November December 2007

Departments

• Front Page: Laser-Sintering Growing into Key Technology for Medical Industry

• Front Page: powRgrip PG 10 Features Long Reach Tooling

• Front Page: Cognex Expands Reading Capability

• Front Page: Nozzle Yields Consistancy

• Market Trends: SkillsUSA Championships Benefits from Sandvik Coromant's Dedication

• Market Trends: New Board of Directors, Officers Elected for AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology

• Market Trends: Laser Design Inc. Named One of America's 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2007

• Market Trends: Closing the Common Heart Defect a Great Success Using FlatStent PFO Closure System

• Market Trends: EMO 2007 delivers Haas Automation Europe's Most Sucesful Show

• Market Trends: Doosan to Open Medical/Surgical Tech Center

• Market Trends: EMO Results in Euros for MAG Industrial Automation Systems

• Market Trends: U.S. Demand for Implants to Reach $43.6 Billion in 2011

• Market Trends: BIG Kaiser Receives Partnership Award for Lean Manufacturing Training Center Support

• Market Trends: Huether Reports Rising Exports Helping Offset Housing Downturn

• Manufacturing Reference Guides: Chip-handling, Coolant-processing Methodology Reduces Downtime

• Product of the Month: Precision Machining Within Reach with OM Series of CNC Office Mills

• Technical Solutions: Improving Tool Cutting Life, Finishes Starts with a 'Code Blue' Lubricant

• Technical Solutions: European-Style Collets, Feed Fingers More Readily Available, Shipped Faster

• Expert Design: Progressive Drawer Systems Deliver Cost-Savings Solutions

• Motion in Review: Servo or Stepper?

• Features: High Customer Value is Goal of Quantum Leap

• Features: Machining Into the Future

• Features: CAD Program Helps Correct Flawed Mold-Gating System

• Features: Ceramic Technology Contributes to Advances in Medical Implants

• Small World: Minimally-Invasive Heart Surgery Research Earns Five-year Award