Articles from Modern Applications News (July 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A pricey solution pays off with saved time: expense-like beauty-is in the eye of the beholder. What may seem like a big up-front investment can provide a big pay-off.	Sterling, Dave		813
Alignment and calibration right on the shop floor.			138
Best. editor. idea. ever.	Meyette, James	Letter to the editor	64
Big Bore without vibration.			143
Combo tool for machinists.			79
Counting down to IMTS-part II.			3759
Diamonds are a dresser's best friend.			159
Engravers for tiny machining.			109
Everyday miracles: look around. We take machining so much for granted that it's hard to imagine what we--and the world--would be like without it.	Nofel, Pete		694
FARO and DPI strike licensing deal.			209
Fastener patent infringement suit settled.			93
Get clean with a parts washer.			177
Grinder has three new accessories.			136
Heavy lifter.			144
Hot stuff in furnace design.			185
Improved slat cleaner model.			217
Industrial Wireless communications in flux.			583
Insert mount optimized for PCD and CBN.			167
It pays to find an expert: when new machining technology provided tooling challenges, a clutch-brake manufacturer sought expert advice for its tooling needs.	Coromant, Sandvik		958
It's not used--it's previously-owned: having the need for its own CMM, but not a big budget, an automotive supplier went the way of a remanufactured model.			761
It's the thought that counts: the job shop is becoming the thinking-man's game.	Olree, Bob		542
KUKA Robotics celebrates 35 years.			33
Light rail requires heavy-duty welding: by creating an automated welding system, a welding shop created 8.5 miles of continuous welds and doubled its profits.			1184
Little lubricant, big clean: by adopting a near-dry coolant process for its band saw, a job shop improved production and job safety.			1265
Micro-abrasive system for blasting small parts.			137
Minimum lube roller guides.			123
Mist suppressant protects workers, plating equipment.			76
Portable CMM to streamline Shop measurement.			111
Potential CAD/CAM breakthroughs: the future of CAD/CAM as it relates to CNC may be in for a revolution if companies aren't selfish with data access.	Callen, John		721
Sandvik Coromant boosts R&D facility.			78
Square insert drills.			112
Student wins CNC Software contest.			177
Table service.			77
Tesco Technologies to operate under Seco Tools name.			88
The bull of the woods.	Williams, J.R.	Reprint	120
The long arm of QC.			111
Tool measurement with no downtime.			101
Upgraded inserts.			80
Water jet units can run at six pressures.			85
Workholding sales up compared to 2007.		Financial report	211
Worst. editor. ideas. ever.	Henrickson, Robert L.	Letter to the editor	437
Would that it were true.	Geiser, Roger N	Letter to the editor	75