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June 21, 2017 - Volume 11 Issue 12   Featured Sponsor Okuma MA-600HII The MA-600HII incorporates powerful, high torque spindle options for high volume material removal rates. Constructed on a 58,000 pound frame featuring an integral bed and base with a highly rigid, stepped back column, it provides the perfect balance of power and rigidity for the strength needed to handle difficult-to-machine materials. More Information   Featured Articles Chinese Manufacturer Installs Collaborative Robots to Handle High Mix/Low Volume Production Runs One of the world's largest manufacturers of bathroom accessories and auto parts, Xiamen Runner Industrial Corporation in China, has installed 64 UR robots to upgrade the efficiency of the production process by establishing a highly-efficient, flexible, and reliable production line. Full Article Making Light of It: Researchers Looking at Plastic as Key to Building Lightweight Yet Powerful Machine Tool Ultra-high-strength materials are highly popular in aircraft and automobile manufacturing, as well as the mechanical engineering sector, because they are often comparatively light and at the same time very sturdy. Machine tools, however, frequently come up against their physical limits when constructed using these materials. Until now. Researchers in Germany believe they may have found a plastic remedy. Full Article   Featured Sponsor Collaborative Robots in Global Companies Collaborative robots offer great advantages to global companies. With cobots, they can realize increasing benefits and returns as they scale up their implementations worldwide. Robots are not only good for low-mix, high-volume production anymore. See all Collaborative Robots can do. Download the free eBook!   Industry News 3D Printing Lands Commercial Airline Industry One Step Closer to Supersonic Travel Full News Item   New Tools Offer Instant Device Analytics for Quicker Troubleshooting on the Plant Floor Full News Item CAD/CAM Software's Improved Roughing Strategy Significantly Reduces Machining Time Full News Item   New Partnership to Produce More Additive Manufactured Medical Products Full News Item   Featured Sponsor Hard Scudding from GMTA A NEW process for gearmaking from German Machine Tools of America. Hardened gears can now be worked to a tooth-to-tooth composite error and total composite error in the AGMA 12, DIN 5 range with a surface finish better than 1.5 Ra. Learn more here or call GMTA today for test results | Full article at GMTA website   Product Spotlight New Baby Chuck Guarantees High Speed Cutting with a 1 Micron Runout View This Product   Multi-Spindle HMC's and Deep Hole Drilling Machines Making U.S. Debut View This Product Wireless Digital Flowmeter Provides Easy Way to Monitor Compressed Air Consumption and Waste View This Product   Z-Scanner Transforms Your 2D Scan System Into 3D System View This Product Strongest Wedge Clamp on the Market View This Product   New Shaft Alignment Tool Uses 6 Apps to Deliver Precise Measurements in a Compact Package View This Product Redesigned Washer Provides Full Immersion Cleaning with Longer Bath Life and Reduced Need for Chemicals View This Product   High-Speed 5-Axis VMC Designed for Die and Mold Tooling and Medical Part Processing 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