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Advanced grinding technologies tackle hardened steel components.

How to become a better-informed machine tool consumer.

Shops looking to improve high-speed machining reliability and performance have a new software tool at their disposal.

Expanded stage for international exhibition

A new venue for the Spanish machine tool exhibition BIEMH should boost exhibitor and attendee numbers, according to show organizers. They say moving to the new Bilbao Exhibition Center provides a...

FEA software gives robotic rover an arm up

Finite-element analysis (FEA) lets engineers at Alliance Spacesystems Inc. (ASI) of Pasadena, Calif., build a lightweight, yet strong, robotic arm for NASA's "Spirit" Mars rover. By testing the arm...

Software takes the measure of turbine blades

Shops use many different parameters and analyzing methods to evaluate turbine-blade quality. But the job could become easier and more accurate thanks to a new inspection program that uses data from...

Spindle manufacturers merge

Index for December '02—November '03

The condition of American manufacturing cannot be ignored

By Dr. Paul Freedenberg Vice President- Government Relations AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology

Extract precise measurements from film

Software recognizes aspects of 2.5D geometry

Manufacturer not liable for altered product

Rodriguez v. National Detroit Inc., 857 So.2d 199 (Fla.App. 2003), District Court of Appeal of Florida, July 16, 2003.

Shop meets customer demands with waterjet cutting

Detail Technologies abrasive waterjet cuts 18-gauge ceramic-coated steel on a Jet Edge system that reduces the job's scrap rate from 50% to less than 5%.

Rigid spindle for HMC

The spindle of the M-H4050 HMC uses four rows of front spindle bearings, instead of two, for rigidity at all speeds. Thermal stability comes from control of heat sources — internally...

Quick workstop

For a quick workstop when the part and setup allows, I use either a parallel clamp or C-clamp with a short piece of angle iron, if possible. These stops take less than 20 sec to set up and are sturdy...