American machinist

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  Año 2002, Número 9

  • Just how old is old?

    Tom Grasson

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  • New alloy promises to lower engine emissions

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  • Manufacturers don't expect economic recovery soon

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  • New spindle designs for high-speed machining

    págs. 18-19

    

  • Convenient on-line training

    págs. 19-20

    

  • On-line courses in Spanish

    págs. 20-21

    

  • High-accuracy portable CMMs

    págs. 21-23

    

  • Hearty fiberoptic welding

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  • Cutting tool digest

    págs. 26-29

    

  • Bourn & Koch buys gear tooling and machine producer

    págs. 34-35

    

  • Western U.S. machine tool consumption up in June

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  • EDM manufacturer supplies info for on-line course

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  • Meeting about Step data use in XML

    págs. 36-37

    

  • INTERNATIONAL

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  • Lathe's standard features are far from the norm

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  • Live help is only a click away

    págs. 40-41

    

  • Balance short cycle times and long tool life

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  • Control sources of variation

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  • Download 3D CAD models from on-line catalog

    págs. 42-43

    

  • Working with 3D coordinate-measurement data

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  • Employee found guilty of worker's comp fraud

    págs. 46-47

    

  • Environmental claim against manufacturer reinstated

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  • CELLS & CYCLES

    Matthias Walter

    págs. 48-52

    

  • Sending secondary operations down the tubes

    Charles Bates

    págs. 54-56

    

  • Polaris optimizes production

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  • Hat trick

    Patricia L. Smith

    págs. 58-60

    

  • Now is the time for innovation, training, and growth

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  • Practical ideas

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  • Device keeps robots from being crash dummies

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  • Company rolls on with management software

    págs. 68-69