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April 17, 2013 - Volume 07 Issue 08   Featured Sponsor Proven Results: Double Your Machine Capacity – Extend the Life of Your Cutting Tools VoluMill™ - Proven Ultra High-Performance Toolpath Technology that provides a competitive advantage to manufacturing companies around the world. Reduce rough milling cycle times up to 90% Reduce cutting tool costs up to 75% Generate low-force toolpaths for all materials and parts Maximize material removal with high precision and reliability Optimize machine performance while reducing cutting tool wear 3-Axis and 5-Axis rough milling capabilities Click here for more info   Featured Articles Carolina Shop's Direct Machining of Solid Models Provides Fast Turnaround for Parts and Profits CNC Performance Engineering has found a secret to profitability -- using GibbsCAM to minimize programming time for performance racing parts. "The best way is to take the customer's solid model, bring it right into CAM without having to change a thing, and start machining right on it," says owner Chris Nachtmann. Full Article Tests Show Metalworking Fluid Enables Deep Hole Drilling To Go 18 Times Faster and Improves Tool Life More Than 30% Blaser Swisslube uses an expanded in-house Technology Center to run tests on the latest metalworking fluids in an effort to increase their customer's productivity and economic efficiency. Full Article   Featured Sponsor Chip Vac Replaces Outdated Electric Vacuums Vacuums chips directly into an open-top drum with no moving parts! EXAIR's Chip Vac picks up chips from fixtures, floors and work surfaces of machining centers, lathes, saws, mills and other industrial equipment and delivers them directly to an ordinary open-top drum. Click here for more info.   Industry News Real-Time Production Floor Performance Now Available on Your Smartphone and Tablet Full News Item   "The Place To Be" for Aerospace and Automotive Manufacturers and R&D Teams Concerned About Data Quality Full News Item Innovative Steam Cleaning Technology Eliminates Chemicals and Lowers Cost of Industrial Part Cleaning Full News Item   MTConnect Challenge Opens -- Win Cash Prizes for Innovative Ideas and Manufacturing Intelligence Breakthroughs Full News Item   Product Spotlight Stainless Steel Cabinet Cooler Resists Heat And Corrosion and Prevents Temperature Malfunctions View This Product   New Compact, Ultra-Precision Vertical Machining Center Provides Automation and Nano-Precision in Extremely Small Footprint View This Product   New Standard Duty Detent Pins Provide Fast, Easy Alignment View This Product "Spider" -- A New Generation, Hand-Held 3D Scanner Capable of Scanning Sharp Edges and Small Objects with Extraordinary Resolution and Accuracy View This Product   Upgraded Machining Center Offers Faster Rapid Traverse Speeds and Acceleration Rates, Shorter Chip-to-Chip Times and Increased Tool Size Capability View This Product   Cutting Tools Ideal for Machining Highly Abrasive Composite Materials Including Aluminum and Copper View This Product Latest CAD/CAM Software Reduces Milling Time By Combining Machining of Side Faces and Flatter Regions View This Product   Circular Cold Saw for Mitering Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals -- Now with Fully Integrated Automatic Feed View This Product Career Builder Hot Job Opportunities Tooling & Production News has Partnered with CareerBuilder to Provide You with Links to the Latest Jobs in Metalworking. Subscribe to T&P Nelson Publishing, LLC | www.toolingandproduction.com PO Box 424, Alto, MI 49302 Phone: 941-539-7579 webmaster@toolingandproduction.com By clicking on links to articles or advertisements in this newsletter, you agree to the Tooling & Production Privacy Statement/Disclaimer.