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2009 Benchmarking Study The state of the machine shop This summary of the fourth annual State of the Machine Shop benchmarking study will provide shop owners, contract manufacturers, OEMs, and industry solution providers with insights and analysis of the strategies being used by the most successful machine shops — the ideas and initiatives that are keeping them competitive. U.S. Manufacturing Starting to Look Good (Again) Rising costs, logistics, and other challenges are dampening OEM’s enthusiasm for off-shore manufacturing. Find out how this effects domestic job shops and contract manufacturers. Accepting editorial input through May 29, 2009; Contact Associate Editor James Benes: 216-931-9684; [email protected] Wind power is generating unexpected interest in machine shops Machine shops who recognize significant opportunities are developing new, profitable supplier relationships. In this article, get glimpse into wind turbine manufacturing – the components that are needed, the equipment that’s built specifically for the industry, and what it takes to be a supplier. Accepting editorial input through May 29, 2009; Contact Senior Editor Charles Bates: 216-931-9313; [email protected] Editorial Close: 05/29/09 Ad Close: 06/10/09 Ad Materials Due: 06/17/09 Editorial subject to change without notice July 2009 Editorial Highlights DEPARTMENTS: MACHINE TOOLS Wind power is generating unexpected interest in machine shops. Charles Bates [email protected] TOOLING & FIXTURING Advice on choosing the right tool pre-setting systems. James Benes [email protected] SOFTWARE “Speed,” “simplicity,” “pro- ductivity,” and other terms gaining attention at EASTEC. Robert Brooks [email protected] SHOP OPERATIONS Scoring The 37th Annual NTMA/NIMS National Apprentice Competition. Peter Alpern [email protected] FEATURES: These are the stories American Machinist is working on for July, August, and September. To place advertising in any or all of these issues, please contact your sales representative. If you have information or a case study that can help shape these stories, please contact the American Machinist editor listed at the bottom of the feature before the editorial date listed. Be sure to include contact information so that if the editor wants to follow up with you, he can. (NOTE: You don’t need to submit finished articles for publication in the magazine. Please understand that editors will not be able to use everything they receive.) 2009 Q3 July-September 2009 A proud partner of Stay up-to-date with American Machinist’s editorial features: Subscribe to the AM Editorial Alert enewsletter www.AmericanMachinist.com/mediakit www.AmericanMachinist.com www.americanmachinist.com Benchmarks for Machine Shops survey survey A special publication of operating data from $59.95 Barfeeder side-by-side comparison Page 44 americanmachinist.com JULY 2008 A Penton Media Publication Shop metrics that matter more than ever Page 48 TOOLING & FIXTURING ROUGH AND FINISH IN ONE PASS Page 12 MACHINE TOOLS TURN AND GRIND WITH ONE SET-UP ON ONE MACHINE Page 58 SOFTWARE HOW TO EVALUATE A CAM PACKAGE Page 30 SHOP OPERATIONS WORKING WITH DELAYED PAYMENTS Page 69 Gearing up for the 2009 Machine Shop Workshop! Shop owners won’t pass these two vital issues up and either should you. To advertise, contact your sales representative for more details.
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2009 Benchmarking StudyThe state of the machine shopThis summary of the fourth annual State of the Machine Shop benchmarking study will provide shop owners, contract manufacturers, OEMs, and industry solution providers with insights and analysis of the strategies being used by the most successful machine shops — the ideas and initiatives that are keeping them competitive.
U.S. Manufacturing Starting to Look Good (Again) Rising costs, logistics, and other challenges are dampening OEM’s enthusiasm for off-shore manufacturing. Find out how this effects domestic job shops and contract manufacturers. Accepting editorial input through May 29, 2009;Contact Associate Editor James Benes: 216-931-9684;[email protected]
Wind power is generating unexpected interest in machine shopsMachine shops who recognize significant opportunities are developing new, profitable supplier relationships. In this article, get glimpse into wind turbine manufacturing – the components that are needed, the equipment that’s built specifically for the industry, and what it takes to be a supplier.Accepting editorial input through May 29, 2009;Contact Senior Editor Charles Bates: 216-931-9313;[email protected]
Editorial Close: 05/29/09Ad Close: 06/10/09
Ad Materials Due: 06/17/09
Editorial subject to change without notice
July 2009Editorial Highlights
DEPARTMENTS:
MACHINE TOOLSWind power is generating unexpected interest in machine shops.
Charles [email protected]
TOOLING & FIXTURINGAdvice on choosing the right tool pre-setting systems.
James [email protected]
SOFTWARE“Speed,” “simplicity,” “pro-ductivity,” and other terms gaining attention at EASTEC.
Robert [email protected]
SHOP OPERATIONSScoring The 37th Annual NTMA/NIMS National Apprentice Competition.
Peter [email protected]
FEATURES:
These are the stories American Machinist is working on for July, August, and September. To place advertising in any or all of these issues, please contact your sales representative.
