Vol. 40 Nbr. 6, June 2006
Index
- A dirty little secret: illegal aliens working in this country are not simply cutting lawns, washing dishes and providing cheap physical labor. Illegal aliens are here, working in metalworking shops. These people are here illegally and are employed illegally. Regardless of the rationalization, the root concept here is illegal. If you are employing illegal aliens, I believe you should be criminally prosecuted.
- Letters to the editor.
- First quarter technology consumption up 22.2%.
- Manufacturing adds 19,000 jobs over April.
- New orders, production, employment, inventories expanding.
- Respondents say ...
- Manufacturing Barometer report shows industry absorbing energy costs.
- +p replaceable carbide tips give 0.0005" repeatability: in the mold and die business, high-speed metal removal isn't just a technique, it's a path to survival, cost cutting and profitability.
- Creep feed CNC retrofit grinds out profits: the decision to retrofit new CNC control packages onto aging creep feed grinders essentially delivered new-performance grinders for $35,000 each, eliminating crashes and scrapping of high value turbine blades.
- Marking systems match applications: nine marking systems, ranging from hand stamping to laser marking, provide options when selecting how to permanently identify parts. To increase productivity and save money, consider the type of metal, the production run, the mark (size, depth, number of characters) and other important factors--like the cost of the system.
- Barcode tracking tag.
- Large format laser system.
- Laser engraving system.
- Peen marking technology.
- Diode-pumped marking laser.
- Diode-pumped solid state lasers.
- Marking system.
- Numbering and lettering press.
- Oil and filtration lube extreme grinding shop: a Connecticut grinding shop makes its market in exotic jobs--some exotic alloys and extreme tolerances. Two keys to this top end of the market are high-end machine tools and maintaining the investment in those tools.
- Prototype shop matches CAD with CAM for profits: designing products and producing prototypes are demanding tasks driven by the clock. Software and equipment that speed this work are essential to have a chance at profits. Using this mix, a Connecticut-based shop has found the key to success.
- Shop expands at industry downturn: for an Alabama shop, the economic downturn immediately after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001 was the opportunity to take a page from the warrior's manual and act with audacity; it aggressively invested in new technology.
- Eastec review: advanced productivity exposition.
- CAD/CAM software.
- Copper-coated low alloy wire.
- Facemilling cutter.
- Software for measuring and presetting.
- Steel Turning Handbook.
- Vertical machining center.
- Portable oil skimmer.
- Press brakes.
- Shaving machine.
- What Energy Crisis? Is it another Energy Crisis? Numerous among us are having a great time bashing the oil and gas industry (they make too much money) and the nuclear power industry (too dangerous) and the coal industry (too dirty to use).