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Be sure to look for the next issue of Tooling & Production's eNewsletter in which our editors will be recognizing the hottest products and best read features from 2011.

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 Reshoring Trend Hits the Mark in Michigan
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 $10 Million Invested in Program to Spark Teens' Interest in Manufacturing
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 Elmet Technologies Acquires JEVCO International; Merger to Benefit Aerospace, Semiconductor, and Medical Industries
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 Product Spotlight
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 New "Beyond Solid-Carbide" Routers Engineered To Extend Tool Life When Machining CFRP Parts
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 Extremely Rigid and Accurate Turning Center Provides Up to 55 hp and 2100 ft-lb of Torque
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 Deep Hole Drill Gun Now Enables Replacement of the Drilling Head Without Removing the Drill
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 New Wire EDM Features 20" Z Height Enabling Tall Workpiece Capacity
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 Tough Gun™ G2 Series MIG Welding Guns Now Available for More Robot Manufacturers
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