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ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com
October 2014 VOL. 153, NO. 4 FEATURES
51 | Taking the Factory’s Pulse with Shop-Floor Monitoring
Implementing the latest machine tool data collection and monitoring systems gives manufacturers key insights to improve factory processes.
63 | Innovative Tools Remove the Jagged Edges
Don’t overlook advanced technology available for removing the gnarliest burrs from parts large or small.
77 | Best Practices for Robotic Welding
Key considerations include equipment, training, and preventive maintenance.
87 | Construction Equipment Making the Grade, but... Demand and prices are going up. However, costs are heading that way as well.
95 | R&J Manufacturing: Small, but Sophisticated
Young and fast-growing machine shop in the Greater Los Angeles area specializes in aerospace and defense clients with special needs.
DEPARTMENTS
6 UPFRONT Manufacturing’s New Virtuous Cycle 8 CALENDAR 10 QUALITY SCAN
The Benefits of In-Process Air Gaging 13 SME SPEAKS
Supporting the T&E in STEM
17 NEWSDESK IMTS Registration Tops 100,000
24 SOFTWARE UPDATE Dynamic Toolpath Technology Offers Shops Faster, More Efficient Machining
31 TECH FRONT Battery Breakthrough: Stable Lithium Anodes
39 SHOP SOLUTIONS Refrigeration Company Warms to Fiber Lasers
ON THE WEB
Software Supplement We offer a special section dedicated to manufacturing software, which can be found in our October issue online at
http://www.sme.org/me-digital-archives/
The Cover: Tracking tooling data with TDM Systems’ tooling management software helps manufacturers optimize tooling lifecycles and toolroom resources. Manufacturers are increasingly using digital tools to monitor machines and other data in real time to improve decision making.
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100 WEBSITE PROFILES 107 FABTECH 2014 PREVIEW 123 CLASSIFIEDS 124 AD INDEX
126 FOCUS ON THE WORKFORCE Partnering for STEM: The National Educator’s Workshop
128 VIEWPOINTS Standardized Tooling Data Enables Smarter Choices
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