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Absolute Machine Tools Partners With CNC Pros

CNC Pros offers a broad range of CNC machine tools in the Southwest region on the U.S.

Absolute Machine Tools Turning Center Provides Improved Chip Removal

Johnford SL-300L-II slant-bed turning centers are constructed with a one-piece Meehanite cast iron base for strength and rigidity, as well as to dissipate heat away from the part.

Three-Axis Bridge Mill Opens New Doors for Construction OEM

Different industries often require different machining priorities, a truism recently demonstrated by Barbco, an OEM of heavy-duty boring equipment that opened up new design possibilities by pivoting toward rigid, less complex machining centers.

Joint Project Seeks to Fill Automation Gap

IMTS22: A collaboration between Absolute Machine Tools and Mitsubishi Electric Automation birthed the Mitsubishi LoadMate Plus Machine Tending Robotics Cell. Its capability to add an automation function to a variety of CNC applications showcases how simple automation can be achieved.

Absolute Machine Tools’ OB7 Cobots Features Easy-To-Use Design

IMTS 2022: The company says these smart, true independent 7-axis collaborative robots use a “no programming” simple teaching platform.

Seven-Axis Cobots Feature Easy-To-Use Design

IMTS 2022: The company says these smart, true independent seven-axis collaborative robots use a “no programming” simple teaching platform.

Flint Machine Tools to Distribute Nexturn Swiss-Type Lathes

Absolute Machine Tool distribution partner Flint will supply Nexturn Swiss-type lathes to the Southeast region of the U.S.

Absolute Machine Tools Forms Partnership with Scytec

Scytec’s data collection software will now be available on CNCs offered by Absolute Machine Tool.

Absolute Machine Tools Offers New Automation Package

Absolute Machine Tools and Kurt Workholding have partnered to offer an automation package designed to make automation simple.

Absolute Machine Tools Promotes Nicole Conrad

Nicole Conrad has been appointed to chief marketing officer of Absolute Machine Tools. Conrad worked her way up from the role of administrative intern.

Shifting From On-Machine to Offline Programming

In the midst of learning to program its CNC milling machines offline and the promise of using that experience to transfer more work to its Swiss-type lathe, an Ohio job shop is changing its company culture and taking on more complex work.

Job Shop Automates Using Cobot Arm

Loading and unloading a repetitive job was straining employees at B.I.C. Precision Machine, so the shop integrated a cobot arm from Absolute Machine Tools into its production process.

Absolute Machine Tools Wins Third Consecutive PMPA Award

Absolute Machine Tools has won the PMPA Technical Member Participation Award for the third year running, recognizing the company’s dedication to leadership in conferences and PMPA itself.

Software Updates Enhance Cobot Programming, Monitoring

New software updates have added some 50 operational and ease-of-use features to the line of OB7 collaborative robots from Absolute Machine Tools’ partner Productive Robotics.

Tongtai VTX Drilling, Tapping Machines Provide High Precision

With rapid traverse speeds ranging to 2,362 ipm (60 m/min) in all axes and acceleration of 1.2 G, Tongtai’s VTX drilling and tapping centers are designed for high-precision, high-volume machining applications.

Absolute Machine Tools Offers Engineering Services in Response to Labor Shortage

These services cover turnkey automation and machining systems and preventive maintenance, among other things.

June 2019 Product Spotlight: Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on different types of electrical discharge machining equipment.

May 2019 Product Spotlight: Machining Centers

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on machining centers of varying capacities and configurations.

AccuteX Wire EDMs Offer Either Ballscrew or Linear Axis Models

AccuteX’s GE-SAi and GE-SAiL CNC wire EDM machines, available from Absolute Machine Tools, feature ergonomic enhancements and a choice of either traditional ballscrew (SAi) or AccuteX linear motion (SAiL) axis drive systems.

Manufacturing News of Note: March 2019

Orbex contains largest single-piece rocket engine to be made with additive manufacturing, Absolute Machine Tools is owned by the employees, and other industry news.

Heavy-Duty VTL Offers Precision for Large Workpieces

The You Ji VTL-1200ATC+C vertical turning lathe, distributed by Absolute Machine Tools, features a 49" table and 63" swing with a full C axis and live milling for large workpieces.

Absolute Marks 30 Years of Machining Evolution

Examples of process and setup consolidation include demos on twin-spindle five-axis machines and multi-slide CNC screw machines.

Swiss-Type Lathe Features Up to Seven Axes

The Nexturn SA-20B Swiss-type lathe, distributed by Absolute Machine Tools, is a 20-mm machine with a rotary synchronous guide bushing.

