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title: ABTech Case Study & Whitepaper Resource Library
description: Explore ABTech case studies, whitepapers, and Ask the Expert insights in our whitepaper resource library. Get expert knowledge and real-world results.
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# Whitepapers and Case Studies

Access these whitepapers and case studies to learn more about ABTech's precision air-bearing, oil hydrostatic, and mechanical-bearing rotary tables, linear slides, high speed spindles, and many multi-axis combinations.

![Linear-Stages-Whitepaper-2026-1](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/Newsletter%20Images/Linear-Stages-Whitepaper-2026-1.jpg "Linear-Stages-Whitepaper-2026-1")

## Selecting the Right Linear Stage

ABTech's advanced precision guide to application-specific solutions for our linear stages

[Download the PDF](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/Newsletter%20Images/Linear%20Stages%20Whitepaper%202026.pdf?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

## Precision That Pushes the Limits

How ABTech helped launch NASA's NuSTAR telescope

[Download the PDF](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/NuStar%20Telescope%20Case%20Study%202025.pdf?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

![NuStar Case Study front pic](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/NuStar%20Case%20Study%20front%20pic.jpg "NuStar Case Study front pic")

![asktheexpert](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/asktheexpert.jpg "asktheexpert")

## Ask the Expert: How to Choose the Right Air-Bearing Spindles

ABTech President Ken Abbott shares his insight on high-precision air-bearing spindles

[Download the PDF](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/MD_ABTech_ATE_Final_083024-1.pdf?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

## Precision Air Bearing Spindle for High Speed Rail Inspection

[Download the PDF](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech%20Spindle%20Case%20Study.pdf?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

![ABTech Spindle Case Study](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech%20Spindle%20Case%20Study.jpg "ABTech Spindle Case Study")

![Cover Sonnax Case Study](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/Cover%20Sonnax%20Case%20Study.jpg "Cover Sonnax Case Study")

## How a Leading Automotive Transmission Component Manufacturer Improved Valve Quality with ABTech's High-speed, High-precision Metrology & Machining Lathe

[Download the PDF](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech-Automotive%20Transmission%20Component%20Case%20Study.pdf?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

## An Optical Machine-Tool Builder’s Guide to Customizing High-Speed Spindles

[Download the PDF](https://info.abtechmfg.com/optical-machine-tool-builders-guide-to-customizing-high-speed-spindles?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

![Small cover guide](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/Small%20cover%20guide.png "Small cover guide")

![COVER GE VERNOVA-2](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/COVER%20GE%20VERNOVA-2.png "COVER GE VERNOVA-2")

## GE Vernova Shares How a Custom-Built, Large-Capacity Runout Inspection Table Helped Speed Up Rotor repair & Assembly

[Download the PDF](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech%20GE%20Vernova%20Case%20Study%20Aerospace.pdf?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

## Accuracy in Turbine Rotor Assembly: Defining The Max Capacity Of Ultra-Precision Rotary Tables

[Download the PDF](https://info.abtechmfg.com/accuracy-in-turbine-rotor-assembly-guide?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

![Abtech_Accuracy-_Turbine_Ebook_Thumb-281x364](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/Images/Abtech_Accuracy-_Turbine_Ebook_Thumb-281x364.jpeg "Abtech_Accuracy-_Turbine_Ebook_Thumb-281x364")

![Abtech_Machine_SubMicron_April_2023_Thumb-600px-281x364](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/Images/Abtech_Machine_SubMicron_April_2023_Thumb-600px-281x364.jpeg "Abtech_Machine_SubMicron_April_2023_Thumb-600px-281x364")

## Optical Machine Tool Innovation Guide: 4 Key Strategies

[Download the PDF](https://info.abtechmfg.com/optical-machine-tool-innovation-guide?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

## ABTech creates the first measurement & automatic loading system for ultra‐precise, ultra‐thin optical films

[Download the PDF](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/PDF/ABTech_PeakNano_Whitepaper.pdf?hsLang=en) [Ask Questions about the Paper](https://www.abtechmfg.com/contact?hsLang=en)

![ABTech_PeakNano_Whitepaper_page-thumb-281x364](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/Images/ABTech_PeakNano_Whitepaper_page-thumb-281x364.jpeg "ABTech_PeakNano_Whitepaper_page-thumb-281x364")

![Linear-Stages-Whitepaper-2026-1](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/Newsletter%20Images/Linear-Stages-Whitepaper-2026-1.jpg)

## Selecting the Right Linear Stage

ABTech's advanced precision guide to application-specific solutions for our linear stages

[VIEW THE GUIDE](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/Newsletter%20Images/Linear%20Stages%20Whitepaper%202026.pdf?hsLang=en)

