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Articles in April, 2008 issue of Modern Machine Shop

• Five-axis machining center—Dynamic International, booth 705
• A great tax-saving idea for the family business
  by Irving L. Blackman
• Meeting dates
• Molding personnel: this mold shop has a full-time employee devoted to nothing but training
  by Peter Zelinski
• Control offered with three intuitive navigation choices
• Measuring tools and parts on the machine—Marposs, booth 818
• Five-axis machining cycle enhancements for CAM software—DP Technology, booth 221
• Roughing balinose end mill—tool-flo, booth 430
• Lathe toolholder features coolant through the shank
• Hard turning and cylindrical grinding were made for each other
  by Mark Albert
• CMM builder reaches delivery milestone
  by Matthew D. Danford
• Air-actuated bore tooling for tight-tolerance applications
• Coolant filtering system delivers a clutch performance
• CD and Web-based product selection tool
• Five-axis universal milling machine features high dynamics—DMG America, booth 527
• End mills reduce harmonics and chatter—Niagara Cutter, booth 521
• Abrasive waterjet cuts large materials
• Milling cutter features eight cutting edges
  by Emily K. Tudor
• NTMA appoints new executive director
  by Matthews D. Danford
• Multiple machine operation-evaluating specific applications
  by Mike Lynch
• Factories around the world consume more equipment: China's growth dominates the world: machine tool output & consumption survey
  by Joe Jablonowski
• CNC programmed by pressure and position commands
• Fiber abrasive similar to ceramic stone—Boride Engineered Abrasives, booth 306
• Take measurements without moving molds—Gesswein & Co., booth 543
• Aluminum tooling and mold materials—Vista Metals, booth 637
• Brochure features solid carbide cutting tools
  by Emily K. Tudor
• Meeting timeliness
  by Wayne S. Chaneski
• Laser manufacturer plans to move headquarters
  by Matthew D. Danford
• Low-temperature PVD coatings for molds, components
• Real-time analysis quickens design process
• Software determines workpiece costs
• CAD/CAM system uses true surface data—Tebis America, booth 813
• Palladium and alloys available in many forms
• By the numbers
  by Steven R. Kline, Jr.
• Ask the teacher
  by Peter C. Zelinski
• De-Sta-Co buys IMC
  by Matthew D. Danford
• Sliding jaw universal power chucks
• New boring tool phases out multiple-pass operation
  by Matt Danford
• Eliminate witness lines
• Enhanced mold-specific CAD software—Clear Cut Solutions, booth 310
• Automate business process with management software—Exact JobBoss, booth 330
• Laser technology reduces rise/fall lime of square wave pulse
• Optimizing the production process
  by Emily K. Tudor
• Increased accuracy and portability for measuring arms
  by Derek Korn
• Shoptech partners with USC
  by Matthew D. Danford
• JUARISTI: boring and milling solutions
• Managers make clean air top priority
• Integrating payroll services with shop system
• Memory management quickens calculation times—Delcam, booth 512
• Palletizing with dynamic rigidity—System 3R, booth 502
• HMC features space-saving design
• Web site offers free 3D CAD models
  by Emily K. Tudor
• Fanuc offers Robotic Training program
  by Matthews D. Danford
• More on staging for gaging
  by George Schuetz
• Hard milling by the numbers: here are some speeds, feed rates and depths of cut for a productive hard milling process
  by Peter Zelinski
• Making the most of production time
• Laser-welding machine designed for comfort—Alliance Laser Sales, booth 805
• Thermal stability and zero table overhang—Okuma America, booth 511
• Cost effective injection simulation—Vero International, booth 325
• Modern formability—measurement and applications
  by Emily K. Tudor
• Zero taper in abrasive waterjet cutting
  by Mark Albert
• Software developer celebrates 20th anniversary
  by Matthew D. Danford
• Robot arm with seven-axis design
• Slotting out a niche in the oil and gas industry
• User interface features single graphics environment
• Diamond chromium coating applied at low temperatures—Armoloy of Western PA, booth 232
• CAM for everyone—Open Mind Technologies, booth 426
• Laser system features high speed axes
• Sensors measure distance
  by Emily K. Tudor
• A jolt is not a surge
  by Mark Albert
• Haas Automation logs record year
  by Matthews D. Danford
• Combination inserts designed with six cutting edges
• Using twin-table machines to maximize spindle uptime by integrating twin-table, bridge-style machining centers, this shop virtually eliminates spindle downtime during job change-overs. An operator can safely set up a new job on a table located outside the
  by Derek Korn
• Checking wall thickness in 3D CAD models
• Diamond coated tools for machining graphite—CVD Diamond Corp., booth 205
• High speed VMCs provide thermal stability in high-precision work—Haas Automation, booth 605
• CNC surface grinders—Wasino, booth 226
• Dot peen system marks parts in continuous motion
  by Emily K. Tudor
• Elegance in simplicity
  by Derek R. Korn
• Program aims to improve workforce development
  by Matthews D. Danford

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