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    Ecoca Lathes Available

    Nov. 26, 2007
    Taiwanese made Ecoca MT-415. Absolute Machine Tools Inc. has partnered with Ecoca Industrial Co. Ltd. of Taichung, Taiwan, to sell the company’s CNC lathes in the United States...
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    Software Puts Race Team in the Winners Circle

    Nov. 26, 2007
    The shop team at Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress formed a potent alliance with Dale Earnhardt in the early 1980’s, and launched what is now a 400-person racing empire...
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    The Best NC Simulation and Verification Software You Never Heard of

    Nov. 26, 2007
    The original way to verify an NC program was to run it on the machine and hope you didn’t hear any loud thunks. Then along came offline verification programs such as Vericut (...
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    Burlington Technologies Speeds Engine Component Design

    Nov. 26, 2007
    Canadian automotive engine component manufacturer Burlington Technologies, Inc. (www.burltech.com) says it has cut new product development time in half by using Solid- Works 3D...
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    At EMO

    Nov. 26, 2007
    EDMs and machining centers GF AgieCharmilles Mikron HPM 800U milling machine. GF AgieCharmilles showed several EDMs and machining centers at EMO 2007 that will soon be released...
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    The trade picture brightens

    Feb. 17, 2006
    The chart above shows that, adjusting for changing prices, U.S. merchandise exports have grown faster (26 percent) than imports (20 percent) since the end of 2002. This has been...
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    Electrode software

    May 1, 2005
    WorkNC-CAD Electrode software for designing, extracting, and machining EDM electrodes reportedly saves users up to 40% in preparation and cutting times. This module is part of...
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    Software puts shop on the fast track

    May 1, 2005
    Stafford, U.K.-based Rail-Ability accelerates designs of vehicles that lay rails, build platforms, and keep railroads safe using SolidWorks 3D mechanical-design software. It gives...