ABTech Blog

Manufacturers today face increasing pressure to inspect tighter tolerances, reduce scrap, and maintain throughput without slowing production. While accuracy remains the foundation of precision metrology, it is no longer the only requirement. Speed, repeatability, usability, and operator confidence...

Precision manufacturing requires consistency, reliability, and the right motion solution tailored to your specific application. Rotary tables play a critical role in achieving all three. But with multiple technologies available, how do you choose the right one?

As high-growth manufacturing sectors like aerospace, electric vehicles (EV), and medical devices scale up to meet open-market demands, facilities are increasingly running second and third shifts. But as production volume increases, a hidden vulnerability in the quality lab emerges: inconsistency...

When precision cylindrical parts come off the manufacturing line, many quality managers' instinct is to send them straight to the Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) room. While CMMs are undeniably powerful tools for complex geometric analysis, relying on them for simple runout checks creates a...

In modern manufacturing—from aerospace turbines to EV motors—advanced applications demand verifiable sub-micron tolerances. When inspecting Total Indicator Reading (TIR) on critical cylindrical components, using a reliable runout measurement tool is critical; achieving reliable accuracy requires...