If you have information or a case study that can help shape these stories, please contact the American Machinist editor listed at the bottom of the feature before the editorial date listed. Be sure to include contact information so that if the editor wants to follow up with you, he can. (NOTE: You don’t need to submit finished articles for publication in the magazine. Please understand that editors will not be able to use everything they receive.)
2009 Q3July-September 2009
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www.americanmachinist.com
Benchmarksfor Machine Shops
surveysurvey
A special publication of operating data from
$59.95
Barfeeder side-by-side comparison Page 44
americanmachinist.com july 2008 A Penton Media Publication
2008 Benchmark Survey Analysis
Shop metrics that matter more than everPage 48
tooling & fixturing
rough and finish
in one pass page 12
machine tools
turn and grind with
one set-up on one
machine page 58
software
how to evaluate
a cam package
page 30
shop operations
working with
delayed payments
page 69
Gearing up for the2009 Machine Shop Workshop!
Shop owners won’t pass these two vital issues up and either should you.
To advertise, contact your sales representative for more details.
Special Report: Mold and Die ShopsGlobal competition has made it essential for domestic shops to be innovative and highly productive — increasingly relying on high-technology and speed-to-market practices in order to compete effectively. We’ll take an fresh look at their successes and challenges. Accepting editorial input through June 26, 2009;Contact Senior Editor Charles Bates: 216-931-9313;[email protected]
Workholding for Small-Lot MachiningReducing set-up time is particularly critical for small-lot production. Here are workholding ideas to speed up production.Accepting editorial input through June 26, 2009;Contact Associate Editor James Benes: 216-931-9684;[email protected]
Energy conservation... it’s not just good for the environment: it’s sensible for a machine shop’s bottom line. Readers will learn some valuable basic tips for saving energy in and around the shop. Accepting editorial input through June 26, 2009; Contact Senior Editor Charles Bates: 216-931-9313; [email protected]
Editorial Close: 06/26/09Ad Close: 07/15/09
Ad Materials Due: 07/22/09August 2009Editorial Highlights
DEPARTMENTS:
MACHINE TOOLSEnergy conservation, it’s not only good for the environ-ment, but also for a shop’s bottom line.
Charles [email protected]
TOOLING & FIXTURINGMagnetic and suction tech-niques remove chips before they can cause problems.
James [email protected]
SOFTWARECan a sourcing “solution” solve your inventory and supply problems?
Robert [email protected]
SHOP OPERATIONSCondition monitoring rights and wrongs.
Peter [email protected]
FEATURES:
These are the stories American Machinist is working on for July, August, and September. To place advertising in any or all of these issues, please contact your sales representative.
If you have information or a case study that can help shape these stories, please contact the American Machinist editor listed at the bottom of the feature before the editorial date listed. Be sure to include contact information so that if the editor wants to follow up with you, he can. (NOTE: You don’t need to submit finished articles for publication in the magazine. Please understand that editors will not be able to use everything they receive.)
2009 Q3July-September 2009
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Special Report: AutomotiveTwo years ago, sales of new high-volume production equipment for the automo-tive market had been consigned entirely to China, Eastern Europe and just about anywhere but the United States. But that assumption is changing, and we’ll look at the reasons.Accepting editorial input through July 24, 2009;Contact Senior Editor Charles Bates: 216-931-9313;[email protected]
Machining PlasticsMachining plastics is tricky because each plastic material can exhibit different cutting characteristics and may respond differently to different cutting geom-etries. Accepting editorial input through July 24, 2009;Contact Associate Editor James Benes: 216-931-9684;[email protected]
Editorial Close: 07/31/09Ad Close: 08/12/09
Ad Materials Due: 08/19/09September 2009Editorial Highlights
Stay up-to-date withAmerican Machinist’s editorial features:
Subscribe to the AM Editorial Alert enewsletterwww.AmericanMachinist.com/mediakit
DEPARTMENTS:
MACHINE TOOLSGear cutting - spiral bevel gears on 5-axis milling ma-chines, as opposed to gear-cutting machines.
Charles [email protected]
TOOLING & FIXTURINGHigh-density workholding devices significantly increase productivity.
James [email protected]
SOFTWAREFixed-asset tracking? Yes, there’s software for that.
Robert [email protected]
SHOP OPERATIONS“Hot” property for machining nuclear-power components.
Peter [email protected]
FEATURES:
These are the stories American Machinist is working on for July, August, and September. To place advertising in any or all of these issues, please contact your sales representative.
If you have information or a case study that can help shape these stories, please contact the American Machinist editor listed at the bottom of the feature before the editorial date listed. Be sure to include contact information so that if the editor wants to follow up with you, he can. (NOTE: You don’t need to submit finished articles for publication in the magazine. Please understand that editors will not be able to use everything they receive.)
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