CONTENTS MARCH 2016 VOL. 156, NO. 3 c FEATURES
55 / FLEXIBILITY YIELDS COST PER PART
Pallet systems offer high-mix, low-volume versatility.
SHOP SOLUTIONS
45 / CAD/CAM SOFTWARE CRAFTS FINE EDGE CUSTOM KNIVES
Rick Hinderer Knives (Shreve, OH) is well known within military and law enforcement circles for its custom-designed and expertly crafted knives. The company began 29 years ago as a one-man operation (Rick Hinderer) that fashioned knives.
49 / MEDICAL DEVICE SHOP THRIVES WITH MULTITASKING
65 / OPTICAL METROLOGY AND AUTOMATION—A NATURAL FIT
The two work together to improve quality and speed of production.
77 / PROGRAMMING ADVANCEMENTS PROPEL SHOP PRODUCTIVITY
New CAD/CAM/CAE software helps boost manufacturing effi ciencies with improvements in high-speed metalcutting, design and visualization tools.
85 / HOLEMAKING EQUIPMENT KEEPS UP WITH DEMAND
Customers require more precision, ability to drill deeper.
93 / MEDICAL MACHINING TIGHTENS UP
Regulations, competition are causing part makers to tighten profi t margins, part tolerances and cycle times.
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Constant innovation is the life force behind business success at Conmed Orthopedics in Largo, FL. The company specializes in medical devices for orthopedic, arthroscopic, and laparoscopic surgery.
52 / MOBILE ROBOTS INCREASE WORKER PRODUCTIVITY, SAFETY
A mobile fl eet of Universal Robots now receives daily work orders to solve ever- changing tasks for high-mix/low-volume electronics manufacturer Scott Fetzer Electrical Group (SFEG; Fairview, TN).
ON THE WEB
A DAY AT THE DMDII Take a look inside the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago, a hub of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, which aims to spur America’s manufacturing sector by strategically investing in the technologies used to manufacture things. Read it online at
http://tinyurl.com/InsideDMDII.
Cover: Director of operations, Matthew Bush, programs Waldo, the UR5 robot from Universal Robots, for new tasks at Scott Fetzer Electrical Group (SFEG; Fairview, TN). Image courtesy Universal Robots. A mobile fl eet of Universal Robots now receives daily work orders to solve ever-changing tasks for the high-mix/low-volume electronics manufacturer.
DEPARTMENTS
4 / UPFRONT Opportunities Abound for Our Automation Nation
6 / CONNECT & ENGAGE
10 / ADVANCED MANUFACTURING NOW
t Advanced Synthetics Make for Kinder, Gentler Grippers
t US Manufacturing: Inconsistency is the Word
t Controlling Quality without a Quality Department
t Applying Data Technology on the Factory Floor
21 / SME SPEAKS
Manufacturing Matters to Canada, so do Partnerships South of the Border
25 / NEWSDESK
United States Gets Star Role at Hannover Messe 2016
32 / SOFTWARE UPDATE Using PLE to Control Product Variations
39 / TECH FRONT Nano-Shells Teach Bone How to Repair Itself
100 / PRODUCT PREVIEWS 108 / CLASSIFIEDS 109 / AD INDEX
110 / WORKFORCE PIPELINE
RAMTEC Ohio: Developing the Next Generation of Manufacturing Technicians
112 / VIEWPOINTS
FMS Software: The Maestro of the Smart Factory
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