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Monday, February 1, 2010

Mindshare

 Feature Articles

With credit restrictions and an overall decline in demand for goods and services, manufacturers are witnessing business drivers change from sales growth to liquidity coverage – and from return-on-capital-employed to cash-to-cash cycles. Here are some ways to improve your cash and liquidity management.
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How To Get An Edge On Competition: Waterjet systems can create unique opportunities to grow your business, regardless of whether times are good or bad.
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Shot peening provides considerable increases in part life because the overlapping dimples it creates form a uniform layer of compressive stress at metal surfaces.
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This North Carolina plant obsoleted conventional G-code by installing an entirely new CNC on all their machine tools and metal forming equipment.
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Using magnetic-inductive weld nut sensors combines precise sensing, simple operation and rugged construction to control part and assembly quality in automotive and other industries.
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With unemployment hovering just below 10 percent, job creation is now priority number one in Washington. But America’s jobs challenge is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Did you receive our February 2010 Fabricating & Metalworking that
covered EMPLOYEE TRAINING STRATEGY?

If not, you missed some novel approaches to employee training that support a
broader lean manufacturing strategy, such as the unique
supplier partnership between Heil and Harco Metal Products.

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 Essential Reading
 

A new plant expansion included the purchase and installation of a huge CMM for measuring very large housings, engine blocks and large off-road type equipment frames and frame attachments.
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Replacement of Allen Bradley CNC system obviates the need for a separate electronic gearbox.
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 A Look Ahead to March

Look for these articles and more in your next issue of Fabricating & Metalworking.

F&M Current Issue

HOW TO GET A HEAD START ON THE COMPETITION
Mike Riley says several shops are breathing easier and optimism is up. Is the worst is behind us? If so, he shares some business insights from consultant John Graham to kick your creative marketing efforts up a notch.



OK, (CNC) CLASS, GET OUT YOUR NOTEBOOKS
Randy Pearson of Siemens Energy & Automation shows how all the data needed can be easily transferred AND networked on today’s controls.



THE MANUFACTURER'S TAX CREDIT
While waiting for the credit freeze to thaw, Karim Solanji and Mark Lauber of Paradigm Partners reveal how your company can retrieve tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in cash back from the IRS using an underutilized tax credit.



STEEL CREATES NEW APPLICATIONS FOR PRODUCTION LASER CUTTING
Antonio Rotunno of Prima North America explains how the growing demand for hot-formed parts in the automotive industry has positioned the multi-axis laser as a viable process for matching volumes.



UPGRADING YOUR LASER CUTTING EQUIPMENT WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY
Robert Kloczkowski of Rofin-Sinar, Inc. examines how to replace fast axial flow resonators with new generation, high performance diffusion-cooled units, a proven strategy for older cutting machines.



WESTEC 2010
A look at some of the equipment and systems at this year's West coast machine tool and manufacturing event that can help you in the game of economic recovery. On display March 23-25 in Los Angeles.



EXPERT TIPS ON TIPS AND NOZZLES: GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR EQUIPMENT
Andy Monk of Bernard Welding Equipment shows how to greatly reduce downtime spent changing contact tips and troubleshooting weld defects by carefully choosing MIG gun consumables and carrying out a regular inspection and maintenance schedule.



For more, visit the current issue of Fabricating & Metalworking.


Did you receive our latest Industry Watch of people that are shaping
competition in the fabrication and metalworking sectors?

If not, you missed the news on the news on Bystronic
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 Upcoming Events

 

SHIPTECH 2010
March 9-10
Biloxi, MS


COIL PROCESSING SEMINAR
March 9
Brussels, Belgium


TEXAS DESIGN-2-PART SHOW
March 10-11
Grapevine, TX


ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SHEET METAL COMPETITION
March 15-18
Las Vegas, NV


PIPELINE WELDING PRODUCTIVITY SEMINAR
March 16
Cleveland, OH


WESTEC
March 23-25
Los Angeles, CA


SOUTHEAST DESIGN-2-PART SHOW
March 24-25
Atlanta, GA


MIM2010
March 29-31
Long Beach, CA


AMT/NCMS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY FORUM
March 30-31
Nashville, TN


INTERNATIONAL WIRE AND TUBE TRADE FAIR
April 12-16
Düsseldorf, Germany


PAINTEXPO 2010
April 13-16
Karlsruhe, Germany



For more, visit our Calendar of Upcoming Events at F&M Online.

 
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