CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2016 VOL. 156, NO. 2 c FEATURES
92 / MEDICAL METROLOGY ADVANCES
The world of medical manufacturing is making steady but signifi cant advances and metrology providers are keeping pace by improving a variety of devices.
SHOP SOLUTIONS
49 / WINNERS MATCH TECHNOLOGY TO AERO JOB AT HAND
Successful shops adopt strategies that incorporate innovative technologies.
59 / EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF AEROSPACE AUTOMATION
More automation in paint and surface prep, composite airframes and engine components will be needed for aero builders to meet production goals.
69 / NEW CNCS TAKE CUES FROM INTUITIVE SMARTPHONE ERA
Newer controls feature much improved touch-screen interfaces, better software functionality and connectivity choices.
79 / FIBER LASERS CONTINUE TO GAIN MARKET SHARE
Fiber lasers offer their users a production laser at the lowest price per watt, with the highest beam quality, the lowest electrical consumption and minimum maintenance.
87 / WORKHOLDING KEEPS HOLDING MANUFACTURING STEADY
Workholding becoming more complex as manufacturing advances.
41 / HIGH-VOLUME SHOP THRIVES ON TOOLING SUCCESS
Vickers Engineering (New Troy, MI) is a Tier I supplier of machined castings mainly to big automotive OEMs such as Toyota and Honda, as well as to the energy and other industries. It produces fi ve-million parts a year.
46 / ID GRINDERS END
TOLERANCE NIGHTMARES Most people have work-related dreams. However, for Ruben Ramirez Jr., the grinding supervisor at HydraForce Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL), holding tight tolerances on complex parts was a waking nightmare.
97 / IN-PROCESS INSPECTION SAVES TIME, QUALITY
Northern Tool, a division of Star Cutter Co. (Farmington Hills, MI), is known for designing and producing special carbide cutting tools—for powertrain production—that accomplish more than one cutting op in a single pass.
ON THE WEB
THE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS ABOUT OIL PRICES
Senior Editor James D. Sawyer takes a deeper look at what continued low prices mean for manufacturers. More at http://
tinyurl.com/SawyeronLowOil
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Cover: A Hainbuch ID [inner diameter] mandrel. “Workholding design and build integrity has had to evolve as the use of titanium, Inconel and other hard to machine, abrasive materials are now mainstream materials, especially in aserospace applications,” said James F. Woods, president of Hainbuch America (Germantown, WI).
DEPARTMENTS
4 / UPFRONT Aerospace Industry: Makeover in Mid-Flight
6 / CONNECT & ENGAGE
10 / ADVANCED MANUFACTURING NOW
Balancing Productivity and Predictability
13 / SME SPEAKS Local Chapters Pave the Way for Involvement and Leadership Opportunities
17 / NEWSDESK
DMG MORI Brings Competition to the Frontlines
24 / SOFTWARE UPDATE
Service Data is Key to Unlocking IoT Success
33 / TECH FRONT
NASA Fired Up Over 3D Printed Engine Components 99 / AERODEF SHOW PREVIEW 107 / CLASSIFIEDS 108 / AD INDEX
109 / WORKFORCE PIPELINE Workforce Development: Investing to Foster an Agile Ecosystem
112 / VIEWPOINTS
Are You Ready for the Digital Decision Makers
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