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INSERTION TOOL AUTOMATES BRAILLE SIGN-MAKING
Used on any CNC router, this insertion tool from Techno CNC Routers is the easiest way to automate any Braille sign-making business and make it more competitive.
Artist Evan Hoffman teams with Nex Solutions for ArtPrize 2010
Nex Solutions performed the high-definition plasma cutting, welding and powder coating for Evan’s 3D steel creation: Deux Vagues Etreints (Two Waves Embrace).
IMPROVED MICRO-IMPLANTS THROUGH LASER SINTERING
The goal of a new research project is to produce a porous structure on chosen areas of an implant surface to improve attachment to the surrounding tissue provide a surface for medication to be deposited.
CUSTOM ELECTRIC TOP-LOADING INDUSTRIAL OVEN
The No. 882 specially designed 500-deg F electric top-loading oven from Grieve is being used for testing down-hole oil field equipment. Nichrome wire elements heat the workspace, while a 600 cfm horizontal front-to-rear airflow is provided by two 3 hp recirculating blowers.
MOBILE WATERJET COLD CUTTING APPLICATIONS
Jet Edge‘s 80 hp, 60,000 psi iP60-80DS diesel-powered water jet intensifier pump is capable of producing up to 1.35 gpm (5.1 l/m) of ultra-high pressure water for mobile water jet cutting applications.
BEST PRACTICES IN FIVE-AXIS MACHINING FOR THE JOB SHOP
Did Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry just say five-axis machining for the job shop? Yes, he did!
HOW MUCH WIRE? HOW MUCH GAS?
By using some simple math, Kevin Beardsley of Lincoln Electric shows how to make the calculations necessary to get a very accurate estimation on the amount of welding wire and shielding gas needed to complete a job being quoted.
A CULTURE OF MYTHS
Phil La Duke of OE Learning explains why safety is not any company’s number one priority, nor should it be.
Steering Lean Leadership
To prevent your lean initiatives from backsliding, Rick Bohan of Chagrin River Consulting explains why there is simply no substitute for a committed Steering Committee that meets regularly.
GIVE YOUR ROBOT THE EYESIGHT AND INTELLIGENCE NEEDED TO BECOME A TOP LEVEL WELDER
Over 90 percent of installed robotic arc welding systems are not running up to their full capability. Jeff Noruk of Servo Robot shows some ways to kick that performance up a notch.
HYDROFORMING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Scott Pryer of Pryer Technology Group explains to Mike Riley how fabricators, in their pursuit of flexibility and competitive advantage through new sheet metal forming technologies, are discovering how to look to the past to realize the future.
ROBOTIC PIPE WELDING
For the pipe welding industry, the three biggest challenges are finding qualified welders, a shift to higher-strength pipe, and keeping up with industry demand. Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric examines how the robotic pipe welding of steel, stainless and nickel alloys, and aluminum addresses all three.
