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ON THE MARK
Get It While It’s Hot: This manufacturer of closed die hot piston forgings for off-highway equipment uses a special dot-peen marking machine that operates on the factory floor inside the hot forging plant.
MIRACLE GROW
Thinking Outside the Box: Facing high materials and energy costs, this precision manufacturer of injection molds and prototype tooling compared laser-sintering vs. traditional machining for its tooling and mold inserts. Whoa! These results may surprise you, too.
BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME
Gonna Have A Large Time: This Michigan manufacturer pursues wind turbine and large-part machining in a big way, with massive machine tools.
FULLY INTEGRATED BUSINESS SOFTWARE SOLUTION
SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.
NEW TX200 HEAVY PAYLOAD ROBOT
Staubli Robotics offers the TX200 and TX200L, the next generation of standard and long reach high-performance material handling robots featuring impressive speed, rigidity and load capacities ranging from 100 kg to 130 kg and a maximum reach of 2194 mm to 2594 mm.
EYE OF THE NEEDLE
One Sharp Operation: A specially designed needle sharpener keeps this contract manufacturer of medical products on point with a 40 percent improvement in production, 10 percent decrease in scrap.
GOODBYE CATCH-22
Hello ZP: A pre-treatment chemical switch to zirconium phosphate conversion coating takes center stage in reducing energy, water and waste disposal costs at this automotive parts manufacturer.
EQUIPMENT FINANCING INCREASES IN JULY
Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly leasing and finance index data show year-over-year equipment finance originations increased.
SAY WHAT' HOUSING CREDIT CRISIS HELPS MANUFACTURING STAY STABLE
That’s right. In some ways, the housing credit crisis has provided some support for manufacturing, partially offsetting the impact of reduced production of household appliances and other housing related products.
AS THE WORLD TURNS
For DuPage Machine Products, turning centers outperform conventional lathe technology by a factor of 4X to 6X.
CREDIT CRUNCH
Credit is the lifeblood of your business. Don’t let the credit crunch stop your company’s growth. Here’s how to do it.
THE FINAL FRONTIER
These are the voyages of IPG: A new highly efficient and compact gas laser line propels this manufacturer to enter new markets and applications it has never been in before.
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