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CNC West
June/July 2020 • Volume XXXVIII No 5
Feature Stories
How Star Wars Influenced the Robotic Industry
Upholding 67 Years of Heritage
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Filger Manufacturing is known primarily as a precision machin- ing manufacturer specializing in high precision/ close tolerance components. ................. Page 22
A small shop packs a large punch..............................Page 32
A Silicon Valley fab shop relies on Prima Power press brakes.......Pg.48
Coming in Aug/Sept 2020
EDM, Waterjet & Grinding Issue: This issue provides readers with profit-mak- ing ideas in three major metalworking areas – EDM, Waterjet and Grinding. We’ll visit western plants to report on innovative methods and equipment in- volving wire and sinker EDM, Waterjet and new ideas in grinding.
Editorial: July 21, 2020
Ad Space: July 25, 2020
Ad Material: August 3, 2020
Business 0pportunities have grown for a company with
Star CNC’s ................................................................................... 22
Torrance Shop Punches Well Above Their Weight Class
A very small shop produces like a much larger one..................... 32
Coolant Fed Tools Increase Productivity .................................... 38
Designing/Manufacturing Simulator and Flight Worthy Avionics
A Valencia, CA company is dealing the best they can in the pandemic ...................................................................................... 40
Bystronic Reaches Major Milestone
Company Builds First U.S. Assembled BySmart Fiber Laser Machine ....................................................................................... 44
Engineering High Performance 3D Printed Parts for Classic Autos Jay Leno’s Shop is collaborating with Stratysys to make parts ... 46
Silicon Valley Shop Achieves Success with Prima Power Machines For 25 years a shop has utilized these fab machines to grow ... 48
SL Engineering Keeps Chugging Along
Huntington Beach company with help from a Tsugami cranks out the parts......................................................................................... 54
CAD/CAM/CNC Perspective
Tim Paul weighs in on how a shop is dealing with Covid19 ...... 56
Departments
4 Publisher Editorial 8 Executive Hotline
58 Industry News 68 New Products
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