Swiss-Type Lathe Enables Easier Guide Bushing Change-Over

IMTS 2018: Absolute Machine Tools is displaying Nexturn’s SA-32PYII Swiss-type lathe, a 32-mm machine with an exchangeable rotary synchronous guide bushing.

Screw Machine, Turn-Mill Accommodate Variety of Workpieces

IMTS 2018: Absolute Machine Tools is displaying Lico’s LNTS-42S-S4 CNC screw machine and LNDD-series milling/turning centers.

HMC Built for Mass Production

IMTS 2018: The SH-5000P HMC from Tongtai, displayed in the booth of Absolute Machine Tools, is designed for high part volumes and offers a smaller footprint than the previous model.

Manufacturing News of Note: April 2018

Absolute Machine Tools turns 30, a new manufacturing cybersecurity hub in the works and other industry news.

Absolute Machine Tools Celebrates 30th Anniversary

The company, which Steve Ortner and Hayden Wellman founded in a garage in 1988, now sells and supports a range of machine tools and offers engineering solutions.

Multi-Spindle Machine Simultaneously Mills, Turns in Nine Axes

Absolute Machine Tools offers Quicktech’s high-precision S-32 ATM nine-axis, twin-spindle milling and turning center.

Drilling EDMs Provide Stability for Smooth Machining

Absolute Machine Tools has introduced the Yougar YGS CNC Moving Head and YGS ZNC Manual series of drilling EDMs.

Twin-Spindle Mill/Turn Machines Complex Parts Complete

The T8 Hybrid nine-axis twin spindle mill/turn center from Quicktech combines a three-axis power turret and a 360-degree B axis with a subspindle that features a four-axis gang slide.

Production Turning Centers Perform Complex Milling

Absolute Machine Tools is now the exclusive North American distributor of the Quicktech line of CNC turning centers including the i-42 Ultimate and i-60 Ultimate high-production turning machines.

Catch Up on PMTS 2017’s Live Demonstrations with This Video Playlist

Covering workholding, Swiss-type turning, multitasking machines and more, the seven talks in the YouTube playlist are a good recap of the latest in production machining technology.

Absolute Machine Tools Hires COO

David Grega will oversee the company’s Midwest U.S. technical centers.

Twin Milling Heads Enable Two-, Four-, Six-Sided Machining

The You Ji DSM series of heavy-duty duplex milling machines, available from Absolute Machine tools, is engineered specifically for two-, four- or six-sided production squaring and chamfering of square and rectangular workpieces.

April 2016 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Turning

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on machines for turning parts.

Vertical Turning Center Machines Large Parts with 100-hp Spindle

The You Ji YV-600E2T vertical turning center, available from Absolute Machine Tools, is designed for large lot-size machining of big aluminum wheels or similar parts.

March 2016 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Machining Centers

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on horizontal, vertical and five-axis machining centers.

Five-Axis Machining Center Provides Torsion-Resistant Column

The Tongtai CT-350 VMC, available from Absolute Machine Tools, offers a small footprint and five-axis machining capability.

December 2015 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Machining Centers

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on machining centers.

Bridge Mill Series Eliminates X-Axis Pitch/Yaw

The Johnford DMC-series double-column, moving-table bridge mill, available from Absolute Machine Tools, uses a one-piece Meehanite cast iron bridge/column assembly designed to take up less floor space than comparable C-frame VMCs.

High-Production Lathes Benefit from Robot Loading

Tongtai’s MT-series horizontal turning centers, available from Absolute Machine Tools, are designed for improving cycle times and turning processes on small parts for the automotive industry.

CNC Lathe Speeds Small-Part Production

Available from Absolute Machine Tools, the Tongtai Q5 CNC gang-type lathe is a compact machine with a footprint of about 60" × 75" (1,490 × 1870-mm), designed for fast production of small parts.

Vertical Turning Center Features Integrated APC

Available from Absolute Machine Tools, the You Ji CY-550-H vertical turning center (VTC) is a high-production, heavy-duty machine suitable for automotive production environments.

HMC Enables High-Speed Change-Overs

Tongtai's HA-400II horizontal machining center, available from Absolute Machine Tools, features a rigid, FEA-tested design with a cast iron machine frame and three-point leveling system.

Deep Holes with a Difference

Upgrading its deep-hole drilling capability with a Precihole three-axis machine from Absolute Machine Tools made a positive difference in this shop’s part processing, business strategy and customer service.

