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Who needs gas anyway?

We had been on station in the Gulf for about two months, and the daily grind was a little like "Groundhog Day." I was the lead of a two-plane of...
Approach, 03/01/03 by Tom Tennant · More from publication
Software's free lunch

'Freeware' viewer helps boost concurrent engineering, collaboration As the saying goes, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." In the...
Tooling & Production, 03/01/00 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication
Look out, Nashville

Metalform 2000 invades the Volunteer State Nashville, TN, will be home to Metalform 2000 for four days -this month. Within the halls of the...
Tooling & Production, 02/01/00 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication
Out with the old, in with the new

A roundup of drilling and tapping products There is nothing common about one of metalworking's most common machining methods. Once a source of...
Tooling & Production, 01/01/00 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication
Taking control

Haas makes machine controls its own way In 1987 the engineers at Haas Automation were facing a dilemma of sorts. The Oxnard, CA-based company...
Tooling & Production, 01/01/00 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication
A match made in coolant heaven

Joint venture offers new technology, relief for machinists When representatives of Master Chemical Corp, Perrysburg, OH, and ChipBLASTER Inc,...
Tooling & Production, 12/01/99 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication

SIMON says, 'take lunch' I'll take care of the job

Sensors will let machines think for themselves In a dozen or so years, a machinist will sit a halfmile from his grinding machine, trying to...
Tooling & Production, 10/01/99 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication
Cutting through myths, lasers lead revolution

Metalworking option is shining bright. The classic science-fiction film Star Wars made lasers a household name. But 22 years ago, the movie's...
Tooling & Production, 04/01/99 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication
Teaching trade editors the value of diamonds

The time an editor and an expert spend with each other is often limited. An hour here, an hour there. In most cases, it is just enough time to...
Tooling & Production, 02/01/99 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication
Feeling the need for speed

Manufacturers rev up next line of drilling machines. Chuck Yeager, the first person to pierce the sound barrier, would be interested in at...
Tooling & Production, 11/01/98 by Tennant, Tom · More from publication