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December, 2006
Editorial
Using Cutting Tools To Boost Profits
Do you spend as much time planning to purchase cutting tools as you do when you plan to buy a new machine?
Leading Indicators
Features
"China-Catch-All" regulations needed
Dear Dr. Freedenberg: Being in a position where my livelihood and my career aspirations are based on the success or failure of American manufacturing, I can see your view and even empathize with the...
"Effective Education" article hits home
Dear
Editor, First off, I'd like to thank you for your engaging article "Effective
Education" published online on Oct. 19 and written by Larry Haftl.
Get A Process Engineer... For Free
Tooling Manufacturers Are Changing From Tooling Vendors To Process Improvers.
I Know Where I Am But Where Are You?
As the need for precision increases, so does the need for more precise measurement tools.
Reports on USA competitiveness appreciated
Dear Editor: Thank you for printing in American Machinist the great articles on the USA's lack of competitiveness.
Tech Trends
SmartCAM Is Back
Sometimes it seems that mergers and acquisitions in the software industry occur almost as often as new software releases.
Swapping CAD Files Still A Major Problem
Interoperability, the ability to share CAD data files between companies and between applications in the same company, continues to pose a difficult challenge to most manufacturing companies, says a...
Cutting Tool Digest
Cutters For Square Shoulder Milling
Seco Tools Inc. has added Helical Nano Turbo and Helical Power Turbo helical cutters to its family of square-shoulder milling products.
New Tooling Solutions
Iscar Metals Inc. has introduced several new cutting tools including single-edged reamers, single-ended parting inserts, side plungers and a deep-drilling system.
Trunnion Rotary Systems For Multiple-Part Positioning
Hardinge Inc. says its new Plate and Cube Trunnion Rotary Systems can be loaded with collet blocks, or configured with clamping devices, or customized with a window-box fixture to allow four-sided...
Government Matters
The Trade Agenda Of The 110th Congress
When it convenes in January, the 110th Congress will look a lot different from the 109th.
Law and Liability
Jury To Decide If Machine Codesigner Is Liable For Worker's Injury
Linda Thompson operated a laminating machine that sticks printed circuit boards to flexible substrates for Sheldahl Inc.
Safety Device Maker Not Liable For Shocked Worker
In the summer of 2001, Entergy Inc. hired North Houston Pole Line Corp. to install a new electric pole and to move distribution lines without interrupting Entergy's electrical services to its...
Casebooks
Gaging Speeds Metal Testing
A major steel maker enlisted Instron Corp. to design and build a tensile testing apparatus that would measure the thicknesses and widths of steel samples automatically.
Shop Multitasks Its Way To Medical
Several factors present special challenges to shops that supply machined metal parts to medical markets, but none is as daunting as making a profit on low-volume jobs.
Shop Opens The Door To Better File Sharing
Kval Inc., a manufacturer of heavy industrial woodworking machinery, has always used SolidWorks 3D-modeling software to quickly and accurately provide necessary custom designs of its panel saws that...
New Equipment
Die Sinker Offers Precision, Speed And Accuracy
Charmilles
says its new Roboform 350 MicroTEC die sinking EDM offers innovations in precision,
speed and productivity for small die and mold applications.
EDM Drill Delivers High Speed And Small Holes
McMachinery Systems, Inc. has introduced the Mitsubishi ED-2000NC small-hole EDM drill.
Five-Axis, Multitasking Machine For Hefty Stock Removal
Weingärtner Maschinenbau GmbH of Kirchham, Austria, has introduced a five-axis turning and milling machine that is designed for high stock removal.
Full-Featured VMC For Under $40,000
Fadal Machining Centers has introduced a CNC vertical machining center designed for die/mold makers and parts producers who need a low cost, full-featured machine.
High-Speed Vertical Machining Center For Large Mold Manufacturing
Makino has introduced the V99 and V99L vertical machining centers engineered to provide accuracy and high-speed performance in large die/mold milling while helping to reduce benchwork and...
Independent Multispindle Turning
The new Tornos Hydromat MultiAlpha 6x32 multispindle lathe has a 3-axis independent counter-spindle with five back-working tool positions and integrated independent motor spindles.
Marking System Uses Intelligent Driving Impact Technology
Dapra Marking Systems Techomark Multi 4 uses Intelligent Driving Impact, a technology that Dapra says ensures perfect marking quality despite variations in shape, surface condition or material of the...
Practical Ideas
Scribing For Equality
My
idea is for laying out three, equally spaced locations on a turned diameter.
