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September, 2006

Editorial

The American Machinist 10 Best Machine Shops

Leading Indicators

Federal Reserve Bank Sees Conditons Promising Through End Of Year

Features

10 Best Machine Shops

Here are the American Machinist 10 Best Machine Shops

Downturn Transforms Shop

Technology and communication lead to rebirth.

Empowering People Key To Success

Encouraging employees to "own" their work is paying off for 123 year old company.

Home Grown Success

Enabling employees is key to success in rural Kansas.

Miniature Manufacturing On A Worldwide Basis

Shop competes globally, trains locally.

Shaving Set-Up Time Goal For PNM

Investments in horizontal machining and pallet system boost productivity.

Success By Design

Attention to detail and good communications pays off.

The Little Things Count

Being the best does not cost a lot of money.

Upgrading For Success

Upgrading equipment doubles output and halves labor costs.

Workcells And White Boards

Shop's success turns on flexibility and manufacturing responsiveness.

Zero Defects And On-Time Deliveries.

Not the biggest shop, but its production track record stacks up with the best.

Tech Trends

Allied Machine Announces New Drilling System

MazakCAM CAD/CAM 4.4 Available For Programming Mazak CNC

New Software Released For Robotic Vision Sensors

Precise Simultaneous Five-Axis Machining

Cutting Tool Digest

Back-Chamfering/Deburring Tool

Center-Pilot Drill For Deep-Hole Drilling

Expanded Line Of Facemills

Fine-Grain PCD Cutting Grade

Mold Polishing/Finishing Handpiece

Government Matters

That Blur In The Rearview Mirror Is China

Law and Liability

Jury Verdict Reinstated In Lawsuit Over Plant Explosion

Noise Study And Doctor's Opinion Discounted In Hearing-Loss

Casebooks

Shop Puts Grinding Into High Gear

New Equipment

Cincinnati Machine Ingtroduces New 5-Axis Horizontal Machining Center

Daewoo Introduces New Vertical Machining Center

Marking Technology From Columbia Marking

Mitsubishi Introduces Waterjet Line

New Daewoo Turning Center Accepts Live Tooling

New Mid-Range Production Band Saw

New Multi-Flex Variable Shape Conveyor

New Rotary Nozzle For Pressure Washers

Practical Ideas

Covering A Few Machine-Painting Tips

Retrospective

Advances In Tech Education At Local Levels