Articles from Modern Applications News (July 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"You ought to be in pictures ...".			100
1/2 inch of steel protects diving crew from 900 psi pressure at 2000 feet.			150
A place for everything and everything in its place: for the right items, drawers offer advantages over shelves.			899
Alternatives to 'that old black magic': visualization and design software removed the "black magic" factor from mold design for the customers of an Illinois company.			837
American Torch Tip buys Precision Products.			76
An old 'friend' retires after 29 years: knowing when to let go is a tough decision, often it's the tell-tale signs of age that make it obvious ... with both people and machines.	Sterling, Dave		759
Another firm tackles commercial space development.			130
ATI Stellram offers tooling DVD.			70
Bigger, coarser hobbing machine.			157
Cast iron waste no longer wastes time: cleaning cast-iron fines from its machines was putting a dent into this shop's process, the solution minimized the downtime needed to clean the machines.			725
Centerless Grinder has Fanuc controller.			113
Clamps and tooling components.			45
CNC Software option supports simultaneous 5-axis milling.			87
Conveyors come in three capacities.			221
Cooling without frost to minus 180[degrees]C in open air aids Bell labs' research.			89
Cordless grinder with motor protection.			112
Darex drill sharpeners.			53
Deburring without dimensional changes.			66
Dual-purpose machine can grind and machine.			170
EASTEC roundup: slow for some, but with bright spots; SME's annual trade show east of the Mississippi drew crowds, but opinions varied about their number.	Nofel, Pete		585
Finding the sweet spot in the grinding business: a couple of Swiss-grinding experts established their own business and profit from keeping their nose to the grindstone.			1050
Free 34-page marking equipment catalog.			86
Global manufacturing marketplace.			66
Good-bye Mr. chips.			163
Grinding wheels for aggressive cleaning.			102
Heat treating furnaces and ovens.			50
Indexable inserts designed for steel.			93
It's time to move beyond the fallacy of 'good' and 'bad' jobs: there may be fewer working in the manufacturing field, but their productivity is higher than ever. We must make sure that the follow-on generation is trained in the skills to maintain that power to produce.	Shankel, Gerald		731
JETCAM partners with Swiss flatbed cutting company.			97
MAG appoints new president.			326
Manufacturing Association creates charitable award.			154
Manufacturing technology consumption up 34.9 percent.			455
Mastercam certified for Autodesk Inventor.			140
Measure strip flatness without touching.			157
Mori Seiki creates learning institution.			108
New line of flux-cored welding wire.			66
One good turn increases throughput: a new lathe, controller, and software provide a shop with part-to-part time reduction.			749
Porous disc wheels.			86
Prima North America names VanderWert new president.			150
Quick-change part-to-part changeover.			94
Radiac Abrasives acquires Bates Abrasives.			50
Rod end and bearing catalog.			70
Romi names new president.			100
Root cause analysis: where have all of the U.S. manufacturing jobs gone? Check the makers of all of the stuff in the big box stores. We're shooting ourselves in the foot.	Nofel, Pete		643
Rubber nose cone closure protects equipment, allows quick access.			54
Shop finds the 'holy grail' of welding: a metal fabrication shop looked for a secret weapon to give it an advantage over the competition and found it with subharmonic technology.			1030
Speedy VMC without tool tip vibrations.			176
Temperature resistant copper alloy helps slash transistor cost by 50%.			87
The match game: customers vs. growth; Determining when it's best to grow a business is a balancing act. This Michigan firm expanded with three new machines and found a $21,000 profit.			897
The right cutting tool helps a shop across the 'finish line': keeping parts within surface finish specifications was a contest a shop was losing until it found the right tool.			911
Thread Grinder for tiny applications.			145
Trimmable flap disks.			88
Tungsten grinder for hand or bench use.			124
TurboTrains' wheel guidance system to use ball-bearing screw actuators.			108
When you care enough to hone the very best: providing the U.S. military with .50 caliber machine gun barrels means more than simple gun drilling, Sabre Defence Industries hones its products to better than military specifications.			1591
Workholder has a magnetic "personality".			115