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December 08, 2011 - Volume 05 Issue 12
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The staff at Modern Applications News would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year! As we look back on 2011, we believe it will be remembered as the year the resurgence in manufacturing truly took hold. Before we focus on even brighter days ahead, we wanted to take one final look back at some of the more interesting happenings in the past year.

For this "Best of 2011" issue, we have compiled two "Top 11 in '11" lists -- the Most Interesting Features and Most Interesting New Products, as judged by our readers. We hope you enjoy these stories and catch some helpful information you may have missed the first time around. We want to thank you for your loyalty to our publication and again, we'd like to wish you a successful and prosperous 2012!


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  Featured Articles
Image - Ultra High Performance Toolpath Engine Enables Oregon Company to Outbid Overseas Manufacturers, Keep Jobs in the U.S. Ultra High Performance Toolpath Engine Enables Oregon Company to Outbid Overseas Manufacturers, Keep Jobs in the U.S.
"Everyone in the Building was Looking at the Machining Center and Saying ‘Oh My God, I Can't Believe You're Doing This."
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CAM Software Enables California Shop to Produce Racecar-Parts That are Precise, Versatile, and High Performance
Most Parts Made by Metalore Require Tight Tolerances, from Those that Shave Seconds from Racing Times to Those that Show Up in Emergency Rooms
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Small Shop Takes a Big Leap Into the Latest Grinding and Inspection Technology
"You Either Make the Ongoing Investments to Ensure Your Competitiveness, or You're Standing Still. Standing Still, and You Won't be in Business Long."
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Image - Wisconsin Machine Shop Taps Out Major Savings With General Purpose Tool Wisconsin Machine Shop Taps Out Major Savings With General Purpose Tool
At Bayside Machine Corporation many taps were burned out of their holes until Rob Salesky, Treasurer, had enough. Being an experienced tool buyer with years of machining under his belt, he knew lost money and time was adding up and a tap test for his wide ranging applications was in order. So Mr. Salesky arranged his test and his findings led to more than $40,000 in annual savings.
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Simplicity, Common Sense and New Technology Enables Indiana Machine Shop to Flourish
At first glance the above may make one think that for some shops competing is easy. It's not. Competing demands constant attention, the fullest understanding of advanced technology and its best use, retaining skilled employees ... and always casting a large net on the sea of RFQs, then selecting the parts, components and applications that you can excel at where your competitors won't attempt.
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Tool and Die Shop Develops Modified Cutter to Complete
Customer communication and continuous improvement are as vital to keeping business as smart chipmaking. MRG Tool and Die proved that with the way they handled a job for a mining equipment company.
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New Toolpath Engine Hits the Mark for Firearms Manufacturer, Saving Company Over $24,000 in the First Four Months of Use
It Took Only a Week for McMillan Machine Co.'s General Manager To Be Convinced of the Software's Effectiveness -- "It Did More Than I Expected It To Do"
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Living Water Studios Uses Industrial Water Jet Cutting Technology to Express Faith, Good Humor through Art
Christian Art Studio Waterjets Artwork in Stone, Metals, and Lumicor® Resin Panels
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Image - The Next Generation FAROArm Showcased in the Building of a 30th Anniversary Custom Chopper by Paul Jr. Designs The Next Generation FAROArm Showcased in the Building of a 30th Anniversary Custom Chopper by Paul Jr. Designs

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Robots Battle in an Effort to Introduce Young Americans to Manufacturing
Robotics League to Hold National Championships in Indiana
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  Product Spotlight
Image - New 5-Axis Quick Change Workholding System Dramatically Reduces Set Up Times New 5-Axis Quick Change Workholding System Dramatically Reduces Set Up Times
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  New Specialty Tool Saves Time and Money by Eliminating Secondary De-Burring Operations
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  New PinLock™ Locating And Mounting System Makes Attaching And Removing Fixtures, Fixture Plates, and Vises Precise and Easy
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Image - Quick Change Tool Adapter System Can Reduce Changeover from 20 Minutes to 20 Seconds Quick Change Tool Adapter System Can Reduce Changeover from 20 Minutes to 20 Seconds
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  How to Remove Rust and Loosen Corroded Bolts Just a Couple of the 100+ Tips Found in Free Plant Maintenance Guide
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  Extensive New Enhancements to GibbsCAM 2011 Include Automatic Feature Recognition, Hole-Making Automation, and 5-Axis Machining
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Image - High-Speed Laser Sensors Enable Fast and Accurate 2D Measurement High-Speed Laser Sensors Enable Fast and Accurate 2D Measurement
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  Shhh....Newly Developed Tool Quiets The Noise and Vibration When Marking Sheet Metal Parts
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  New Magnetic Drill Pilots Make Enlarging Existing Holes Simple, Accurate, and Fast
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Image - Adaptive Gripper's Multiple Modes Enable Handling of Wide Variety of Parts and Reduces Setup Costs Adaptive Gripper's Multiple Modes Enable Handling of Wide Variety of Parts and Reduces Setup Costs
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  New Multi-Spindle CNC Lathe Allows Drilling, Thread Cutting, Contour Milling, Hobbing, and Multi-Edge Turning in a Single Setup
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