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The Need to Know Is Basic
An MTConnect-enabled monitoring system gives this shop a clear and simple picture of machine tool usage.
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Linking power usage data to machine activities is a critical first step toward sustainable manufacturing.
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New U.S. “CMO” Speaks at imX
Didn’t know the United States had a Chief Manufacturing Officer? He’s Michael Molnar, a former Cummins manufacturing exec. Appointed to this new post by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in July, he will make his first public address as CMO at imX on September 12.
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A Venue to Sell Your Machining Expertise
Shops go to trade shows to look for new technology. They go to purchasing fairs to look for new customers—customers that need the services of a shop with the right technology. The next Contract Manufacturing Purchasing Fair, which will take place in Chicago, September 7-8, 2011, is that kind of the event.
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Sizing up the Digital Optical Comparator
A digital optical comparator uses a CAD file instead of a template or overlay film. More importantly, the digital comparator not only measures dimensions, but it also actively compares the measurements with nominal values, thus making it truly a gage for accepting or rejecting a part.
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Forbes Names FANUC Corp. In Top 100 Most Innovative Companies
FANUC Corp., maker of CNC systems, robots and machine tools has been named as one of the top 100 companies in the "World's Most Innovative Companies" list published recently in Forbes magazine. These companies were chosen because of their capacity to develop new products likely to ensure future success.
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Gearing Up to Make Big Gears
Over the years, this Indiana job shop/contract manufacturer developed a specialty in gear making. Now it is taking this specialty to a grander scale. Two large machines for high-precision internal gear grinding are the main anchors of the company’s new precision grinding room.
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Automated Production on HMCs Requires Automated Gaging
An innovative approach to automated gaging helps deal with a fundamental challenge inherent to a flexible, multi-machine environment: Many machines with many operations multiply the chances for error.
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Saving Energy with Cutting Tools
To help its customers in Japan cope with electricity shortages resulting from the recent earthquake and tsunami, Sandvik Coromant developed a program to reduce machine tool power consumption with the use of advanced cutting tool technology. The three-pronged approach can apply to any company interested in sustainable manufacturing.
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My Piece of Space Shuttle History
A sample of the silica insulation developed for the “tiles” that formed a critical part of the space shuttle’s Thermal Protection System came my way in the early 1980s. I’ve saved it all these years as a reminder of the technology (particularly five-axis machining) that made space shuttle flight possible.
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IMTS Attendee Success Stories Are Winners
Showing real attendees at IMTS talk about how this show helps make their businesses more successful was smart. It was a great way to promote this show, and it helped the IMTS marketing team win a Gold Tower Award from the Business Marketing Association.
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