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84 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST December 2017 /January 2018 New Products 3D quickset can also be implemented. The standard version of the DMU 90 P duoBLOCK® is equipped with CELOS® and a SIEMENS 840D solutionline. The HEIDENHAINTNC 640 3D control is also available as an alternative. Machinist Publishes Book About 5-Axis CNC Tech- nology The Power of FIVE: The Definitive Guide to 5-Axis Machining book was officially released in October at an industry conference, Top Shops, in In- dianapolis. The author, Michael Cope, is a machinist and works at Hurco as a product technical specialist. Cope said he wrote the book be- cause the adoption of 5-sided machin- ing processes is the most efficient way for job shops to instantly increase productivity and profitability. While there are other books about 5-axis CNC technologies, he saw a need to write a book specifically for machinists. “I’ve always seen myself as a ma- chinist first and wrote this book with the intention of educating machinists and shop owners on the value of 5-axis machining because I truly believe it is the future of our industry and the most efficient way to produce parts. Making the transition to 5-sided machining on a 5-axis CNC machine solves many of the problems so many shops face: finding qualified machin- ists (the s k i l l s g a p ) ; e x c e s - sive set- up costs d u e t o i n e f f i - ciency; and re- acting to pressure from customers, both pricing pressure and delivery pressure. To be blunt, 5-axis saves time and money. Since time is money in our