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July, 2003

Features

Drilling do's and don'ts

Make holemaking more productive.

Today's grinders make big cuts without forfeiting accuracy or precision.

Smooth road for rough machining molds

Software strategy slashes programming and rough machining times for molds.

Wired for tool production

Cutting tool shops do the impossible with spark erosion.

Tech Trends

Shedding some light on coating problems

A NEW COATING SYSTEM LETS manufacturers use ultraviolet (UV) light to detect defects. Developed by NCP Coatings Inc., Niles, Mich., the Optically Active Coating System (OACS) adds an exclusive...

Casebooks

Shop makes its mark in dentistry

ONE MIGHT NOTICE SCI-DENT INC.'S HANDIWORK while sitting in a dentist's chair. The dental and surgical instrument-manufacturing company makes, among other things, Scalersand curettes used to clean...