![NuStar Case Study front pic](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/NuStar%20Case%20Study%20front%20pic.jpg)

## Precision That Pushes the Limits

How ABTech helped launch NASA's NuSTAR telescope 

[DOWNLOAD THE CASE STUDY](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/NuStar%20Telescope%20Case%20Study%202025.pdf?hsLang=en)

![asktheexpert](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/asktheexpert.jpg)

## Ask the Expert: How to Choose the Right Air-Bearing Spindles

ABTech President Ken Abbott shares his insight on high-precision air-bearing spindles

[DOWNLOAD THE CASE STUDY](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/MD_ABTech_ATE_Final_083024-1.pdf?hsLang=en)

![ABTech Imaging Spindle Case Study](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech%20Spindle%20Case%20Study.jpg)

## Precision Air Bearing Spindle for High Speed Rail Inspection

[DOWNLOAD THE CASE STUDY](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech%20Spindle%20Case%20Study.pdf?hsLang=en)

![Case Study Cover Image with a high precision metrology & machining lathe](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/Cover%20Sonnax%20Case%20Study.png)

## How a Leading Automotive Transmission Component Manufacturer Improved Valve Quality with ABTech's High-speed, High-precision Metrology & Machining Lathe

[DOWNLOAD THE CASE STUDY](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech-Automotive%20Transmission%20Component%20Case%20Study.pdf?hsLang=en)

![Cover Guide Optical Machine Tool Guide ](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/Small%20cover%20guide.png)

## An Optical Machine-Tool Builder’s Guide to Customizing High-Speed Spindles

[DOWNLOAD THE WHITEPAPER](https://info.abtechmfg.com/optical-machine-tool-builders-guide-to-customizing-high-speed-spindles?hsLang=en)

![GE Vernova case study cover](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/GE%20Vernova%20case%20study%20cover.png)

## GE Vernova Shares How a Custom-Built, Large-Capacity Runout Inspection Table Helped Speed Up Rotor repair & Assembly

[DOWNLOAD THE CASE STUDY](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech%20GE%20Vernova%20Case%20Study%20Aerospace.pdf?hsLang=en)

![Abtech_Accuracy-_Turbine_Ebook_Thumb-281x364](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/Images/Abtech_Accuracy-_Turbine_Ebook_Thumb-281x364.jpeg)

## Accuracy in Turbine Rotor Assembly: Defining The Max Capacity Of Ultra-Precision Rotary Tables

[DOWNLOAD THE WHITEPAPER](https://info.abtechmfg.com/accuracy-in-turbine-rotor-assembly-guide?hsLang=en)

![Abtech_Machine_SubMicron_April_2023_Thumb-600px-281x364](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/Images/Abtech_Machine_SubMicron_April_2023_Thumb-600px-281x364.jpeg)

## Optical Machine Tool Innovation Guide: 4 Key Strategies

[DOWNLOAD THE WHITEPAPER](https://info.abtechmfg.com/optical-machine-tool-innovation-guide?hsLang=en)

![ABTech_PeakNano_Whitepaper_page-thumb-281x364](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/Images/ABTech_PeakNano_Whitepaper_page-thumb-281x364.jpeg)

## ABTech creates the first measurement & automatic loading system for ultra‐precise, ultra‐thin optical films

[VIEW THE CASE STUDY](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/PDF/ABTech_PeakNano_Whitepaper.pdf?hsLang=en)

![](https://www.abtechmfg.com/hubfs/ABTech_August2023/Images/Custom-Designed-Solution_488-PX.jpg)

## Application-Specific Solutions

While ABTech has a plethora of standard products, we also offer custom designed and manufactured products to suit any customer’s needs. We are constantly pushing the envelope to engineer solutions that others will not take on, and meet our customer’s most challenging specifications.

Our ability to assimilate complex geometric metrology and machining projects, along with our willingness to collaborate has earned ABTech respect from industry leaders and university research centers across the world. If you have a need for an application-specific solution, we are here to be your partner.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CUSTOM SOLUTIONS

#### Industries:

* Aerospace *

Aerospace

* Automotive *

Automotive

* Aviation *

Aviation

* Bearings *

Bearings

* Energy *

Energy

* Land & Marine *

Land & Marine

* Optics *

Optics

* Semiconductor *

Semiconductor

> We use 2 ABTech air-bearing spindles with tip/tilt and centering capability in our facility. These units are used for precision assembly and final metrology. We have never had an issue with either one, and the ABTech team is a great partner for us. We will be adding more systems as our young organization continues to grow. Jayson TiersonPresident  
>  Vertex Optics

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