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September, 2002
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Sending secondary operations down the tubes
Tube-cutting system performs multiple fabrication jobs in one continuous process.
Tech Trends
Convenient on-line training
GE Fanuc Automation, Charlottesville, Va., has launched the Online Institute for automation training at http://onlineinstitute.gefanuc.com. The Online Institute offers interactive courses with 24/7...
Hearty fiberoptic welding
GSI Lumonics, Farmington Hills, Mich., has engineered a fiberoptic system for delivering laser power for welding. The Luminator fiberoptic system lets users weld highly reflective materials like...
High-accuracy portable CMMs
Faro Technologies Inc., Lake Mary, Fla., announced the release of The Faro Gage Personal CMM and the Platinum FaroArm with 0.0002-in. accuracy. The systems are designed to be high-precision,...
Manufacturers don't expect economic recovery soon
Economic optimism is in its fourth month of decline, according to the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) July 2002 Business Conditions Report. Conducted monthly, the Business Conditions Report...
New alloy promises to lower engine emissions
A new high-strength, aluminum-silicon alloy, developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., can be used for high-temperature cast components in engines to help lower emissions....
New spindle designs for high-speed machining
A four year, $7.5-million spindle-development project headed by The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), Ann Arbor, Mich., has ended with the development of three new spindle designs...
On-line courses in Spanish
In conjunction with IMTS 2002, Tooling University, Cleveland, will begin offering industrial manufacturing classes in Spanish. "Since we launched Tooling U," explains company spokesman Greg Jones,...
Casebooks
Company rolls on with management software
Elrae Industries Inc., a leading producer of stamped and roll-formed metal components as well as custom assemblies, was struggling to meet customer demands in an increasingly fast-moving and...
Device keeps robots from being crash dummies
The National Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Chatam, N. J., thought it had successfully automated the loading/unloading of its 10-station, 45-ton press when incorporating a robot to do the job. However,...
Pallet changer makes the switch to lean manufacturing
Increasing production and reducing setup times were the reasons behind Triumph Controls' implementation of lean manufacturing. And the success of that initiative was due in part to a pallet-changer...
Software fine-tunes shop's high-performance engine building
Getting the most horsepower and torque out of a motorcycle engine involves continually improving its intake and exhaust flow. According to Byron Hines, president of Vance & Hines Motorsports in...
Spindle airs out contamination problem for fitting maker
A division of Parker Hannifin, located in Otsego, Mich., was custom building machines for its own use, manufacturing brass fittings. Two such machines were rotary-index style and required 10 spindles...
