Lights-Out Manufacturing: How to Get Your CNC Shop Running 24/7
Most CNC shops operate 40 hours a week. The machines they own are capable of running 168. That gap is 128 hours of idle…
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Going to Westec 2021? Don’t Miss These Booths Demonstrating Automation and IIoT Together
Two of Absolute’s partners, Productive Robotics and Scytec Consulting, will be exhibiting together in Scytec’s booth Booth #1617 at Westec 2021 in Long Beach, California,…
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How Can the OB7 Make Your CNC Operations More Efficient and Profitable?
Automation is one of the biggest trends in the CNC machining industry, as more and more companies discover that integrating robotics with their CNC…
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Absolute to Co-Exhibit LoadMate Plus™ with Mitsubishi Electric Automation at Automate 2022
The Absolute Machine Tools’ Automation Team is excited to co-exhibit the LoadMate Plus™ Machine Tending Robotics Cell with our partner Mitsubishi Electric Automation (MEA)…
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Gun Drilling Automation: Robotic Cells for Deep Hole Drilling
When it comes to precision engineering, deep hole drilling and gun drilling stand out as processes that demand not only expertise but also a…
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How to Calculate ROI to Justify a Collaborative Robot from Absolute Machine Tools
A cobot typically delivers ROI within 6 months — but every shop’s costs are different. The calculation depends on your labor costs, current cycle…
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Absolute Machine Tools Earns Diamond Partner Status from Mitsubishi Electric Automation
Absolute Machine Tools Inc. is proud to have earned the title of Diamond Partner Systems Integrator from Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. As an affiliate…
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10 Most Commonly Asked Questions About OB7 Collaborative Robots
Absolute Machine Tools is proud to partner with Productive Robotics, in Santa Barbara, California, to offer smart, affordable and easy-to-use collaborative automation solutions. This Q&A…
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Absolute and Productive Robotics Showcase OB7 Cobots at Automate 2022
Absolute Machine Tools is excited to join Productive Robotics in their booth #626 at Automate 2022, the nation’s largest showcase of automation technology! This…
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From 9 Hours to 76 Hours of Weekly Production with Cobot Machine Tending
Ventura, California-based Swiss Productions Inc. began nearly 40 years ago as a family owned company in a 750-square-foot facility with 5 screw machines. Today,…
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Lenkbar and Our Cognex Vision System Abilities
Manufacturers are constantly searching for reliable and consistent solutions to everyday problems. It’s what manufacturing is based upon: solving problems; making things people want;…
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Start Simple in Your Shop’s Automation Journey
Shops that don’t have automation want to get into it, but many are apprehensive. Why? It’s because often shops are led into an automation…
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Benefits of Cobots You May Not Know
Everyone has heard the same basic spiel about the benefits of using cobots, such as they increase productivity resulting in a healthier bottom line,…
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How OB7’s Smart CNC Integration Elevates Production
The manufacturing landscape is on the cusp of a new dawn, where the synergy between man and machine isn’t just a sci-fi premise —…
