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    Production Speeds Lead To Profit

    Aug. 7, 2007
    Maxager's enterprise service showed a steel maker that high margin products do not necessarily generate the most cash per minute. A U.S. steel manufacturer serving the automotive...
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    Shop No Longer Stresses Out Over Stress

    Aug. 7, 2007
    Metalonica saves time and money doing in-house part stress relieving with a Meta-Lax system. Stress relieving parts, especially large ones, was causing problems for Metalonica...
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    Software Helps Save DoD Millions

    Aug. 7, 2007
    The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining relies on Mastercam X software to develop machining processes for parts such as this compressor wheel. Since it was...
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    Company Prophesizes Production Improvements

    Aug. 7, 2007
    DuPont uses GE Fanuc Automation's Proficy Plant Applications software to improve plant operations. DuPont is now efficiently managing its plant processes in a unified, easy-to...
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    Shop Surfs For RFQs

    Aug. 7, 2007
    Travis Sherwood finds machining work for his shop from the comfort of his home computer. After enduring several years of working for five or six large manufacturing companies,...
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    A Probing Strategy

    June 22, 2007
    A Renishaw probe checks an aerospace wheel at Dunlop Aerospace. For its done-in-one production strategy, Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems, a manufacturer of aircraft wheels and...
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    Company Gives Its Customers An Edge

    June 22, 2007
    Eastek handled all the grunt work in the re-design of the Wobble Light into the Wobble Light Jr. Wobble Light LLC experienced so much success with its Wobble Light construction...
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    Mold Shop Leans On Software

    June 22, 2007
    EIMO makes its lean manufacturing cell even leaner using Cimatron software. EIMO Americas Inc., a provider of plastic molding, tooling and related services, has overhauled the...