MET AL WO RKIN G T O 3D PRINTI N G
AdvancedManufacturing.org
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November 2016
CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2016 VOL. 157, NO. 5 c FEATURES
41 / FAST, CLEAN CUTTING WITH ABRASIVE WATERJET TECHNOLOGY
Waterjet systems are offering machine shops more productivity options with the latest high-speed cutting and improved software capabilities.
SHOP SOLUTIONS
31 / WATERJET CUTS CREATIVE TOY CONSTRUCTION KITS
YOXO (St. Paul, MN) is a rapidly growing manufacturer of creative toy construction kits. To meet skyrocketing demand, YOXO (pronounced “yock-so”) recently installed a second waterjet cutting system, the Jet Edge Waterjet Shuttle System, which allows the operator to keep cutting while unloading fi nished parts.
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MFG.COM OFFERS ONLINE SOURCING FOR ROBOTICS PARTS
The simple proposition that no two automation solutions using robotics are alike because no two manufacturing processes are identical presented a major challenge to Daniel Drennen, a project manager within the Automation Division of Deshazo LLC (Alabaster, AL).
70 / FIBER LASER MAKES THE CUT AT WEST COAST JOB SHOP
Prior to opening his job shop, Larry Rosevear honed his sheetmetal fabrication skills by building dune buggies—a lot of dune buggies. That’s where he realized that laser cutting was much faster than his plasma cutter.
51 / FIBER LASERS CAPTURE MARKET SHARE, APPLICATIONS
Growth tied to performance and versatility from micro to 3D printing.
61 / MAYBE IT’S TIME TO TRY SOME “SWISS CHEESE”
When the grinding gets tough it’s the bond and not necessarily the grain that matters.
ON THE WEB
ADVANCES IN FRICTION WELDING
FABTECH Special: Senior Editor Alan Rooks reports on how things are heating up in rotary, linear and stir friction welding.
http://advancedmanufacturing.org/friction- welding/
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Cover: Laser welding nickel-based aerospace alloys is both possible and practical following guidelines established by Prima Power Laserdyne engineers to meet the exacting requirements of airframe as well as aero engine applications.
DEPARTMENTS
4 / UPFRONT A Look Back at IMTS and Ahead to FABTECH
6 / CONNECT & ENGAGE
8 / ADVANCED MANUFACTURING NOW
E-Mobility, Watchword for the Future in Automotive
11 / SME SPEAKS
The Revolution on Display at FABTECH 2016
15 / NEWSDESK Industry Looks to IMTS Bump Amid Slump
18 / SOFTWARE UPDATE
New Collaborative Robot App Store Helps Users Find Solutions to Automation Problems
25 / TECH FRONT
GE Pushes Out Blue Arc, Calling It ‘Big Step Forward’ in Cutting Tools 73 / FABTECH PRODUCTS 83 / CLASSIFIEDS 84 / AD INDEX
85 / WORKFORCE PIPELINE Cerritos College Expands Manufacturing Education
88 / VIEWPOINTS
CNC Training? Here is What it Should Look Like
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