Vol. 74 Nbr. 7, July 2008

Index

• Toast of the town: to understand computers, put it in human terms.
• New process by ORNL group could ease titanium crunch.
• GM to take 'smaller is better' initiatives.
• Outlook for auto suppliers is improving.
• 3M Aerospace and Aircraft Maintenance Department.
• A joint venture between Brilliance Automotive and BMW called Brilliance BMW will start construction of a second plant in late 2008 in China.
• Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products.
• Ameron International Corp.
• Boeing has named Elizabeth Lund, former director of Boeing 777 Manufacturing in Everett, WA., as vice president of Product Development for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
• DataMyte Inc. of Minneapolis MI and ddw Computersysteme GmbH of Lubeck, Germany, have agreed to merge.
• Doosan Infracore America.
• Dril-Quip Inc.
• FARO Technologies Inc.
• Hella's U.S. Corporate Center.
• Hydro Aluminum's Extrusion Americas.
• Indalex Holding Corp.
• Kia Motors Corp.
• Lista International Corp. has launched www.listaxpress.com.
• MAG Cincinnati.
• Maier USA LLC is now operating out of Webster, MA, as a subsidiary of Maier Machine Works of Wehingen, Germany.
• Oak Press Solutions.
• Optimum Power Technology and MotoTron Corp.
• QuadTech.
• Royal Machine and Tool Corp. of Berlin, CT.
• SECROS International.
• Seegrid Corp.
• Sercos International of Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
• Siemens Foundation.
• Sikorsky Aerospace Systems, the newly re-branded aftermarket organization for Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., will open a regional spare parts facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Star CNC Machine Tool Corp., of Roslyn Heights, NJ.
• The Aerospace Industries Assn.
• Toyoda Gosei North American Group.
• Visteon Corp.
• A word to the wise: don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
• Precision to 'die' for: CNC and interface package help boost beverage can productivity.
• Quieting the EMI racket: wireless mesh networks can ensure data arrives uncorrupted.
• Era of waste is over: working smarter is more critical than ever to offset rising metal costs.
• Safer and greener: auto partsmaker improves environment and saves over $340,000.
• Cutting premium threads: automated oil coupling cell solves a barrel full of production problems.
• Precision is the word in orthopedic implants: device manufacturers gain solutions for accuracy, expediency.
• Robot team shares load ... and brings 21st century savings to 100-year-old auto partsmaker.
• At their fingertips: software monitors and charts product quality data in real-time.
• The next generation of lean: concept can be improved--but only if all floors are in synch.
• Simple steps to avoid GD&T headaches: 'entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity--Ockham's razor.
• GS-Series addresses complex parts.
• Massive meets modular in boring mill.
• VMC for aerospace industry has full-range cutting.
• G350 can handle multiple tasks.
• Milling machine cuts through aluminum.
• New Swiss feature is 32mm capacity.
• Newest model in truing and dressing.
• Turning center has two upper turrets.
• Five-axis machine offers 3D contours.
• Slat cleaner developed for laser cutting machines.
• Turning inserts target stainless steel applications.
• Vertical CNC system gives honing choices.
• Automatic tube cutoff lathes and feeders.
• Combined saw/drill cuts ferrous, nonferrous metals.
• Data verification eases digital design process.
• Extrude Hone's Advanced Deburring and Surface Finishing Technologies Brochure.
• Metalcutting Technical Guide.
• Expanded manufacturing capabilities.
• GibbsCAM[R] interactive tour.
• Haas Automation provides worldclass CNC machine tool sales, service and support.
• The 'mythical' 5 percent: what makes a successful programmer is not all codes and commands.