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A mobile CNC tending robot gets bumped. Nobody notices. Here's how AprilTags let the Axton Robotics station find the shift and correct itself.
Michael Nessim
Apr 30, 2026 — 3 min read
CNC shops can't find or keep machine tenders, and idle spindles cost money every hour. Here's how robotic machine tending helps shops grow their people.
Michael Nessim
May 28, 2026 — 3 min read
Most machine tending robots are blind and need perfect fixtures. Here's how AI vision lets the Axton Robotics station find, check, and handle parts.
Michael Nessim
May 14, 2026 — 3 min read
How a 12-year friendship between a Cairo software founder and a San Diego engineer became Axton Robotics, a plug-and-play CNC automation company.
Michael Nessim
Jan 15, 2026 — 7 min read
Inside the Axton Robotics carousel, a mobile, plug-and-play CNC machine tending station with AI vision, radar safety, and self-aligning AprilTags.
Michael Nessim
Apr 16, 2026 — 5 min read
Custom CNC automation cells take months and carry real risk. Here's how plug and play machine tending compares, and when an integrator is still the right call.
Michael Nessim
Jun 11, 2026 — 3 min read
We planned to show our CNC machine tending station in Chicago. We're skipping it to rebuild the station simpler, stronger, and more affordable. Here's why.
Michael Nessim
Aug 20, 2026 — 2 min read
Our carousel CNC tending station worked. We replaced it anyway. Here's why Axton Tower is simpler, stronger, and lower cost for CNC shops.
Michael Nessim
Sep 24, 2026 — 4 min read
Upload a STEP file and get a CNC machining price in seconds. Pick material, quantity, finish and lead time, then send it to purchasing or pay online.
Malak Mitch
Oct 8, 2026 — 5 min read
