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Articles in Feb, 2005 issue of Modern Machine Shop

• Don't take it from me
  by Allan Sweatt
• Lean implementations don't fail
  by Wayne S. Chaneski
• Running EDM economically
  by Mark Albert
• Distributorship in the Great Lakes State
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Native CAD associativity
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Process is a substitute for hot oxide metal finishing
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Electronic lathes for complex machining
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Submit your tricks
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Sourcing for OEMs
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• "Too hard" is just right: a pioneering user of ultrasonic machining seeks out parts that are too difficult to manufacture on other machine tools
  by Peter Zelinski
• Internet service leads shop to customers in its own back yard
• Enhanced CAD software
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Herizontal and vertical pick-up lathes
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• President Bush will make tort reform
• Planning for the family business
  by Irving L. Blackman
• Creating a machine shop franchise template: this contract shop applies basic franchising concepts to maximize efficiency in all aspects of its business. Its intent is not to sow multiple franchise locations, but rather to make its sole facility perform as
  by Derek Korn
• New division of consumables
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Simplifying measurement and reporting
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Five-axis programmable head
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Turn and mill in one setup
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• EDM vs. milling
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Apprenticeship grant
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• High speed wire cutting needs high efficiency filtration
  by Mark Albert
• A circle milling custom macro
  by Mike Lynch
• Design and engineering software
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Box-type vertical CNC lathe
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• All of these proposals are controversial
• The White House seems likely to take an incremental approach
• Vise helps shop cut maintenance time
• Job Shop Site of the Month
  by Allan Sweatt
• Social Security and tax reform will be the centerpiece of President Bush's second-term domestic agenda
• Meeting dates
• North American representation
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Dispensing accuracy
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Remove tramp oils, aerate and refresh
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Drive pins for hard turning
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Talk about CAD/CAM
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• 10,000 strong
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• President Bush faces a tough fight
• Air rings and air forks
  by George Schuetz
• Synthetic coolant shines in shop-wide applications
• CAD software features improvements
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Turning/grinding center cuts processing time
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• A secret weapon—again
  by Mark Albert
• Performance primer
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• The White House contends that budget deficits should shrink enough during President Bush's term that the country could absorb the transition financing, estimated at $1 trillion over 10 years if workers divert two percentage points of their tax to private
• Turning ideas into parts: to get maximum leverage from its manufacturing know-how, this CNC shop draws on all of its software resources—CAD, CAM and shopfloor programming
  by Mark Albert
• Changing names
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Manufacturing and financial software
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Plunge mill cuts cycle times
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Step chucks for thin-wall turning
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• If 5S is good, try 13S next
  by Peter C. Zelinski
• EDM on the Web
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Moreover, creating private accounts doesn't address Social Security's fundamental problem
• Constant material removal: the key to hard milling: CAM features can keep the cut from exceeding the tool's limits, without compromising productivity or part quality
  by Edwin Gasparraj
• New CEOs
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Native viewing, printing and markup
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Combination lathes for mixed volume, short-run operations and more
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Catalog features over 22,000 products
  by Christina R. Bramlet
• Diverse applications of CAM automation
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• PLM forums
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• CAD input for EDM
  by Mark Albert
• Manufacturing's challenges and opportunities
  by Alan Christman
• T-slotted tombstones improve setup time
• Enhanced EDM machines
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Inserts can be reground and reused
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• CAD/CAM for EDM
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Centennial celebration
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• Metalworking fluids
• Association leader
  by Shauna R. Steigerwald
• New rotary encoder
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Redesigned bar feeder
  by Christy R. Bramlet
• Expanding collets
  by Christina R. Bramlet