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Table of Contents | November 2000



Features

Software gurus take a look at millennial industry trends

'Heavy metal' shank rocks productivity
Tool shank proves instrumental in milling valve bodies from stainless steel

More than 114,000 view the wonders of IMTS
Chicago showcases high tech advances in machining

New machine combines accuracy, flexibility
for deep hole boring

EDM comes of age
Sales, performance increase

Chopper checker
Photogrammetry, CAD-based inspection speed helicopter assembly

COMING NEXT MONTH. . .

Departments

Editorial
* Manufacturing--a vital fact of life

Presstime Notes
* Mate Precision opens doors of MN manufacturing facility

T&P Shop Talk

Cutting Tool Talk

Management Update
* On-the-job project gives students real taste of manufacturing

Technology Update
* Drawing a blank in Shanghai

Manufacturing Update
* How the machine will fix itself in tomorrow's world

Technology Notebook
* A new breed of bandsaw proves to be a cut above

Manufacturing Solutions
* Facility seeks perfection, not mass production

Product Spotlight
* Large swing, big bore geared head lathes

Tooling Around
* 'I survived IMTS'

ABOUT THE COVER
A stylized view of T&P's roundtable.

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