T&P • Tooling & Production, Strategies for Large Metalworking Plants

April 2011 - Volume 5 Issue 8

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	New State-of-the-Art Laser Part Marking System Provides the Precision and Flexibility Needed at Hands-On Training Center New Flexible Laser Marking Capability Helps Focus:HOPE Place the Required Identification Marks on Many of the R&D Parts That They Produce for the Department of Defense, Army and Navy. Full Article

	Company Finds Added Value in Producing Precision Machined Components From Start to Finish Not Every Company has the Assets — Technological and Intellectual — Firmly in Place to Take a Component Through All Phases of Manufacturing — Pre-Final Design Prototyping, Machining, Turning, Lapping, Super Finishing, Honing, Grinding, Assembly and More. Full Article


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	A New Generation of 3D White Light Measurement Systems Can Cut Processing Time By 80% View This Product
	New Fiber Laser System Boosts Cutting Speed on Sheetmetal, Reduces Operating Costs Up to 40% View This Product
	New and Improved Single-Passage Rotary Unions Can Increase Spindle Speed to 75,000 RPM and Coolant Pressure to 80 Bar View This Product
	New 4 Axis Receiver Solves Industrial Alignment Problems View This Product

	New Water Jet Units Capable of 40,000 PSI With Engines Up to 600 HP View This Product
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	Industry News
	Stanley J. Modic, Former T&P Editor-In-Chief/Publisher, Dies at the Age of 74 Full News Item
	Gibbs and Associates Grants Over $500,000 in Software and Services to Technology Institute Full News Item
	With Business Booming, Mazak Plans Technology Center Expansion and Announces Largest Output Ever at Kentucky Plant Full News Item
	Superabrasives Leader To Nearly Double the Size of Its World Headquarters; Will Help Keep Jobs in U.S. Full News Item
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