February • March 2006 • Vol. XXIV No. 3 An Arnold Publication

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·       Editorial (Online)

·       Executive Hotline and Industry News (Online)

·      Machinist, Heal Thyself (Online)

A Master Machinist/Design Engineer Invents a Complex Surgical Tool Needed to Operate on His Own Spine.

·       Low-Budget 5-Axis (Online)

An Aggressive Young Job Shop Gains Business with a
Tri-Tech 5-axis Add-On.

·      Automation Lifesaver (Online)

A Silicon Valley Job Shop Switches to an
Automated 5-axis System to Save its Life.

 ·      Haas Increases Shipping Capability (Online)

Haas Automation Automates It's Oxnard, CA Factory.

·     Grinding Turbine Blades
       A Successful Grinder Uses Advanced Technology Grinders
       for Efficient Production.

·      Punching Up Productivity

       How a Poway, CA Job Shop Went from Loss to Success
       by Automating Its Shop.

·       Automation Lifesaver

A Silicon Valley Job Shop Switches to an
Automated 5-axis System to Save its Life.

·      Guide to Westec

Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Sally Ride Headline at Westec 2006.

·      Smart Tooling Choices Save Shop

       Eightfold productivity improvement in Roughing and Finishing.
·      Manufacturing Case Study

       Achieving .0002" EDM Accuracy.
·      Winning in Aerospace
       How a Family-Owned Job Shop Succeeds in the
       Volatile Aerospace Industry.
.·     The EDM Shop
       This Job Shop Offers More than 35 Years of Experience
        in EDM Machining.

·      Cimcool Z Fluids
·      Lean Thinking

       A Manufacturer of Mobile Technology Solutions for the
       Healthcare Industry Goes Lean.
·      Product Review

       Fadal Performance VMC 6535.

·      American Success Story

       How a Young Colombian Came to the U.S. and
       Proved the American Dream.

·      Renishaw Ballbar Diagnostic Tool
       Rockwell Automation Power Systems Uses Ballbar in
       Power Lean® Program.
·      Turning up the Heat
       Intensified use of JobBoss System Vaults a
       Manufacturer into Profitability.