Die-Sinker EDM Features Synchronized Pulse Generator

Absolute Machine Tools will exhibit the Accutex DS-550CMAX die-sinker EDM featuring a dual, digital synchronized pulse generator to achieve optimal cutting conditions.

Combined Skiving/Roller Burnishing Alternative to Honing

Available from Absolute Machine Tools, the Precihole SBN300/1-600 skiving and roller burnishing machine is well-suited for ID finishing operations for hydraulic tubes ranging from 1.37" to 16" ID and as long as 40 ft.

Gun Barrel Manufacturing Cell Combines Holemaking Operations

Precihole Machine Tools has introduced a dedicated manufacturing cell consisting of holemaking equipment to perform all necessary operations on the ID to convert a bar of metal to an assembly-ready gun barrel.

VMC Equipped with Automatic Pallet Changer

Available from Absolute Machine Tools, Tongtai’s QMV-610AII+APC vertical machining center with automatic pallet changer is an upgraded version of the previous QVM-610A+APC.

New Sights at Absolute

An Oktoberfest celebration at Absolute’s Mason, Ohio technical center featured new product lines from Precihole and Nexturn, as well as an automated cell demonstrating the company’s capabilities as a FANUC Authorized Integrator.

BTA Drilling Machine for Deep-Hole Applications

Available from Absolute Machine Tools, Zagar’s Precihole BTA deep-hole drilling machines are offered in four models with spindle powers of 22, 37, 71 or 115 kW.

Ultrasonic Machining Center Uses Non-Contact Electrical Material Elimination

Available from Absolute Machine Tools, Tongtai’s TT51-USA ultrasonic machining center is designed to machine aluminum alloy, hardened steel, glass and ceramic materials.

VMC Designed for Graphite Machining

Absolute Machine Tools will display its TMV-510G machining center from Tongtai Machine & Tool.

A Preview of Houstex 2013

This slideshow provides a sneak peek at some of the technologies that will be on display at Houstex 2013.

Vertical Turning Adds a Horizontal Ram

For American Vulkan, having both a vertical and a horizontal ram on a large VTL is a critical advantage. The added flexibility enables the company to finish some of its biggest coupling components in one setup to a level of precision and surface quality not attainable otherwise.

High-Performance VMC for High-Volume and Mold/Die Applications

Tongtai’s TMV-1050Q-II, available from Absolute Machine Tools, is well-suited for both high-volume machining applications and mold/die work.

High-Performance Machining Center for Graphite Components

Available from Absolute Machine Tools, the TMV-510G machining center is engineered for high speed, efficient production of precision graphite electrodes and similar items.

Too Short for Swiss? Try This

The Quicktech TT-42 from Absolute Machine Tools is designed to provide the benefits of Swiss-type machining for parts that don’t require a guide bushing.

Five-Axis Wire EDM Provides Quality Finishes

AccuteX EDM, a division of Absolute Machine Tools, offers the SP-300iA five-axis CNC wire EDM.

Turning to an Alternative for Small, Complex Work

The QuickTech TT-42 from Absolute Machine Tools provides many of the same advantages as a Swiss-type lathe for small, complex parts that don’t justify the use of a guide bushing.

A Festive Opening for New Technical Center

Absolute Machine Tools kicked off the opening of its new tech center with a traditional Oktoberfest celebration.

Wire Rethreader Hits The Mark

The rethreading system on a wire electrical discharge machine helps a U.S. manufacturer keep up with production requirements for a critical pistol component.

Wire EDM Offers Speed, Accuracy

The AccuteX AX-1165 EDM from Absolute is a heavy-duty wire machine that accommodates workpieces weighing as much as 9,000 lbs.

Subspindle Turning Center

Absolute Machine Tools offers the Tongtai TNL-100TLSB subspindle, live-tool, bar-package turning center.

Bridge Mill Tackles High Speed Net-Shape Machining

The Hi-Net DMC-900HN by Johnford is suited for aerospace manufacturers and mold/die shops that need speed, rigidity and precision in a competitively priced double-column machining center. Absolute Machine Tools, Inc.

HMC Combined With A Boring Mill

Absolute Machine Tools’ You Ji HMC-1000BP combines boring mill features with a 77,000-lb, moving saddle design HMC. A box-in-box structure confines spindle movement inside the column casting, which reduces moving mass and to allow faster acceleration and rapid rates.

Turning The Tough Stuff

One of this aerospace shop’s many specialties is producing ring-shaped parts that are thin-walled, complex, tightly toleranced and made of difficult-to-machine materials such as Inconel, titanium or high-temperature alloys. Turning jet engine parts doesn’t get much tougher than this.

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