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OB7 Cobot Software Update Adds 50 Operational and Ease-of-Use Features
A new OB7 cobot software update added 50 operational and ease-of-use features to the Productive Robotics line of collaborative robots. The software updates enhance the cobots’ connectivity, expedite efficient integration with other equipment, ...
True Precision Machining Doubles Output with Help from OB7 Cobot
The Challenge: Demand Outpacing Production As a full-service machine shop, True Precision Machining promises quality control, quick turnaround time and innovative solutions to meet their customers’ challenges and requirements. However, even with ...
Productive Robotics Continually Improving Collaborative Robots
Absolute Machine Tools is a proud distributor of Productive Robotics collaborative robots for machine tool end-users throughout the United States. Productive Robotics is continually working on improving and updating their products and features ...
BIC Precision’s Cobot Story Dispels Myth about Robots in Manufacturing
There is a myth in manufacturing that robots are only needed for high volume parts manufacturing. Robots whose speeds are measured in g-force with cages around them can outproduce any human. However, this truly is no longer the case, and cobots ...
Top 10 Tools Every New Machinist Should Have
Every machinist knows that you need the right tools to do a job right. If you knew somebody who was just starting out as a machinist, which tools would you recommend they buy? A lot of machinists start out with a small collection of tools that ...
Absolute Machine Tools 2019 Christmas Gift List for Machinists
Looking for the perfect holiday present for the machinist on your gift list? Here’s a dozen gift ideas (some more practical than others!): 1. Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS Scientific Calculator $12.00 walmart.com Yeah, there’s a calculator app on ...
Recent Installation of Johnford BMC-130 Boring Mill!
Check out the pit that had to be poured for installation of a Johnford BMC-130 boring mill at Qualex Machining in Richmond, Kentucky! Thank you to our own Paul Stirsman for the photos and Mr. Rob Wright of Qualex for the excellent endorsement ...
PCI SCEMM’s e-SPINDLE Monitors Cutting Processes in Real Time to Optimize Tool Life and Workpiece Quality
In September, Absolute Machine Tools partner PCI-SCEMM introduced at EMO 2019 a new electro-spindle that integrates sensors and actuators to monitor cutting processes and adjust parameters to optimize tool life and workpiece quality. The ...
One More Week Until The Absolute Oktoberfest!
Machine tool company open houses can be oh so unoriginal. Here’s one that sure isn’t — The Absolute Oktoberfest! And it’s only one week away! Come for a few hours, ask questions, learn more, and leave smarter (and fuller with yummy German ...
Dual-Spindle Technology a Boon to Automakers
This article from Max Paulet, Business Development Manager PCI / Absolute Machine Tools Inc., was printed in the September edition of Manufacturing Engineering Magazine as well as in our Oktoberfest program. Over its 140-year history, automotive ...