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of solutions that we have to offer to all
gear producers for all processes and all
applications. The ‘goal’ is to help our
customers improve quality, increase
productivity, reduce costs and more
for effectively in the Razorform machine compete Tools controller in their at trade markets.” measures shows
such the Says pressure, as Reishauer’s the which Pacific builds Richmond, Design up between “It and is
Manufacturing our the goal hone to head showcase and Show, the our Westec, wall company of the Eastec, part and
IMTS its being capabilities 2010 honed. and and As PMTS the demonstrate diameter 2011. how of the we
stand part gets behind larger, the the claim pressure that we drops. offer The the
‘lowest gaging system cost-per-piece’ circuitry hard built finishing into the
process honing on machine the market measures today, the bar pressure none.”
and translates it into a diameter. The
N E W S
As for Koepfer, says Gimpert, “Our
plans are to introduce only new or
advanced technology.”
And says Great Lakes’ Mackowsky,
“We have a 20 x 50 booth alongside
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For the machine Höfler more is and set information:
Fässler up to hone booths, to a so certain we’ll
Razorform probably diameter and have Tools automatically the biggest stops showing when in
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terms that diameter Manitoba
of floor is reached.” space.
St., Suite
And the
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Phone: (310) 822-2810
million
heads dollars that are in equipment custom-designed; on the floor. the
Fax: (310) 439-1497
info@razorformtools.com
It number represents and placement a huge expense of stones for is us dictated
kind by of the an application. indication of Bayonet our com-
air
and
www.razorformtools.com
is
connections on the tool heads help ini-
mitment to the AGMA, and hopefully
we’ll have good participation by heavy
industry. And we have some really
great products, anyway. Hopefully,
with the downturn in business, people
will have a little more time to commit
to the show and send more people
BMW
and spend some time at the booth and
SETS maybe spend SAIL more WITH than a day.”
Moving on to another show- and
FOREST CITY GEAR
industry-related issue, wind power just
AND can’t seem ARROW to catch a break. GEAR Despite the
Obama administration’s firm support
PRODUCTS
for its place in the alternative energy
realm, the state of the global economy
has put the skids on most continued
tiate development. fast changeovers. In contrast The to tools the wind can
connect turbine buzz to the that rotary energized feed system the 2007 of
Sunnen’s show, its SV-310 impact will for precision be considerably stone
feeding muted this or year. the linear feed system of
the “I SV-500 think for the two-stage market reality roughing is as
and we’re finishing hearing—that applications. there They is significant
be difficulty used with in other getting manufacturers’
financing for
can
also
machines. wind power,” They says include Franklin. three abrasive “If you
options: are a company metal-bond looking superabrasive to make a (diamond
power or gearbox, CBN), conventional you’re probably abrasive going
wind
(aluminum to have some oxide/silicon difficulty carbide) in acquiring and
The BMW Oracle Racing
plateau financing right this minute. The last
trimaran brush (abrasive employed impregnated
gears
filament). time from I went Forest around City and Gear talked and to people
in the Arrow wind Gear turbine the business, engine money
and winch system.
For was more extremely information:
tight; demand is obviously
not Products quite there. Company All sources of
Sunnen
7910 energy Forest Manchester dampened City Gear down Rd. supplied in price crown right
gears St. now, Louis, and and MO wind splines 63143 turbines of special are reflecting highstrength,
Phone: the same lightweight (800) thing as 325-3670 far and as I corrosion-resistant
Fax: titanium (314) 781-2268 for use in the engine and
read.”
winch
sales@sunnen.com
system of the new BMW Oracle
www.sunnen.com
Racing trimaran (originally a multihulled
boat first used by the Polynesians
4,000 years ago). Arrow Gear supplied
the bevel gears for the gearboxes.
The winches on a racing yacht are
critical items of equipment. Speed, reliability
and weight important factors
Measurement
when determining which winch packages
will be installed on a racing yacht.
Software
Made from Ti-6-4, a popular alloy
often PROJECTS found in aerospace PROFILE applications,
this material is extremely durable and
TOLERANCE BAND
was determined ideal for this project
by the Alpha Engineering Consulting
designers, The eCAD customer electronic of overlay Forest package
from The Optical process Gaging used Products, to manufac-
Inc.
City
Gear.
Monument Circle (courtesy of the
ture (OGP) consists of software and internal
Indiana these gears Convention and their and corresponding
comparator Association). spline components hardware that was enables hobbing
Visitors
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