Custom Woodworking Business 
Stairbuilder Routes a New Path to Higher Profits and Productivity
September 2005
When houses cost in the millions of dollars, a central interior focus is often the staircase that frequently sets the tone for the exclusivity of the residence. |
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Production Technology 
Software Opens Doors for Faster and More Efficient Part Production
July/August 2005
Preci-Manufacturing, Inc. has taken their machine tool operators and turned them into highly-skilled programmers with excellent results. But it took CAM software to make it happen. |
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Manufacturing Engineering 
Top Company Uses Top Machining Software Training
June 2005
There was a time when just about every logger in the world used a STIHL® chain saw or wished for one. It remains true today. Now, professional landscapers and homeowners wield the saws, along with other STIHL lawn tools.
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Tooling & Production
Fast Design Plus Prototyping Equals Success for Jacobs Associates
April 2005
Designing products and producing prototypes are demanding tasks driven by the clock. Software or equipment that speeds this work up are essential to make a company successful. Using this combination, Jacobs Associates has found the key to success.
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Tooling & Production 
How Fast Should You Feed Your Machine?
March 2005
When establishing feed rates for your 3-axis milling machine, The Machinery Handbook is often a place to start, or if you are lucky, you can consult your shop’s feed rate expert.
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American Machinist
Mastercam Helps to Increase Machine Shop's Profits
March 2005
When engineers find out about Middleton Machining's abilities, they design parts that would be difficult, and in some cases impossible, to produce without their CAM software’s surfacing capability.
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MMS
Mastercam Delivers Needed Speed for Faster Part Production
March 2005
S & S Cycle Company has a need for speed. It produces aftermarket engine products for Harley Davidson and custom motorcycles. Their products keep these bikes fast and reliable on the street and at the drag strip.
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MAN
Breathing Easy With Five-Axis CAD/CAM
Feburary 2005
To boost horsepower and set speed and horsepower shootout records, a motorcycle engine and aftermarket parts manufacturer gives engines the ability to breath deeply. this, however, requires unique manufacturing equipment and software.
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Time-Compression Technologies 
Rapid Short-Run Production Helps Rush Unique Product to Market
September 2004
Right-the-first-time aluminum tooling yields homegrown rapid prototyping and production-quality injection parts for product start-up. |
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Moldmaking Technology 
Production Quality Aluminum Moldmaking
September 2004
Short on turnaround time and long on experience, this rapid prototype shop lends cutting edge experience to a unique product's development.
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Tooling & Production 
DIAB Dives into Deep Water
October 2003
. . . with Mastercam 5-axis programming
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Tooling & Production
Five-star software and four-wheel drive
April 2002
Rod Millen Group - Complex parts for hill climber
require CAD/CAM magic
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CNC West 
On Your Mark, Get Set . . . Go CNC!
April 2002
Going CAD/CAM grows a fast moving business
for Cobra Motorcycles
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Modern Machine Shop 
Start with Waterjet For More Effective Milling
March 2002
For aircraft components machined out of plate stock, this shop roughs with abrasive waterjet before finishing with conventional milling. Removing roughing from the machining center cuts cost and lead time.
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Wood & Wood Products 
CAM Joins Art, People, Pets and Fine Woods
January 2002
CAD/CAM program enables this Wisconsin-based company to turn line drawings into ‘WoodenNature’ art pieces.
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Modern Machine Shop 
"Better Production -Shop Owes Growth To CAD/CAM Versatility"
November 2001 |
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Moldmaking Technology 
Expanding Business Opportunities with Five- Axis Software
October 2001
Moving to five-axis machining may seem a
daunting maneuver, but with the right
software and training, a moldmaker can gain
an advantage on the competition. |
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 Plastics Machining Magazine
"Software Helps AVFCO Meet Design & Machining Challenges"
March 2001 |
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Plastics, Molding & Fabricating 
Standard Machine Cuts Major Mold
March/April 2001
Experience, ingenuity and seamless toolpath generation at Auburn Vacuum Forming Company were combined to help the 30 + year-old shop to meet the challenge of machining a 30 by 50 production mold with existing equipment - saving outsourcing costs, eclipsing hand-tooling, and adding a bit of pride in the process. |
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Wood & Wood Products 
CAM Inspires Guitar Innovation
November 2000
CNC precision takes Taylor Guitars' quality and
productivity up an octave. |