Magazine Articles

Cobots are an ideal, entry-level robotic device for smaller shops to begin using automation in an economical way. Of course, as with any equipment integration, it takes a knowledgeable team with experience to make cobot integration as seamless and painless as possible.

Publication: Manufacturing Engineering
Published: September 1, 2021

Absolute Machine Tools, Inc. recently earned the title of Diamond Partner Systems Integrator from Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., an affiliate of the global manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric that focuses on production solutions. The partnership is expected to expand opportunities and bring value to both companies.

Publication: Manufacturing News
Published: September 1, 2021

Greg Knight, Absolute Machine Tools’ VP of Sales Production Turning Products, recently discussed the evolution of the precision production turning industry in an article in Production Machining magazine titled “Production Turning to CNC.”

Publication: Production Machining Magazine
Published: August 3, 2021

Absolute Machine Tools’ vice president of sales, Klaus Miller, recently shared insights in Advanced Manufacturing article “Bridge Mills: A Bridge to Success” on the benefits of bridge mills versus C-frame vertical machining centers.

Publication: Advanced Manufacturing
Published: July 20, 2021

B.I.C. Precision Machine Company Inc. invested in Productive Robotics’ OB7 collaborative robot arm, which was supplied by Absolute Machine Tools, to automate a repeat contract job that was very labor intensive.

Publication: Better Production
Published: March 17, 2021

B.I.C. Precision is a contract shop in Blanchester, OH, and a top tier contract supplier of components for essential industries such as food processing and packaging equipment, railroad transportation, oil and gas, electronics and
medical. The company recently installed an OB7 collaborative robot (cobot) servicing a turning center cell.

Publication: Manufacturing News
Published: December 8, 2020

AMoManTech, a precision machine shop in Big Sky Country, uses a B-axis multitasking machine to produce complex, prismatic medical parts that require no turning complete from barstock.

Publication: Production Machining Magazine
Published: July 1, 2020

As car manufacturing consolidates with fewer models built on common platforms, and assertive startups address lower-volume, but growing, niches, machine tools have stepped up to address the agility demands of automotive firms seeking the goal of mass customization.

Publication: Autobeat
Published: February 6, 2020

There are seemingly endless variations in how milling and turning machines are equipped, including mill-turn and turn-mill combos. But one of the basic ways to differentiate between machine tools is by counting spindles.

Publication: AdvancedManufacturing.org
Published: October 4, 2019

As a key part of auto manufacturing technology, builders are improving machine tools to maximize flexibility and productivity. For example, CNC horizontal machining centers (HMCs) permit multi-sided machining, maximize chip evacuation, and facilitate pallet-based automation systems.

Publication: Manufacturing Engineering Magazine
Published: September 1, 2019