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October, 2009

Features
A Straitline to success   
Shop rides on do-it-yourself attitude, not offshore suppliers.

Cutters for Plastics   
The key to successful machining is to match a plastic's characteristics with an appropriate cutter geometry.

Polycarbonates Make for Safer Viewing Panels   

The Need for Lean Flow   
In machine-based manufacturing, lean flow begins with the creation of process cells, and linking these cells together to synchronize production.

(Firsts of two parts.)


Tooling & Fixturing Department
Software & Controls Department
From the farm to the factory   
Machine builder stays in step with the future and in touch with the past, through digital prototyping.

Control architecture for job shops breaks the G-code barrier   

Plex Systems Gains New Cash Infusion   
$6 million from multiple sources will fund sales, marketing and development efforts

Automation Department
Machine Tools Department
Shop Operations Department
Who's ready to buy?   
It’s a buyer’s market for capital equipment, but with the economy’s future still uncertain and banks wary of new risks, shops proceed with caution.

Tabletop measurement system   

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