Articles from Modern Applications News (November 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Backlog of Orders.			85
Cheaper mini cylinders replace die springs, nitrogen cylinders.			784
Compact RMT offers precision shearing.			87
Cutting Tools Buyers Guide.			2326
Delivering predictability with 5-axis machining: the addition of 5-axis, high-speed machining allows a California aerospace shop to deliver what its customers demand in superalloy components: predictability.		Cover Story	850
Fiber laser marking system.			95
Free catalog of 45,000+ different tooling components.			81
From design to production, how a machine tool evolves.			1236
Get the picture.	Mullally, John		714
Height gage replaces CMM, simplifies inspection process; To speed inspections, a shop replaced its CMM with a simple to use electronic height gage.			432
Helical coil heating elements replace plug/rack heaters.			87
Hydraulic chucks for increased productivity.			80
In-Die Feeding System installs fasteners.			109
Indexable hollow mills boost productivity.			86
Integrated coolant recovery system.			88
Inventories.			81
July machine tool consumption 8% above 2002.			249
Lasers make the cut, add flexibility at Toro: three lasers and two press brakes from Cincinnati Incorporated perform one-stop cutting and bending on sheet metal components for complex golf course gang mowers.			951
New additions to waterjet abrasives product line.			107
New brochure available.			101
New catalog covers expanded line.			96
New coated cermet for steel turning.			102
New flexible tooling system.			91
New literature release.			87
New Orders.			106
New Product Guide.			83
New quill feed magnetic drills.			142
New x-ray diffraction system.			82
Platenize Your Plant with Acorn Platens.			92
PMI.			148
Prices.			123
Production, New Orders grow employment, inventories decline.			556
Production.			182
Productivity-boosting technology.			110
Sawing Buyers Guide.			586
Single-roll burnishing tools.			88
Springback compensation system.			96
Squaring tool speeds turret mill alignment: the vertical turret mill is one of the most versatile pieces of equipment in a machine shop, because it is easy to set-up and the head of the machine can be moved in an infinite number of simple or compound angles anywhere on the work plane.			583
Turning center redefines productivity/value.			99
Two-speed Hydraulic Tapping Units.			83
V-flange/HSK tool holder adapters.			116
Vibratory finishing equipment.			81
Welding tables with extended options.			116
When is material too hard for conventional sawing? It is commonly accepted among metal sawing technologists that cutting steel hardened to Rockwell numbers in the 60s is a job for a diamond grit-edge blade, not a regular band saw blade.			840
Workholding, positioning components.			86