2024
New On-Ramps to Workforce Development
Absolute Machine Tools’ apprenticeship program is featured in this April 2024 article in Manufacturing Engineering magazine. “We try to bring in students during their junior year of high school, working with them a few days during the week and then full time during summer vacation,” Dave Zunis, Absolute’s director of applications engineering and service, explains in the article. “By the time they graduate, they have a pretty good handle on what we do here, and assuming they like it and have the aptitude, we’ll hire them on as apprentices.”
Publication: Manufacturing Engineering
Published: April 1, 2024
New On-Ramps to Workforce Development
Absolute Machine Tools’ apprenticeship program is featured in this April 2024 article in Manufacturing Engineering magazine. “We try to bring in students during their junior year of high school, working with them a few days during the week and then full time during summer vacation,” Dave Zunis, Absolute’s director of applications engineering and service, explains in the article. “By the time they graduate, they have a pretty good handle on what we do here, and assuming they like it and have the aptitude, we’ll hire them on as apprentices.”
Publication: Manufacturing Engineering
Published: April 1, 2024
OEM Moves From Five-Axis to Three-Axis for Improved Rigidity
After experiencing rigidity issues with a five-axis machine, Barbco moved its large parts to a double-column Johnford DMC-4100PH three-axis mill from Absolute Machine Tools. The Johnford is able to handle both heavy-duty roughing and fine-tolerance work, a feature crucial for Barbco’s production of durable parts for high-wear industries. The change has also allowed Barbco to design more complex parts and maintain flexibility in production, even when handling rush orders.
Publication: Modern Machine Shop
Published: January 1, 2024
OEM Moves From Five-Axis to Three-Axis for Improved Rigidity
After experiencing rigidity issues with a five-axis machine, Barbco moved its large parts to a double-column Johnford DMC-4100PH three-axis mill from Absolute Machine Tools. The Johnford is able to handle both heavy-duty roughing and fine-tolerance work, a feature crucial for Barbco’s production of durable parts for high-wear industries. The change has also allowed Barbco to design more complex parts and maintain flexibility in production, even when handling rush orders.
Publication: Modern Machine Shop
Published: January 1, 2024
Time is Money: Maintaining a Cutting Edge
Jack Lugas, senior service engineer at Absolute Machine Tools Inc., shares his expertise in CNC machine maintenance, including the importance of regularly checking filters in systems that cool electronics, which maintain the quality of air circulating in electrical cabinets.
Publication: SME Media
Published: October 16, 2023
Time is Money: Maintaining a Cutting Edge
Jack Lugas, senior service engineer at Absolute Machine Tools Inc., shares his expertise in CNC machine maintenance, including the importance of regularly checking filters in systems that cool electronics, which maintain the quality of air circulating in electrical cabinets.
Publication: SME Media
Published: October 16, 2023
CNC Turning Technology Targets Its Many Facets
David Zunis, director of service and applications engineering, Absolute Machine Tools, discusses overcoming the challenges of chip breakage in turning operations involving exotic materials, stainless steels and those with high nickel content.
Publication: SME Media
Published: September 20, 2023
CNC Turning Technology Targets Its Many Facets
David Zunis, director of service and applications engineering, Absolute Machine Tools, discusses overcoming the challenges of chip breakage in turning operations involving exotic materials, stainless steels and those with high nickel content.
Publication: SME Media
Published: September 20, 2023
Unfolding Swiss Style Machines Advances
Jason Smith, national sales manager of production turning products for Absolute Machine Tools Inc., explains how advancements in Swiss machines have made it it is easier to train users and reduced the cost of assembly and resulted in fewer “errors in the field.”
Publication: SME Media
Published: July 12, 2023
Unfolding Swiss Style Machines Advances
Jason Smith, national sales manager of production turning products for Absolute Machine Tools Inc., explains how advancements in Swiss machines have made it it is easier to train users and reduced the cost of assembly and resulted in fewer “errors in the field.”
Publication: SME Media
Published: July 12, 2023
Automation: Today and Beyond
Courtney Ortner, chief marketing officer for Absolute Machine Tools Inc., shares her insights into the future of automation in manufacturing and the reluctance of many shops to begin integrating automation into their operations.
Publication: SME Media
Published: April 21, 2023
Automation: Today and Beyond
Courtney Ortner, chief marketing officer for Absolute Machine Tools Inc., shares her insights into the future of automation in manufacturing and the reluctance of many shops to begin integrating automation into their operations.
Publication: SME Media
Published: April 21, 2023
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Working with Precision Turned Parts
Upon his retirement, Greg Knight reflects on his cherished relationships as well as the challenges he has faced during his career in manufacturing.
Publication: Production Machining magazine
Published: November 10, 2022
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Working with Precision Turned Parts
Upon his retirement, Greg Knight reflects on his cherished relationships as well as the challenges he has faced during his career in manufacturing.
Publication: Production Machining magazine
Published: November 10, 2022
Thinking Outside the EDM Box
Mark Cicchetti, technical director for the EDM division at Absolute Machine Tools Inc., talks about the widening range of applications for =electrical discharge machining and the growing need for fixed-bed EDM machines.
Publication: SME Media
Published: October 27, 2022
Thinking Outside the EDM Box
Mark Cicchetti, technical director for the EDM division at Absolute Machine Tools Inc., talks about the widening range of applications for =electrical discharge machining and the growing need for fixed-bed EDM machines.
Publication: SME Media
Published: October 27, 2022
Navigating High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing
Applications Engineer Jason Lutch discusses the importance of programming in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.
Publication: SME.org
Published: July 27, 2022
Navigating High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing
Applications Engineer Jason Lutch discusses the importance of programming in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.
Publication: SME.org
Published: July 27, 2022