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If you are a purchasing specialist or procurement lead currently vetting a turbine engine assembly system for a multi-decade propulsion program, you aren’t just looking for a machine—you are looking for a way to de-risk your company’s multi-billion dollar investment.

In the high-stakes world of aerospace manufacturing procurement, the most seductive trap is the catalog solution. On paper, an off-the-shelf motion stage appears to solve immediate budget concerns. It offers lower upfront capital costs, immediate availability, and a recognizable model number.

In the high-stakes aerospace hangars of 2026, the traditional boundary between "designing" an engine and "building" it has officially dissolved. As top-tier jet engine manufacturers face mounting pressure to deliver next-generation fuel efficiency and record-breaking Time on Wing (TOW), a new...

Robust Motion Systems Built to Last In high-precision motion systems, size and durability matter just as much as accuracy. As applications become more demanding, Machine Tool Manufacturers require components that not only deliver precision but do so reliably over long production lifecycles. That is...

High precision does not become less demanding as systems get larger; if anything, the challenges increase. Maintaining stiffness, load capacity, and extremely low error motion at scale requires more than refined designs; it requires sustained investment, engineering discipline, and manufacturing...

ABTech's primary focus is on collaborating with OEMs. To us, OEMS are companies that build complete machines, platforms, and systems that rely on proven motion components at the heart of their design.

When selecting a precision linear stage or positioning stage, it's easy to focus on the headline specs: travel, load capacity, and accuracy. While these are essential, they only tell part of the story. The most common and costly purchasing mistakes occur when buyers fail to ask the deeper...

The success of a multi-million dollar project—be it in semiconductor inspection, aerospace metrology, or medical device manufacturing—often comes down to the microscopic precision of a single component. Choosing the right precision linear stage (often called a linear translation stage or...

From sequencing a genome to aligning a satellite's optics, progress in every major industry hinges on motion measured in microns and nanometers. But how is this incredible precision achieved? The answer often lies in an essential piece of technology: the linear stage.

SPIE Optifab 2025 ABTech exhibited at SPIE Optifab 2025 in Rochester, NY during the week of October 20. The show ran from Tuesday, October 21, through Thursday, October 23.