Seven new products meet the challenge: the 2004 Challengers Awards winners are an eclectic mix.A machine that combines miter miter bishop’s headdress signifying his authority. [Christian Symbolism: EB VI] See : Authority , mortise and tenon (Carp.) made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; - used adjectively. See also: Mortise work into one space-saving unit. A tool-less bolt that eases countertop installation. A microwave oven that cures water-based finishes fast. These are but three of the seven products that won Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards at IWF IWF Interworking Function IWF Internet Watch Foundation IWF Independent Women's Forum IWF International Weightlifting Federation IWF Internationaler Währungsfond (German; IMF) IWF Independent Wrestling Federation 2004. The winning entries, selected from a panel of 12 judges, were chosen from an initial field of 118 products. Following is information on each of this year's Challengers Award winners, in alphabetical order by company. Accu-System's MMTJ Mel Hatch, president of Salt Lake City-based Accu-Systems Inc., said he was pleased to win the 2004 Challengers Award for the model MMTJ single-sided CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication machine miter, mortise and tenon machine. Hatch noted that 18 of these machines have been sold since exhibiting at IWF. He said the MMTJ is suitable for both small runs and large batches of flames. The MMTJ's V-shaped tabletop allows machining of two parts at once, Hatch said. All referencing is done off one edge for accurate joints. A computer controls the X-, Y- and Z-axes, as well as the size of the mortise and tenon. "Changing from one program to another is accomplished in seconds," he said. The programs are stored and can be recalled later, as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . (800) 369-5746 www.accu-systems.com Circle #155 FastCap's FlipBolt Paul Akers, president of Bellingham, WA-based FastCap, said he is proud the company's new FlipBolt won a 2004 IWF Challengers Award, but he is quick to point out that the company does not deserve all the recognition. "The real recognition should go to all of the innovators out in the field," Akers said. "The FlipBolt is great because it came from the shop floor. It is the result of the cabinetmaker innovating and not the engineer." The FlipBolt is a tool-less counter-top connector that utilizes a cam system allowing it to be tightened quickly without the use of a wrench. Akers said he thinks the tool-less feature was a major factor in winning the Challengers Award. (888) 443-3748 www.fastcap.com Circle #156 Giardina's Microwave Oven Giardina Finishing's MOS (1) (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) See MOSFET. (2) (Mean Opinion Score) The quality of a digitized voice line. It is a subjective measurement that is derived entirely by people listening to the calls and scoring the results from system, which was noted for its production and environmental features by the Challengers Award judges, uses microwave technology to heat products in a "jet-hot air drying tunnel with or without UV." The Italy-based company, which operates an office in Louisville, KY, said the system is designed to dry water-based products in less time than traditional methods for solvent-based products. It provides consistent heat through the drying tunnel and can quickly penetrate lacquer film. MOS also has an instant on/off feature that helps save energy. Massimo Giardina, vice president, Giardina Group, said the MOS takes up less floor space and shops can use it for just-in-time production because of its high speed. "It is a flexible system that can be installed vertically or as a flatline system," he added. (502) 361-1003 www.giardina-usa.com Circle #157 ITW'S VTX VTX Videotex VTX Virginia Tech X-Ray Crystallography Laboratory VTX Voice Transmit Mode VTX Video Text Spray Gun ITW ITW In The Wild (informatics, antivirus research) ITW Information Theory Workshop (IEEE) ITW Into Thy Word (religion) ITW Into the Woods Industrial Finishing won a Challengers Award for its VTX spray gun. Using jet impingement automation, technology from the fuel injection industry, the gun improves pattern coating uniformity and color consistency while reducing mottling mottling /mot·tling/ (-ling) a condition of spotting with patches of color. and haloing, the company says. Paul Micheli, senior product development engineer, said paints and stains tend to come out of spray guns in ligaments. In order to prevent that, he said, "our best chance was to preatomize the fluid." Inside the fluid nozzle assembly, four discreet channels impinge in the central chamber, breaking up the ligaments. What results is a hollow plume of fluid. Micheli stud wood finishers using the VTX gun are "going to use less materials, less overspray Overspray refers to the application of any form of paint, varnish, stain or other non-water soluble airborne particulate material onto an unintended location. This concept is most commonly encountered in graffiti, auto detailing, and when commercial paint jobs drift onto unintended , and rework will be less. The customers who have used it are astonished a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. by the quality of atomization Atomization The process whereby a bulk liquid is transformed into a multiplicity of small drops. This transformation, often called primary atomization, proceeds through the formation of disturbances on the surface of the bulk liquid, followed by their and color repeatability." "This application is unique in woodworking," Micheli added. "We feel it's going to radically improve quality in the woodworking industry." (630) 237-5122 www.itwif.com Circle #158 Mereen-Johnson's CamLock System "Sometimes, the best ideas are the simplest ones," said Tim Brown, export sales manager of Minneapolis-based Mereen-Johnson on the development of the award-winning CamLock System. While looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to refine the company's spacer free, saw blade locking system, Brown hit upon the idea of using centrifugal force, generated by the rotation of the ripsaw arbor, to lock the saw blades into place. The patent-pending CamLock System, which is already in full-scale production, also features individually spring tensioned, position-locking cams that hold each blade in position until the arbor is started. "It works on an eccentric cam told can be hand tightened. When you start the arbor, the centrifugal force really locks on them," Brown said. According to Brown, saw position changeover is easily accomplished by stopping the saw arbor, moving the saw blade to the new position and restarting the arbor. (612) 529-7791 www.mereen-johnson.com Circle #159 Vortex's Diamondback Router Bit The high feed rates of solid carbide tooling meet the long life of diamond tooling in Vortex Tool Co.'s Diamondback router bit. "It was a very labor-intense development," said Mike Serwa, vice president sales/engineering of the Schofield, WI-based company. "There are PCD-tipped bits out there, but no PCD PCD polycystic disease. helical bits like this one. It's the helical geometry that allows it to machine much faster than any other PCD bit on the market," he said, noting that it can run at up to 900 inches per minute. The Diamondback features PCD-fused cutting edges bonded with a patented process. The company says the cutting edge material is impervious to chemical corrosive wear, which greatly extends its cutting life. Serwa said a 1/2-inch-compression Diamondback bit underwent 130 hours of testing on a 3-axis CNC router with great success. He said it is ideally suited for machining abrasive man-made materials including particleboard par·ti·cle·board or particle board n. A structural material made of wood fragments, such as chips or shavings, that are mechanically pressed into sheet form and bonded together with resin. , MDF (1) (Main Distribution Frame) A wiring rack that connects outside lines with internal lines. It is used to connect public or private lines coming into the building to internal networks. , plywood and melamine melamine (mĕl`əmēn'), common name for 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Melamine is a trimer (see polymer) of cyanamide, H2NC≡N, and is synthesized from calcium carbide. . "We think that companies will especially find it valuable for nesting applications because the run-time is so long." (715) 355-7707 www.vortextool.com Circle #160 Wood Technology's Evolve Hinge Evolve, a silent-closing hinge from Wood Technology inc., incorporates pneumatic technology into a clip-on hinge. Its hidden actuator automatically closes a door at 80 degrees, allowing for hands-free, soft closing. Mark Fink, president of Wood Technology, Pittsboro, NC, said, "It has been 30 years since the European concealed hinge was introduced to the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market and there haven't been any significant changes until the development of this product." Fink said Evolve was two years in development. It is currently available only in a full overlay version, but the company is working on new versions for partial overlay and inset hinges. Plans are also in the work to develop a face-frame base plate, he said. (800) 231-9522 www.woodtechnology.com Circle #161 |
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