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October, 2007

Editorial

MTConnect in Your Future

Leading Indicators

Autodesk Case Tests Re-sale of Software

Indianapolis Machining Company Expanding

TRW to Purchase Delphi Assets

Features

An Outsourced-Maintenance Success Story

Gurus of Maintenance

Outsourcing production maintenance provides proactive, preventive resources and an infrastructure that ensures maximum machine uptime.

Machine Tool Accuracy In 3D

Ultraprecise machines go beyond good positioning and repeatability.

Manufacturers Answer Call for More

Marketing Challenges

Measure Before Things Heat Up

Six Sigma Without the Belts

Quality programs that can be implemented in machine shops.

True PC-Based Control

Integrating software and peripherals into machines just got easier.

Tech Trends

Precise Simultaneous Five-Axis Machining

Variable Horizontal Machining Center Designed For Precision

Government Matters

You Never Had It So Good

Casebooks

Company Partners for Profit

Software Pushes Fast Part Programming

New Equipment

Surfware Inc.

Dart Controls, Inc.

Dassault Systemes’

Delcam

FANUC Robotics America, Inc.

Guyson Corporation

Hexagon Metrology, Inc.

Koepfer America, LLC

Kubotek USA

Lion Precision

MecSoft Corporation

Metalfab, Inc.

Motoman Inc.

New Vista Corporation

Noran Engineering, Inc.

PANalytical

Peter Wolters of America, Inc

Precision International Corporation

Product Development Company

Professional Tool Manufacturing LLC

SmartCAMcnc

SolidWorks Corporation

Sunnen Products Company

Superior Honing Equipment Company

Toellner Systems, Inc.

Toyoda Machinery USA

VX Corporation

Weiler Corporation

Weingartner Maschinenbau Gmbh

WEMA Vogtland GmbH

Practical Ideas

Cardboard keeps wire on a roll

Clean Aluminum Machining

Tool Prevents Damaged Part Edges

Last Word

International Media Company ined $3.5 million for using pirated software

Motion Control Manufacturer Expands