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Acme Manufacturing Acme Manufacturing is one of the earliest pioneers in surface finishing automation. grinding of bar and tube materials.

As the premier robotic integrator in the material removal space, Acme has produced over 3900 robotic systems. Since 1910, the company has remained family-owned and operated by four generations of the Carlson family. The family has brought a steady sequence of innovations to over 20 industries on a global scale. As the premier robotic integrator in the surface finishing space, Acme has produced over 3500 robotic systems. In addition, Acme is known for its full line of coated abrasive belt centerless grinding systems, ideal for O.D. Acme reduces the cost of surface finishing operations by as much as 65%. We design, build and integrate programmable robotic systems that perform buffing, polishing, grinding, deburring and material handling.

10/09/2026

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†!

Forging remains a key part of modern manufacturing, producing components designed to perform under demanding conditions.

We engineered this robotic buffing system for forged aluminum heavy truck wheels, automating the finishing process on both I.D. and O.D. surfaces.

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€:
โ€ข Dual FANUC America Corporation R-2000/210 robots
โ€ข Acme patented servo-driven end-of-arm tooling for synchronized wheel rotation and positioning
โ€ข Six dual vertical buffing spindles for cut and color operations
โ€ข Consistent liquid compound delivery with PoliPower Marathon 12 spray guns.

Visit the Forging Industry Association for more information.

10/02/2026

๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ

Acme Manufacturing began working with FANUC America Corporation in 1986, making 2026 the 40th year of our partnership.

Robotic material removal has changed a lot since then, but the fundamentals have not.

A robot by itself does not solve the process.

The application still depends on the right tooling, the right process parameters, and a system designed to run reliably in production.

As a Level 5 FANUC Authorized System Integrator, Acme combines FANUC robot technology with decades of experience in grinding, polishing, buffing, and deburring.

That experience helps us build systems around the process, not just the robot.

Forty years later, that is still our focus.
Help manufacturers improve consistency, increase throughput, and get more value from automation.

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ.

09/25/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ง๐—ฆ.

This year, we brought robotic material removal technology across the IMTS show floor, from heavy stock removal to precision aerospace finishing.

In our booth, attendees saw our FANUC America Corporation M-900iB/700 with dual Acme-engineered abrasive belt grinding heads, the new Acme FinishFLX, and a FANUC Force Control demonstration.

Acme technology was also running with two of our abrasive partners:
โ€ข Weiler Abrasives with a compact robotic system for jet engine blade root and platform deburring
โ€ข Norton Abrasives with adaptive HPC and HPT blade repair, plus RAZORStar showing heavy stock removal.

Thank you again to everyone who stopped by, watched a demo, and challenged us with a new material removal application.

International Manufacturing Technology Show

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฅ๐—ข ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—œ๐˜.Thank you to everyone who connected with o...
09/24/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฅ๐—ข ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—œ๐˜.

Thank you to everyone who connected with our team this week at Aviation Week MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore.

Asia Pacific is becoming an increasingly important center for global aviation, with nearly half of new aircraft deliveries over the next two decades projected to go to the region.

That growth is why our Singapore Innovation and Development Center matters. Our team is developing robotic finishing processes for engine maintenance, including adaptive HPC and HPT blade repair, polishing, blending, and more.

As engine maintenance demand grows, so will the need for flexible, repeatable robotic material removal solutions.

AVIATION WEEK
Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore)

09/22/2026

Aerospace MRO Innovation, Engineered in Singapore.

This week, our team is showcasing the latest robotic material removal technology for the Aerospace MRO market.

Supported by our Singapore Innovation and Development Center, Acme continues to advance repair technology for jet engine components.

If you are attending Aviation Week MRO Asia-Pacific, stop by booth #2224 and talk with our team about your toughest finishing applications.

Aviation Week Events
FANUC America Corporation
Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore)

09/18/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ง๐—ฆ!

There is still plenty to see Acme technology across the show floor.

Stop by booth #237030, see robotic grinding, force control, and flexible finishing technology.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:

Weiler Abrasives featuring our compact robotic system for jet engine blade root and platform deburring, with multiple abrasive media options for different finishing requirements.

Norton Abrasives featuring adaptive HPC and HPT blade repair across four abrasive stations, along with RAZORStar technology for high stock removal grinding.

๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€:
Friday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

FANUC America Corporation
International Manufacturing Technology Show

09/15/2026

Live at IMTS With Our Largest Robotic Grinding Demo!

These dual abrasive belt grinding heads are perched on a FANUC America Corporation M-900iB/700 robot.

Designed for demanding robotic grinding applications, these Acme engineered grinding heads can support:

โ€ข 5 to 20 HP drive options
โ€ข Abrasive belts from 1 to 6 inches wide
โ€ข Force control for consistent contact pressure

Visit booth #237030, in the north hall and bring our team your toughest material removal application.


International Manufacturing Technology Show

09/14/2026

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

The show floor is just about to open, and the Acme team is ready for a full week of robotic material removal technology, live demos, and conversations about your toughest finishing applications.

Stop by Acme Booth #237030 to see robotic grinding, polishing, buffing, deburring, cut-off, and our new FinishFLX in action.

Todayโ€™s show hours: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

We look forward to seeing you at International Manufacturing Technology Show

09/11/2026

๐—™๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜-๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ง๐—ฆ.

IMTS starts Monday, and we are bringing robotic material removal technology across the show floor.

Patrick Oโ€™Neil shares what you can expect to see in the North Hall:

Acme Manufacturing ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต #237030
โ€ข Heavy-duty Dual Abrasive Belt Grinding Demo
โ€ข The new Acme FinishFLX
โ€ข FANUC America Corporation Force Control Demonstration

Norton Abrasives Booth #237042
โ€ข Adaptive HPC and HPT Blade Repair Demo
โ€ข Bolt Grinding Demo

Weiler Abrasives Booth #237253
โ€ข Aerospace Blade Root and Platform Deburring Demo

Bring us your toughest finishing application during International Manufacturing Technology Show

09/10/2026

๐—”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.

At IMTS, stop by the Weiler Abrasives booth to see another Acme robotic material removal demo in the North Hall.

Our compact robotic deburring system is designed for jet engine blade root and platform finishing, combining Acmeโ€™s robotic process expertise with Weilerโ€™s range of abrasive media.

Pat O'Neil highlights the flexibility of this system for Aerospace component finishing.

See it running live in the Weiler Abrasives booth #237253, then stop by our booth #237030 to explore even more robotic material removal technology.


International Manufacturing Technology Show
FANUC America Corporation
Schunk SE & Co. KG
ATI Industrial Automation

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4240 N Atlantic Boulevard
Auburn Hills, MI
48326

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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