CONTENTS DECEMBER 2016 VOL. 157, NO. 5 c FEATURES
37 / MACHINE DESIGNS WIN NEW GRINDING APPLICATIONS
Precision parts cover wide aerospace, automotive, medical, and tool grinding ap- plications.
49 / ERP SOFTWARE FOR SMALL SHOPS
Modernizing the smaller shop with the latest digital tools available from enterprise resource planning (ERP) software developers.
SHOP SOLUTIONS
25 / OILFIELD SHOP GETS INTO SMALL PARTS FOR WATCHMAKING
When work in the oilfi eld dried up due to poor economic conditions, Knust-Godwin LLC, a Texas oil & gas supplier, faced new challenges following its transition into small parts manufacturing.
29 / LASER TAKES HEAT OUT OF TOUGH TOOL GRINDING
Cutting tool maker Shape-Master Tool Co. (Kirkland, IL) needed to expand its tool grinding capability beyond that of its conventional machines or run the risk of losing work to the competition.
34 / CAM HELPS COMPANY TARGET HIGH-VALUE PARTS
Monsees Group (Rochester, NY) has successfully navigated the treacherous waters from being a near-captive operation to being a highly effective competitor in the world of high- precision complex part manufacturing.
TRENDS 15 / THE ANSWER REALLY MAY BE BLOWING IN THE WIND
Market stability for fossil fuels could be at hand even as renewable energy sources take the upper hand.
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SPECIAL SECTION MANUFACTURING TRENDS
TRENDS 3 / MANUFACTURING’S BUMPY RIDE
After an up-and-down 2016, more of the same may be in store next year.
TRENDS 6 / DEVICE MAKERS WILL CONTINUE LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY
Innovations should take the pressure off margins while benefi tting patients.
TRENDS 9 / INDUSTRY FACES SHORT-, LONG-TERM CHALLENGES
Sales are peaking, fuel economy demands ramp up.
TRENDS 12 / CIVIL SEGMENTS HEADING FOR A DOWNWARD GLIDE PATH
Orders for military aircraft—particularly fi ghters—are on the upswing.
Cover: GrindSmart 629XW is a six-axis super-precision tool grinder for the manufacturing of high- performance and specialty cutting tools with an integrated six-position wheel changer and the StickSmart automatic wheel sticking device, which can be programmed to recondition superabrasive wheels during untended production.
DEPARTMENTS
4 / UPFRONT Design, Artistry, Manufacturing and Motorcycles
6 / CONNECT & ENGAGE
8 / ADVANCED MANUFACTURING NOW
Quality, Sustainability Drive Net-Shape Molding Efforts
11 / SME SPEAKS
Giving Back Strengthens Manufacturing
15 / NEWSDESK SWE Study Examines Gender, Racial Bias
20 / SOFTWARE UPDATE
New Machine Analytics Software Offers “Digital Twin” Modeling of the Factoroy Floor 76 / CLASSIFIEDS 77 / AD INDEX
78 / WORKFORCE PIPELINE Youth Apprenticeship: The Return of the American Dream
80 / VIEWPOINTS
Harnessing the Power of Underused CAM Capabilities
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