Modern Applications eNews

January 2009 — Volume 3, Issue 1

Now you can virtually eliminate setup time and achieve spindle utilization of up to 95% with Makino's MMC2 automated material-handling system. Learn how Makino's lean cells and systems can eliminate production bottlenecks, reduce inventories, improve deliveries and add to your bottom line. View our online seminar to hear one customerâ€™s story. Only at Makino, where new thinking takes shape.

Brochures
Lighting a Fire Under the Balance Sheet
What a Difference a Day Makes
Buy New Machines, But Keep the Old
The Luck of the Irish
Abrasives/Grinding Machines
Lasers: Cutting/ID Marking
Presses: Press Brakes/Tooling
Workholding
Cutting Tools

NEW 100-PAGE CATALOG OF OVENS AND FURNACES FROM GRIEVE
The Grieve Corporation offers its recently expanded 100-page, full-color catalog of ovens and furnaces to all interested parties. New equipment, new market applications and an increased factory-trained sales representative network are all highlighted in this catalog from Grieve, a leader in ovens and furnaces since 1949. Visit Grieve

Feature Articles

MACHINING PROCESSES
Lighting a Fire Under the Balance Sheet
An oil-skimmer manufacturer promotes reusing waste oil as a heat source to save money
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CUTTING AND CUTTING TOOLS
What a Difference a Day Makes
After a shop switched tools on a problem job, it ran 40 percent faster that same afternoon
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METALFORMING AND JOINING
Buy New Machines, But Keep the Old
By purchasing three new presses and retrofitting a fourth, a German shop experienced silver and gold with flexibility and a 100 percent increase in output
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AUTOMATION
The Luck of the Irish
While updating its design software, an Irish tool manufacturer got lucky with a CAD/CAM program
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Romi M-Series -- Big Lathes for Big Jobs
Right now, get immediate delivery on a Romi M-Series Lathe from our Erlanger, KY warehouse. Romi M 27, M 33 and M 43 lathes are massive, powerful, big bore machines that deliver heavy cutting power job-after-job. Easy to setup, simple to use and metalhogging power … everything you need to tackle the big stuff. www.romiusa.com.

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