e-Bulletin, October 2005

October 11 , 2005
Your newsletter of manufacturing news and technology. In this Issue... Sponsored by JobBOSS

• Commentary by Bruce Vernyi- Common themes from the manufacturers at EMO 2005
• Feature articles- Cashing in on Complexity, Marrying Product and process design, Product Data available in visual format, Open for business
• Technology trends - Inspection tool learns textures, July tool consumption dips slightly, Mazak event to touch the future, More funding for material production process, Equipment updates for community college, Spanish machine tool producers to merge, FeatureCAM 2006 available, Ford boosting hybrid production
  Hybrid drive development alliance formed, GE/Rolls-Royce venture gets engine contract, NTMA creates website to help shops damaged by Katrina
• Hot products
• Mark your calendar
  

CommentaryCommon themes from the manufacturers at EMO 2005 As manufacturers from around the globe spoke, common themes surfaced. Most manufacturers predicted growth in manufacturing, while they expect China to reach equilibrium and stop being a worldwide drain on jobs. They agree these expectations prompt the need for efficiency and increased production output to stay competitive. Read more Click here to read more. Newsletter sponsorJobBOSS

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Feature articles

Cashing in on Complexity
Losing work to overseas suppliers has spelled disaster for many U.S. production shops, but it has also spawned survival strategies for others. Production shops survive offshore competition by running complicated parts on multispindle machines. Read more

Marrying Product and process design
With digital manufacturing, shops take advantage of advances in manufacturing-process-simulation technologies to develop manufacturing processes in collaboration with product design. Read more

Product data available in visual format
Visualization technologies are inexpensive, easy-to-use tools for communication. To get information flowing among its departments and customers for requests for quotes, Apex Design Technology upgraded visualization software and integrated it with the shop management software already in use. Read more

Open for business
People and systems outside design teams need access to critical design data to make sound business decisions. Without it, companies can't respond to fast-changing conditions, so most product-lifecycle-management strategies. Are shifting away from single-vendor. Read more.

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Technology trendsInspection tool learns texturesJuly tool consumption dips slightlyMazak event to touch the futureMore funding for material production processEquipment updates for community collegeSpanish machine tool producers to mergeFeatureCAM 2006 availableFord boosting hybrid productionHybrid drive development alliance formedGE/Rolls-Royce venture gets engine contractNTMA creates website to help shops damaged by Katrina Hot products Advertisements Banner's revolutionary PICO-GUARD Fiber Optic Safety System achieves highest Category 4 safety rating with a single switch point. Check it out Mark your calendarOctober 19 : 2PM EST
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