Technical Articles
ABTech, Inc. has published these technical articles:
(Sensing and Measurement Instruments)
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ABTech Manufacturing creates the first measurement and automatic loading system for ultra-precise, ultra-thin optical films in just 3 months....
(Bearings and Bushings)
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ABTech Air Bearings are "Orifice Compensated" and float on a specific Air Gap (thickness of air film) and many design aspects revolve around the air gap specification....
(Bearings and Bushings)
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This article will cover the basics of air bearings, their benefits, and some common air-bearing applications by industry....
(Bearings and Bushings)
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ABTech's 5-Axis air bearing project was designed and built for the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore Labs. The National Ignition Facility, or NIF is a stadium sized facility used to...
(Bearings and Bushings)
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NASA needed a machine that would safely and quickly produce optics for their long-delayed NuSTAR X-ray telescope. The scientists at NASA challenged ABTech to develop a multifunctional machine that...
(Bearings and Bushings)
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18,000 RPM Air Bearing Spindles
for Image Scanning in Harsh Conditions
The Challenge:
Design an inspection system for a European high-speed rail system - that must function accurately in harsh...
(Positioning Stages, Slides and Guides)
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ABTech Manufacturing creates five-axis platform for
nanometer/sub-arc second processing around its
ultra-precision air bearings and Renishaw SiGNUMTM
position encoders.
When a leading manufacturer of...
(Linear and Rotary Motion Components)
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AT400, 2000LBS, Rotational Accuracies
better than 5µ", No Problem....ABTech Inc. started with an AT400 series rotary air bearing table capable of holding 2,000 lbs with certified rotational accuracies...
(Linear and Rotary Motion Components)
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All ABTech SP Series spindles have dual plane balancing provisions. We use a Baladyne Balancing system to monitor the imbalance at the front and rear of the spindle....
(Linear and Rotary Motion Components)
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Ultra-precise HEIDENHAIN linear scales aid in the manufacture of hydrogen targets for thermonuclear testing...
(Positioning Stages, Slides and Guides)
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Let's look at what linear stages are and what they do....
(Bearings and Bushings)
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Most engineers start exploring the benefits of air bearings once their manufacturing tolerances drop to less than 1 micron. Why is that?...
(Bearings and Bushings)
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What is "solutions engineering" and why is it so important for precision manufacturing?...
(Linear and Rotary Motion Components)
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Accuracy, Repeatability & Resolution. Is there a difference between these two?...