August 2004 Issue
August 2004
Features
Featured articles from the August 2004 issue of Modern Machine Shop
The Internet, IMTS 2004 And You
No matter what role you play in manufacturing these days, one thing’s for sure: The Internet has changed the way we do business. Just look at our roles surrounding next month’s IMTS 2004.
Read MoreTwo Things This Month
First off, as you peruse this big issue of Modern Machine Shop, you’ll notice that several of our regular columnists are missing. This month, because of our special coverage of IMTS, these columns—Blackman On Taxes, CAD/CAM Outlook, CNC Tech Talk, Competing Ideas, and Quality Gaging Tips—appear online at
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AMT's China Technology Center Is Open For Business
Although the official opening is not scheduled until late October 2004, the Association For Manufacturing Technology’s (AMT) Technology and Service Center is up and operating, with 26 AMT members participating. The center is located in Shanghai’s Pudong region in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone.
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Using Hard Turning To Reduce Grinding Time
A machine tool builder found that by hard turning its lathe spindle shafts extremely close to net shape, it could cut grinding time in half.
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Machining Center Trends Have Implications For CAM
At a recent presentation where he described some developments in his company's CAM software, Delcam product manager Mark Forth spoke of two clear trends in the way machining centers are being used today. For one, high technology is moving into a broader range of applications.
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Hard Turning Might Not Be As Hard As You Think
Turning hardened materials to grinding-like accuracies takes the right combination of part, machine and process parameters.
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The New Role Of Supervisors In The Lean Enterprise
In Lifetime Planning--Not Estate Planning--Solves Family Business Problems
Facilitate Dull Tool Replacement
S-W-I-P-E For Gaging Accuracy
2003 CAM Software Market Leaders
