Absolute Machine Tools, Inc. - Headquarters
7420 Industrial Parkway Dr.
Lorain, OH 44053 US
800-852-7825 | 440-960-6911
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Absolute Machine Tools, Inc. - Headquarters Supplies the Following Products
- All Other Workpiece Handling, Loading & Feeding Equipment not specified
- Bar Feed Mechanisms
- Bed-Type Milling
- Bench & Column Drilling Machines
- Boring
- Burnishing Tools (Roller)
- Burnishing, Honing & Lapping Tools
- Chamfering Tools
- Chillers
- CNC Drilling & Tapping
- CNC Multi-Spindle Screw Machines - New Equipment
- CNC Multi-Spindle Screw Machines - Used Equipment
- CNC Single-Spindle Screw Machines - New Equipment
- CNC Single-Spindle Screw Machines - Used Equipment
- CNC Swiss Screw Machines - New Equipment
- CNC Swiss Screw Machines - Used Equipment
- CNC Turn/Mill Machines
- Continuous Broaching Machines
- Coolant Delivery Systems
- Coolant Reclamation Equipment
- Coolants, Cutting Fluids & Oils
- Cut-off Lathes
- Deep Hole Drilling Machines (Gun Drilling)
- Dial Index
- Dust Collectors & Air Filtration
- EDM Filtration Equipment & Supplies
- EDM Tooling
- Electrode Materials, EDM Wire & Supplies
- Gantry Loaders
- Gear Cutting Tools
- Gear Cutting Tools
- Graphite Milling
- Gundrills
- Honing & Lapping Tools
- Horizontal Broaching Machines
- Horizontal CNC Turning
- Horizontal Honing Machines
- Horizontal, Five-Axis
- Horizontal, Up to Four-Axis
- In-Line
- Indexers & Rotary Tables
- Internal Broaching Machines
- Inverted Vertical CNC Turning
- Knee & Column Milling, Non-ATC
- Lapping Machines, External Cylindrical
- Lapping Machines, Flat Surface/Special Purpose
- Machining Cells & FMS
- Maintenance & Repair
- Manual Lathes
- Material Removal Automation
- Multi-Spindle Drilling Machines
- Multi-Spindle Honing Machines
- Pallet Changers - Automatic
- Pallet Changers/Shuttles & Programmable Transfer Devices
- Planer, Gantry & Bridge Type Milling
- Pumps, Coolant
- Ram Type (Die-Sinking) CNC EDM
- Ram Type (Die-Sinking) Manual EDM
- Robot Tooling/Grippers
- Robots, Industrial
- Rotary
- Shuttle-Type
- Small Hole EDM
- Trunnion
- Twin-Spindle/Twin-Turret Turning
- Ultrasonic
- Universal
- Universal Milling Machines
- Vertical Broaching Machines
- Vertical CNC Turning Centers
- Vertical Honing Machines
- Vertical, Five-Axis
- Vertical, Up to Four-Axis
- Wire Type EDM
Trade Names Offered by Absolute Machine Tools, Inc. - Headquarters
- Johnford
- Precihole
- You Ji
- Tongtai
- Nexturn
- AccuteX EDM
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Editorial, News, and Products
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Absolute Machine Tools Forms Partnership with Scytec
Scytec’s data collection software will now be available on CNCs offered by Absolute Machine Tool.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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June 2019 Product Spotlight: Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on different types of electrical discharge machining equipment.
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May 2019 Product Spotlight: Machining Centers
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on machining centers of varying capacities and configurations.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Manufacturing News of Note: April 2018
Absolute Machine Tools turns 30, a new manufacturing cybersecurity hub in the works and other industry news.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Absolute Machine Tools Hires COO
David Grega will oversee the company’s Midwest U.S. technical centers.
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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.
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April 2016 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Turning
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on machines for turning parts.
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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.
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March 2016 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Machining Centers
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on horizontal, vertical and five-axis machining centers.
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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.
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December 2015 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Machining Centers
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on machining centers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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VMC Designed for Graphite Machining
Absolute Machine Tools will display its TMV-510G machining center from Tongtai Machine & Tool.
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A Preview of Houstex 2013
This slideshow provides a sneak peek at some of the technologies that will be on display at Houstex 2013.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Five-Axis Wire EDM Provides Quality Finishes
AccuteX EDM, a division of Absolute Machine Tools, offers the SP-300iA five-axis CNC wire EDM.
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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.
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A Festive Opening for New Technical Center
Absolute Machine Tools kicked off the opening of its new tech center with a traditional Oktoberfest celebration.
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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.
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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.
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Subspindle Turning Center
Absolute Machine Tools offers the Tongtai TNL-100TLSB subspindle, live-tool, bar-package turning center.
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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.
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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.
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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.