Articles from Modern Applications News (June 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Words
5-axis machine tool builder bought by Chinese group.		169
Cabinet cooler for large electrical enclosures.		130
CMMs continue shop's capability evolution: investing in technology has lead the evolution of a short-run shop serving New England's textile industries to a high precision shop requiring the capabilities of a sophisticated CMM to meet the demands of its sophisticated customers.		733
Crack/structure test instruments.		170
Flexible manufacturing cell.		125
Fully enclosed Pin Locating Clamp.		106
Heavy-Duty air circulator.		107
Laser displacement sensor.		127
Laser/punch combo allows control of process, profits: an Illinois contract manufacturer and prototype shop installed a combination laser/punch press to meet the demands of each of its markets and provide profitable flexibility it needs to meet their changing material requirements.		1026
Lenox names Heisner new president.		118
Lightweight hydraulic clamps.		83
Machine tool consumption rises 13.5% in latest period.		199
Machinery alignment laser.		124
Mind your own business: up until my last column, this magazine boasted an audited circulation of 80,000 subscribers. Because of that column we may have to change that number to 79,999 subscribers. It really upset one reader in Texas; he cancelled his subscription.	Mullally, John	637
Mold maker expands into product design: when a mold maker was asked to become a product designer by one of its largest customers, its answer was, obviously, "yes." Then began the search for a CAD program that would compliment its CAM capabilities.		718
Mori Seiki to open three new facilities.		193
New annular cutters.		119
New oil-recovery system catalog.		103
New orders, production, employment expanding.		297
New product sheet released.		85
New Tandem Wire MIG Welding brochure.		89
Oven temperature recorder.		128
Plastic cooling towers reduce temperatures, costs: cooling towers for process cooling have come along way with the introduction of lightweight, corrosion-resistant plastics making the units virtually maintenance-free and adding significantly to their service life.		748
Pneumatic toggle presses.		111
Portable data acquisition instrument.		128
Powder coatings for fastener heads.		80
Programmable gage for cut-off saws/ironworkers.		103
Remanufactured CMM measures-up for die maker: the only way to economically meet the need for a large gantry CMM with an uncommon measuring envelope was to find an existing one, rebuild it, and remanufacture it.		622
Self-sealing screws/bolts.		83
Shop finds ERP software that fits its enterprise: enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is usually designed and priced only for large enterprises. However, a short-run shop discovered an ERP package that was within budget and satisfied its needs, plus the expectations of its Tier One and Two customers.		1091
Shop grows by investing in single source technology: like all of us, Tim Krieger has 20/20 hindsight, especially when he looks at the growth path of his business from a garage to a high-precision medical and aerospace shop.		1327
Silk slippers, hobnail boots, and the Chinese Century? The sound of history? It's the sound of hobnail boots going up and silk slippers going down the stairwell of time.	Weimer, George	587
Simultaneous marking wins automaker loyalty: the capability to simultaneously mark Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) in two places on an automotive assembly earns a supplier a countrywide preference.		261
Spool flange sensing options.		150
Stainless steel tank mount.		93
Tester Noze[TM] sensor's output.		111
Third generation digital indicator.		104
Three-in-one CNC marking machine.		131
Tubular style sensors.		95
Ultra-durable borescope.		86
Ultra-miniature universal sensor.		112
Ultra-precise boring system.		102
Ultra-precision ER collets.		94