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December, 2005
Editorial
American Machinist focuses on American Manufacturing for 2006   

Features
Beyond quality toolmaking   
An American manufacturer continues a 125-year tradition of innovative solutions.

Breaking machine the screw-mindset   
Not all jobs involve high-volumes and lots of simple turning operations.

Get an edge on tool performance   
Matching edge hones with cutting conditions makes for super tools.

Italian designed, American made, Iraq deployed   
M9, a world-class traveler put into service.

Tech Trends
Machine tool consumption slowed in September   

Micro parts milled in metrology research   

Shop floor control and analysis   

Software sports web-accessible reporting tool   

The changing direction of integrated machines   

Turning centers sport simulation functions   

Cutting Tool Digest
Deep-hole boring tool   

Diamond cutting tips   

Hole saw kits   

Insert grades for steel   

Optical/digital presetters   

Short-overhang collet chucks   

Small milling inserts   

Trunnions for vertical machining centers   

U.S. Cutting Tool Institute Billings Index   

Government Matters
Rethinking the machine tool industry's role in national security   

Law and Liability
Company not liable for electrocution of distracted contractor   

Casebooks
CAM for college   

Company plays its way to customer satisfaction   

Engine-building facility gets organized   

Plant seals up spindlecontamination problem   

Plastic towers beat the heat   

Shop puts cutter in the productivity slot   

New Equipment
Burnishing tools   

Control system communication options   

Drills available in standard sizes   

EDMs sport special controls   

Fiber insulation makes energyefficient furnaces   

Finishing dispensers   

Gearless spindle technology part of VMCs   

Large work areas highlight of HMCs   

Material makes VMCs rigid to handle cutting   

Paper filters handle lubricants   

Portable spindles   

Space-saving clamps   

Thread-whirling tool lets machines do more work   

Turning centers do front and back machining   

Vacuum pump for material-handling robots   

VMC for electrode production   

Practical Ideas
Bandsaw-blade safety restraints   

Jaw idea provides a better grip   

Pick the winning Practical Idea!   

Retrospective
100 years ago in American Machinist   
Without a calculator

50 years ago in American Machinist   
A money-making formula

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