Vol. 70 Nbr. 12, December 2004

Index

• American Measuring Tool Mfgers. Association.
• Columbia Marking Tools.
• Columbia Marking Tools.
• Drake Manufacturing.
• Hardinge Inc. announces that Frank Dougherty III of the Carlisle Machine Works.
• Holiday thanks and a wish list.
• Inductoheat Inc.
• MachineMate Inc.
• Mahr Federal Inc.
• Metabo Corp.
• Mori Seiki Co. Ltd.
• Rofin-Sinar Technologies.
• Thinbit/Kaiser Tool Co.
• Tooling University (Toolingu.com) offers online welding training programs.
• TRUMPF Inc.
• Valenite Inc.
• Yamazen Inc.
• Durable goods growth to spur 2005 U.S. capital investment.
• Valenite hosts muscle cars in 4th annual classic.
• AIM Analytical supports software.
• Hardinge extends global reach, buys Bridgeport.
• Economic data, handbook tell global tale.
• Always time and money for Santa.
• Not the same old grind.
• Burnishing tools.
• Fast metal removal turning.
• Positive wiper inserts.
• Screw-on modular heads.
• Versatile end mill.
• Capscrew counterbores.
• Extended countersinks.
• High-performance drills.
• Larger diameter mill.
• T-slotting tool tips kit.
• Ultra-aggressive endmills.
• Giving fluids an even chance: keeping them clean maximizes machine performance.
• Roundup of latest, greatest: technologies, innovations found at IMTS.
• Serious grinding of tough tools: custom PCD/PCBN tools minimize process cost.
• Coolant: why you need it.
• Managing the product lifecycle: a strategy to increase productivity.
• Robotic deburring cell: removes parting lines and flashing in hard-to-reach places.
• 6kW laser cuts big plate.
• ID grinder.
• Linear motor thread grinder.
• Super-polishing.
• Two grinders in one.
• Ultra-precision profile grinding.
• Grinding machines.
• Best of both worlds: mechanical clamping and hydraulics combined.
• Collet blocks.
• Index chuck.
• Long jaw stroke chuck.
• Power clamping.
• Power lathe chuck.
• Oil patch rotary table.
• Rotary table.
• Tombstones.
• Start by organizing your processes: EDM, HSM, and CMM need to connect.
• Bar feeder.
• Gang tool lathe.
• High-volume production VMC.
• Self-loading VTC.
• Twin spindle turning.
• Versatile HMC.
• Horizontal machining center.
• Low-cost lathes.
• Multi-tasking center.
• Tough mill/turn.
• Tube cutoff.
• Two machining stations.
• High-productivity.
• Multi-task turning.
• Press brakes.
• Swiss-turning center.
• 30 new Mori Seiki CNC lathe models offer robust milling capability.
• CNC tube cutoff lathes produce finished parts in one quick cycle.
• GibbsCAM[R] interactive tour CD.
• Partner with tooling houses in China.
• Productivity for toolrooms.
• Rotating Head Cut-Off Machine.
• SmartEDDY achieves 100% inspection of metals.
• Vertical turning centers.
• Abrasive wheels improve productivity.
• Automotive parts?
• Designed to make you money.
• Increasing project visibility through web-based collaboration.
• Machine tool accuracy is not linear. It's volumetric.
• Forecast 2005 ... the positives, negatives.