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May, 2006

Editorial
Features
AM'S Cutting Tool Information   
Detailed cutting tool information, including basic articles on cutting tools, is available on the Internet

Automated Deburring With The Finesse Of Hand Finishing   
SPECIAL TOOL MIMICS MANUAL OPERATIONS AND IMPROVES PART QUALITY.

China Sets Sights On Machine Tool Development   

Learning To Help Yourself   
WHAT SHOPS CAN DO TO GROW MACHINISTS.

Manufacturing The Perfect Beast   
PERFORMANCE IN PRODUCTION AT EDELBROCK CORPORATION

Speed Up, Slow Down For High Productivity   
OPTIMIZING FEEDRATES ACCORDING TO THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL TO BE CUT MINIMIZES MACHINING TIME WHILE PROTECTING CUTTERS.

The Most Important Factors For Future Success In Business   

Tech Trends
Cutting Tool Digest
Cold-Forming Taps   
InnoForm cold-forming taps from Emuge Corp.are available in 30 different designs and various shapes

ER Collet Chucks   
Royal Products, Hauppauge, NY, has introduced a line of Precision ER collet chucks with runout less than 0.0001-in.

Grooving Insert Holders   
Groove 'n Turn toolholders, part of the Thinbit line of cutting tools from Kaiser Tool Co., hold grooving and face-grooving inserts in sizes from 0.004 in. to 0.155 in.

Magnetic Workholding   

Roughing And Multiple-Material Millng Platform   

Tap Holders And Adapters   
Heartech Precision Inc., Elk Grove, Ill offers a complete line of tap-holder systems.

Government Matters
Law and Liability
Casebooks
New Equipment
All Automation   

CNC Engineering Robotic Integration   

Complex Measuring Made Easy   

DP Technology Corp. CAM Software   

EDMing Speed And Flexibility   

Holding Out For More Z   
Rego-Fix displayed its flexible Zero-Z toolholder that has a short projection to allow shops more Z-axis stroke and larger part-size capabilities.

Koma Rotary Table And Compact Indexer   

MAHR Federal Airgaging   

Mitsubishi Jumps Into Waterjet   
To meet customer production needs, MC Machinery Systems Inc. has added waterjet cutting from Mitsubishi EDM to its current product lineup.

Mitsuibishi EDM Equipment   
THE company's MC Machinery Systems, Inc. division will be introducing their EDM Wire MD+PRO for 24/7 production work in medical manufacturing

New Ideas Designed To Enhance Productivity   
Technologies exhibited at the Westec Exposition and Conference were targeted at expanding the capabilities of traditional CNC machine tools either through software enhancements or by using new...

No Need For CMMS   

Simple Wheel Setups   

Stopping Compressed-Air Contaminants   

Techniks Inc. Shrink Fit Extensions   
These shrink fit extensions work with existing tool holder inventory, includingcollet chucks, shrink-fit holders, hydraulic chucks,

Tornos Technologies Swiss-Type Turning Center   

Toyoda Pallet Storage, Grinder   

Practical Ideas
Retrospective
Competition Holds The Future Of U.S.-Manufacturing   
25 Years in American Machinist

Computer-Aided Manufacturing Advances Predicted   
25 Years In American Machinist