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NO MORE WASTE: ELIMINATE SCRAP AND REWORK ONCE AND FOR ALL
Stop Losing Money: Want to eliminate the prove-out process without risking a crash? Good NC program simulation software will automatically take care of detecting annoying and potentially catastrophic problems that naturally occur in any complex creative venture. CGTech explains what to look for.
SHOWTIME: WESTEC 2010
Hundreds of new products are set to debut in the LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, March 23-25. Don?t miss this one. If you can’t make it, don?t miss our Show-in-Print.
BOUND ONLY BY IMAGINATION (Part Two)
Our three-part series continues with landscape design fabricator Kris Kesler of Bobé Water & Fire Features combining high-tech computer modeling with time-tested techniques to engineer a freestanding waterfall fireplace.
SHIELDING GAS BASICS
To produce a clean, slag-free weld without having to continually stop welding to replace the electrode in your specific application, it helps to understand the role of shielding gas, the different shielding gases available and their unique properties. In this primer, Andy Monk of Bernard Welding Equipment explains each of these.
EXPERT TIPS ON TIPS AND NOZZLES: GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR EQUIPMENT
Andy Monk of Bernard Welding Equipment shows how to greatly reduce downtime spent changing contact tips and troubleshooting weld defects by carefully choosing MIG gun consumables and carrying out a regular inspection and maintenance schedule.
UPGRADING YOUR LASER CUTTING EQUIPMENT WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY
Robert Kloczkowski of Rofin-Sinar examines how to replace fast axial flow resonators with new generation, high performance diffusion-cooled units, a proven strategy for older cutting machines.
HOT-STAMPED STEEL CREATES NEW APPLICATIONS FOR PRODUCTION LASER CUTTING
Antonio Rotunno of Prima North America explains how the growing demand for hot-formed parts in the automotive industry has positioned the multi-axis laser as a viable process for matching volumes.
SPECIAL REPORT: MANUFACTURERS' TAX CREDIT CAN HELP FILL CREDIT VOID
While waiting for the credit freeze to thaw, Karim Solanji and Mark Lauber of Paradigm Partners reveal how your company can retrieve tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in cash back from the IRS using an underutilized tax credit.
OK, (CNC) CLASS, GET OUT YOUR NOTEBOOKS
Randy Pearson of Siemens Energy & Automation shows how all the data needed can be easily transferred AND networked on today?s controls.
HOW TO GET A HEAD START ON THE COMPETITION
Mike Riley says several shops are breathing easier and optimism is up. Is the worst is behind us? If so, he shares some business insights from consultant John Graham to kick your creative marketing efforts up a notch.
EXPERT TIPS, NOZZLES, GUNS AND MORE
On display: New tools that could help reduce your costs and make your welding operations more competitive.
INNOVATIONS IN LASER CUTTING AND WELDING
On display: New tools that could help reduce your costs and make your laser cutting and welding operations more competitive.
