Articles from Modern Applications News (February 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
+P magnetic chucks key to fast, efficient machining: switching to magnetic chucks for workholding, a major mold builder was able to reduce a process time from two shifts to only four hours using a single CNC program for continuous machining.			1020
+P on-line RFQs replace business lost overseas; small shops, it's no secret, are the backbone of U.S. manufacturing. When the economy stalls or recedes, it's often these shops, many family-owned and run, that take the hardest hit. Many are forced to sell, but those who remain to slug it out often rely on innovative means to attract new business.			1029
2004 machine tool consumption up 42.6%.			169
A pachyderm in the parlor: there is a theory in formal problem and conflict resolution that is called the "elephant in the living room" challenge.	Mullally, John		657
Air Products, Surface Combustion form joint marketing strategy.			283
Automatic feed magnetic drill stand.			138
Automatic recessing tools.			102
Automatic Surface measurement.			106
Automating fabricating adds business and employment: using automation to be the most competitive producer, a fabricator expands from a garage to global competitor.			1107
Breathing easy with five-axis CAD/CAM: to boost horsepower and set speed and horsepower shootout records, a motorcycle engine and aftermarket parts manufacturer gives engines the ability to breath deeply. This, however, requires unique manufacturing equipment and software.			1460
Broaching holder for Swiss-type automatics.			95
Compact pump/separator unit.			119
Deburring brushes for fineblanking.			91
Down the road; CAD/CAM systems have become an integral part of our manufacturing culture, and like most integral components of our industry, rapid evolution has become the hallmark.			587
Electric walk-in oven.			100
Face gear rotary table.			91
Finishing attachment for lathes.			78
Force-limiting step chuck for thin-wall-turning.			131
Getting and maintaining a grip with workholding collets; the collet is one of the most common elements of the metalworking craft; its basic simplicity of design is what makes it as reliable today as it was 100 years ago. However, a quick review of its operation and function can save time and money for machine operators and shop owners.			1066
Heavy-duty detent pins.			80
High density machinable jaw vises.			116
High-pressure parts washer with controlled cavitation.			103
High-speed micro-tooling CNC machine.			127
Hydraulic fixtures for large/difficult parts.			78
Index Chuck for close tolerance machining.			80
Indexing grit-blast system.			130
Keeping know-how in-house quadruples shop's sales: a tool and die shop decides to keep its products and abilities in-house, adds five people, and quadruples sales to approximately $16 million.			816
Leading China machine tool manufacturer restructures.			81
Magnetic workholding.			117
Modular solution to improve face grooving operations.			103
Mounted points for all surfaces.			117
New artistic CAD/CAM software.			120
New catalog.			83
New orders, production grow employment, inventories grow.			292
New product catalog.			86
New production cleaner line.			118
New rack dies.		Obituary	121
New series of chucks for high-speed operations.			165
New stationary clamping vise.			137
New weld preparation/cleaning products.			112
Non-servo rotary indexer.			106
Process furnace seminars planned.			265
Quick-change floating tap/reamer holder.			102
Rebuild/retrofit increases I.D. grinder productivity; although built in the 1980s, an I.D. grinder and its controls were already behind the technology curve for competitive production. Taking the rebuild/retrofit option, the facility realized an 11% productivity increase.			710
Roger K. Taylor dies.		Obituary	133
Serrated/coated drive pins.			106
Special saws/systems brochure.			94
Stainless steel/double-helix end mills.			101
T.M. Smith Tool to produce DeVlieg Bullard toolholders.			100
Toggle clamps with safety lock.			106
Tough/lean power clamping solutions.			97