Articles from Modern Applications News (October 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Get on the bus, Gus; make a new plan, Stan': rather than bemoan the fact that work is moving out of traditional geographical locations, it's time to stop crying and follow the jobs.	Mullaly, John		702
A 120-year-old shop gets a 20% boost in welding productivity: with a turn-around time of up to 10 months for fabricating 60-ton gears and backorders of two years or more, Horsburgh & Scott needed a way to increase its productivity. The company found it with faster welding systems.			1223
About ESPRIT.			71
Abrasion-resistant part coating.			95
Auto-darkening helmet.			64
Automated brazing.			103
Bimetal saw blades.			68
BorgWarner retiree wins new mechanical Pump Technology Award.			64
Broach set.			62
Cable design reduces breaks.			77
CMM spotlights metrology software.			113
CNC tube cutoff lathes produce finished parts in one quick cycle.			73
Coe Press Equipment.			56
Computer-controlled presses.			68
Control retrofitting.			62
Correction.		Correction notice	41
Crossing the toolholder finish line in 34 minutes: "rust never sleeps," so putting a corrosion-resistant coating on toolholders using an in-house process was a requirement that Command Tooling Systems had to meet.			1169
Cutting-tool producer honored.			66
Delcam acquires International Manufacturing Computer Services.			77
Direct-drive: super-precision[R] quick-change rotary systems by Hardinge.			39
Dual robots highlight of workcells.			66
Economical flat-rolled steel.			72
EDM makes world's smallest hole.			105
Electrodes for Hypertherm torches.			57
Enhancements to laser cutting machine with integrated automation.			60
Fastener catalog.			106
FreeDesign offers 3D surfacing software tryout.			63
GEKA ironworkers.			75
GibbsCAM[R] interactive tour.			61
Graco buys Lubriquip.			66
Gun assembly reduces downtime.			106
Heat-resistant protective clothing fabric.			102
High-Definition Electrodes.			62
High-Efficiency vacuum.			97
Inserts feature helical cutting edges.			96
International Robots & Vision show rescheduled.			80
June machine tool consumption above 2005.			133
Laser cutter improvements.			55
Laser head for Mitsubishi machines.			99
Laser-cutting head uses two axes.			64
Laser-punch flexible manufacturing cells.			71
Lighting retrofit at Vollrath wins Friend of the Environment Award.			101
Long-lasting clutch plates.			80
Long-lasting ring pliers.			81
Machining Industry Index drops from May numbers.			108
Mandrels handle small bends.			99
Marks show through.			77
MazaCAM.			68
Medical manufacturing shop gets 'hip' to better production: the Irish subsidiary of a Kalamazoo-based company improved throughput and reduced machining time of hip, elbow, and knee joint replacements with a 5-axis CNC machine.			627
MIG Welding Guide.			55
Modular welding fixtures.			53
Motion control part info.			69
New airborne oil/coolant mist and fog collector brochure.			59
Non-locking switch improves grinder safety.			103
NorthTech Workholding joins Kitagawa Iron Works.			42
Notchers have coper stations.			111
One- and two-axis motion controllers.			85
Positioners tackle up to 18,000 kg.			86
Press-brake tooling.			61
Quick drill line.			66
Quick-change act.			128
Rapid technologies show set for May.			61
Resistance Welding School at FABTECH.			70
Rotary-compression bending machine.			58
Sander spotlights quick-change belt.			63
SKF acquires Precision Balancing & Analyzing.			62
Special brushes tackle pipe welds.			70
Special equipment helps HMC.			70
Specialty gas regulators.			101
Tabletop laser station.			61
TIG products.			56
TIG torches.			43
Torch/jnk-jet/video camera combo.			98
Traveling welding and cutting exhibition.			76
Trumpf plant expansion approved.			109
Two at once laser marking.			60
Ultra precision live tooling.			90
Vision sensor software.			76
Walking the virtual world saves money and avoids problems in assembly layout: three-D simulations integrating work cells and robots lets designers produce correct layouts before "big iron" hits the floor.			1312
Waterjet-gantry system cuts everything from boloney to beryllium.			63
Welders/generators offer more horsepower.			125
Why buy an OMAX[R]?			72
Why Johnnie can't think: a full and proper education is an important factor in preparing for adulthood, but somehow we've lost track of what future generations need.	Nofel, Pete		744
Wire delivers strength and performance.			137
Workholding solution grabs a 65 percent cost reduction: a husband and wife team found a way to add 20 percent more power to snowmobiles, then found a way to economically meet the demand they generated.			1428
Wrench converts cap screws into large knobs.			74