October 2000 Issue
October 2000
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
Quick Action Vises
Vises are the workhorses of workholding. With innovations like the Plumb multi-flex CNC, the ubiquitous vise will continue to evolve as a useful tool for metalworking shops.
Read MoreInsert Has Built-In Wear Sensor
Kyocera's Sensor Tool turns the insert into its own breakage detection system.
Read MoreWhere Dry Milling Makes Sense
Liquid coolant offers advantages unrelated to temperature. Forced air is the fluid of choice in this shop...but even so, conventional coolant can't be eliminated entirely.
Read MoreA New Twist On Five-Axis Machining
Cincinnati Machine and DS Technologie Gmbh (DST) announced a strategic alliance through which machine tools, service and support from both companies will be offered to the aerospace industry in North and South America through Cincinnati Machine.
Read MoreFor World's Biggest Statue, CAD/CAM Plays A Crucial Role
The line of CAD/CAM products offered by Delcam (Windsor, Ontario) will play a crucial role in the production of a 500-foot statue of religious figure Maitreya in Bodh Gaya, India. The ambitious, international-scale undertaking is called the Maitreya Project. The hope and goal of this project is for the completed statue to serve as a destination for pilgrims and tourists from around the world.
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