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CNC WEST June/July 2018 www.CNC-West.com 3 Feature Stories Accurate Gauging of Larger Parts. .................................... 20 No Business Like the Oil Business A Bakersfield Shop Has Ups and Downs in the Oil Pump Industry. ............................................................... 22 Never a Dull Day at V&T Tooling A Temecula, CA Shop Just Keeps on Growing................. 32 Tim Paul CAD/CAM/CNC Perspective Chasing the Horizon ........................................................ 42 5-Axis HMC for Aluminum Structural Parts.................... 44 Methods Machine Tools 60th Anniversary ..................... 48 Prima Power New Laser Fiber Machine ...................... 50 Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center R&D Adds New Members. ............................................................ 52 CNC West June/July 2018 • Volume XXXVI No 5 Departments Swaim & Sons uses Doosan Lathes for their Bakersfield Oil Pump Indus- try Shop - Pg.22 4 Publisher Editorial 8 Executive Hotline 54 Industry News 65 New Products V & T Tooling Inc. just keeps on growing - Page 32 Coming in Aug/Sept 2018 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. We will also preview the IMTS show in Chicago Editorial: July 21, 2018 Ad Space: July 25, 2018 Ad Material: August 3, 2018