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EM69 Series Machines and Proprietary Software

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Rottler Manufacturing: The Unsung Hero of Combustion Engines (100 Years of Made In America)

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The tour concludes by showcasing the EM69 series machines, including the F69, EM69ATC, and EM69HP. The F69 targets the performance market, the EM69ATC is an enclosed version for power engine rebuilders, and the EM69HP is a 5-axis articulating head boring machine. The guide explains that while standard CNC machines use G-code (Mastercam or CAD/CAM software), Rottler developed proprietary software to simplify the process. This software allows engine builders, who might be accustomed to hand-porting, to digitize their race-winning ports directly on the machine and then replicate them with precision across multiple heads, significantly reducing complexity and increasing efficiency. This innovation made Rottler's product line unique.

Goal: Explain the EM69 series machines and their user-friendly software

Tools and materials

  • EM69 Series Machines — Performance engine rebuilding, block machining, and 5-axis boring
  • Proprietary Software Rottler — Simplifying CNC programming and digitizing designs for engine machining
  • Renishaw Probe Renishaw — Digitizing points on engine heads to create machining paths

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project I've been working on actually for a compressor remanufacturing company so uh our newest machine that we unveiled at epe the em45 is getting a custom fixture to uh do all of these and just reborn I think people really realize how many piston driven engines are Yeah in our world move around stuff like I mean if you is there have you actually like done any research on that to figure out if what has more is it road going automobiles or is it industrial stationary like you know ships trains man that power generation I would say it's probably cars so they just pump them out and they're cheaper but that's a great question like what's the ratio I feel like I feel like this kind of stuff has to be there could be a lot of that though I mean how many you guys I mean every compressor that's the that's the doors versus Wheels conversation I don't know yeah so here's our em69 department so this is where we do three machines back here we do f-69s that's targeted at the performance Market um em69 ATC which is an enclosed version of this and that's kind of targeted at pers and then our em69 HP which is our five axis porting machine these per Performance Engine Rebuilder yeah race cars yeah why is 69 every number that's a really common number yeah you know we started with the f65s and then it's worked its way up f68 and then f69 um so yeah here's the the HP so that's your five axis articulating headboarding machine so full alignment we digitize on machine so these are the ones you see with a cylinder head and they're doing all this kind of crazy stuff correct so you put a porting tool lollipop boarding cutter we use the Rena shop probe we have our own proprietary software we digitize on machine which is what made this whole product line unique to Rottler so you can put an LS head in there and you can go around and the probe touches each point you can digitize in an hour and then you can write a tool path in 10 minutes and you can just every head you load after that will be exactly the same so explain to me what you explained yesterday about the Rottler methodology versus a standard CNC machine right so a standard CNC machine will use G-Code they use Mastercam your your you have a cam software it gets posted in the G-Code you upload G-Code Rottler what we've always tried to do is say we want to cater to that engine market and we want to be able to take engine builders and make them engine Machinists and and trying to learn that skill set it takes a lot of training to…

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