The wild green yonder beckons all in aviation.(news &
analysis)
When the most intriguing attraction at the Farnborough
International Airshow neither hurtles into the sky nor reaches
supersonic speeds, something's terribly amiss.
But perhaps that's just a sign . . .
No Shelby hybrid: honored designer just doesn't equate
muscle with green.(larger margin)
You don't hear much negative press lately about hybrid
vehicles, especially those that are stretching the miles per gallon.
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But hand it to auto industry legend Carroll . . .
Benefits of gainsharing: number of companies using motivation
technique is increasing.(an executive view)
Despite all the doomsayers, worker productivity increased in the
metal fabricating industries at a faster pace in the first three months
of this year than previously estimated, wage pressures . . .
New Hermle brochure details latest product offerings.(Literature
Marketplace)
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Hermle's expanding product line, including the popular C
Series, is detailed in its new brochure. Featured information includes
product photography, standard and optional . . .
Automatic tube cutoff lathes and feeders.(Literature
Marketplace)
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Our new color 10 page catalog describes the advanced engineering
and performance of Modern Machine Tool's newest Servo-Slide and
Conventional Cutoff Lathes; capable of . . .
Haas Automation provides worldclass CNC machine tool sales,
service and support.(Literature Marketplace)
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Haas Automation is the largest unit-volume builder of CNC machine
tools in the western world and the largest dollar-volume builder in
North America. All Haas products are . . .
Power workholding devices.(Literature Marketplace)
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This 180-page catalog features state-of-the-art, leak-free
hydraulic and pneumatic workholding, including clamps, work supports,
cylinders, hydraulic lifting devices, . . .
MSC/J&L metalworking 2008/2009 catalog includes many new
manufactures.(Literature Marketplace)
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This year's catalog is one of the most comprehensive,
metal-working-focused catalogs in the industry. Many new premier
manufacturers have been added, including Accupro, . . .
Valenite to showcase roughing face mill at IMTS 2008 booth
F-2979.(Literature Marketplace)
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Valenite has added the new V560 heavy-duty, roughing face mill to
its general purpose Penta family of fivesided, face milling cutters. The
.400" depth-of-cut capability . . .
Extrude Hone's Advanced Deburring and Surface Finishing
Technologies brochure.(Literature Marketplace)
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A complete description of Extrude Hone's Advanced Deburring
and Surface Finishing Technologies is available in this 16 page
brochure. All of Extrude Hone's processes and . . .
Non-contact thread inspection instrument.(Literature
Marketplace)
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The NCTP-200 is a digital, noncontact thread inspection instrument
used to "error proof" automatic machining processes such as
threading. Spring-loaded, inductive probes . . .
New Walter precision boring tool at IMTS 2008 booth
F-2257.(Literature Marketplace)
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Walter USA offers a new high-tech boring head with an
optoelectronic adjustment measuring system and digital display with
0.0001" accuracy. Maintenance-free automatic . . .
Metalcutting technical guide.(Literature Marketplace)
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Sandvik Coromant's Metalcutting Technical Guide is a
comprehensive source for smart machining solutions, innovative
application processes, extensive cutting data, and the . . .
Solutions for wheel balancing at control gaging's IMTS booth
B-7126.(Literature Marketplace)(Company overview)
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For over 35 years, Control Gaging has provided world-class
in-process control and automated gage systems offering technical
innovation, superior performance and dedicated . . .
The main ingredient: forget 'lean' and other
phrases--it's the people, stupid!(shop talk)
Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other industry improvement
methods may have their place in manufacturing but we are missing the
main ingredient to keep engineering and manufacturing . . .
Old myths, new realities: as retirements near, firms scramble to
fill skilled worker positions.(workforce management)(Cover
stor
When automaker Toyota announced its plans to open a new plant with
2,000 jobs in San Antonio two years ago, its human resources department
was inundated with more than 100,000 applications.
But . . .
Deja vu time: country may be in another period of rapid
inflation.(financial analysis)
Seven years ago, I penned a piece entitled "The Coming
Commodity Inflation Tsunami since I was deeply concerned that inflation
levels would rise. I was also concerned about the potential for a . . .
CGTech.(SOFTWARE)
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CGTech's Vericut software enables NC programmers to reduce
errors, potential collisions, and areas of inefficiency for fast, clean
production machine simulation detects . . .
Hardinge.(MACHINING CENTERS /TURNING)
Hardinge Inc. is expanding its line of turning centers with the GS
200 MSY and GS 250 MSY Performance multitasking turning centers. The
GS-Series expands levels of functionality to address complex . . .
Toyoda Machinery.(GRINDING / ABRASIVE MACHINING)
Toyoda Machinery's SelectG is a universal grinder designed for
flexible, precise work. The grinder's newly developed CNC grinder
control, the GC50, has been redesigned to improve the operability . . .
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