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December, 2002
Features
Boosting productivity the Italian way
Customers have spoken, and Italian machine tool builders are listening.
Tech Trends
Lean is and lean does
It's no secret that manufacturers that want to survive in the global market must invest in better technology and re-fine their manufacturing processes to stay lean. This is not only true for those...
Machine and component order information a click away
Shops competing in a JIT environment know the frustration of waiting for a machine or component to arrive. Checking the status of an order usually means that they're in for a lot of phone calls and...
Narrow AC-drive family
Afocus on size has led to the latest in AC drives from ABB Inc., New Berlin, Wis. The company recently introduced the ACS 800 low-voltage drives, which are 50% smaller than their equivalent...
Tool-mounting system
A modular accessory for headstock/tailstock positioners gives robots from Motoman Inc., Dayton, Ohio, more flexibility for tooling changeover as compared to hard-mounted systems.
Vacuum chuck for EDM
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a vacuum chuck and a vacuum-creating aspirator pump for EDM equipment to hold parts vulnerable to distortion by vises, clamps, or...
Casebooks
Automation fends off competition
Tough competition, including that offshore, forces Daco Inc. of North Aurora, Ill., to continually look for better ways to machine its parts. So it was no surprise when the contract machine shop...
Laser-based gaging makes smart system smarter
Bar Technologies developed and uses a smart system, called Synchronous Manufacturing, for its high-volume production of critically dimensioned items such as hydraulic piston rods. The system provides...
Rotary table slashes part-production time
An increased production of combustion turbines for power generation has spurred a corresponding increase in demand for fuel nozzles, which control the flow of fuel into the combustion chamber. Each...
Shop builds success on palletization
For the past 10 years, Die-Tech and Engineering hasn't had to lay off an employee, and its business has increased more than 10% a year over the past two years. The Grand Rapids, Mich., mold-making...
System untangles supply-chain problems
Supply-chain communications and transactions were stalling Bendix CVS's global expansion. For one of its Chinese castings supplier, the Elyria, Ohio, vehicle-parts maker faxed weekly updates on...
VMCs prove perfect fit for castings maker
Top Die Casting in South Beloit, Ill., makes itself more competitive by producing better parts for less money. It does so on accurate machines with fast cycle times and flexibility for use as part of...
