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February, 2008

Features

Kern’s Move to Machine Tools

Optimizing setup time starts early, stays and becomes better as jobs are done again.

The Many Parts of High Precision

Required tolerances can range from thousandths of an inch to the micron level.

What Do you Want Your Coolant to Do?

Here is a basic guide to the fluids and formulations and their capabilities.

Tooling & Fixturing Department

Tooling U Provides Multi-Language Training

Tool Data Management and Communications Software

Mori Seiki Acquires Sandvik Tobler SAS

Hardinge Outfits Defense Lab

Air-Cooled, High-Speed Spindles

Expanded Swiss Turning Spindle Line

Miniature Thread Mills

New Insert Grades and Tools for High Productivity

Room-Temperature, Low-Foaming Cleaner

Streamlined Indexer

The Key to Controlling Quality

Tooling/Machine Optimization Quadruples Productivity

Software & Controls Department

MTS Systems Uses SolidWorks to Accelerate Custom Configuration of Testing Equipment

Geometric’s DFMXpress Tool for Manufacturability Analysis Included With SolidWorks 2008

Choosing the Right CAM Software

The money is in the model

GibbsCAM Demonstrates Next Generation SolidWorks Interoperability

HyperMILL Receives Certified Gold Product Award From SolidWorks

MasterControl Has New Bill of Materials Solution and Project Data Management Connectors

Objet’s Connex500 Multi-Material 3D Printer Gets U.S. Introduction

QuadriSpace Offers New Software For Manufacturing Instructions and Technical Illustrations

SolidProfessor Offers Learning Management System and 2008 Course Library

Automation Department

Collision Sensors

Compact Grippers

Components For Automation

Connect to Automation

Robots on the Road

Shop Shuttles Over to Productivity

Machine Tools Department

Direct Metal Laser Sintering

Minimize Toolchange Times

Mold Shops Invest in Survival

Risk Meets Reward With 5-Axis Machining

Shop Gets Aggressive with Feedrates

Shop Operations Department

Distech Machine Tool Tray Loader

Heidenhain Offers 3-D Touch Probes for 3rd Party Controls

Mahr Federal Height Gage Provides Three Ways Measure

Renshaw Introduces High Accuracy Stainless Scale Linear Encoders

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Ideas from India

The Economic Stimulus Package: Will We Witness a New Era?