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Robert Eade

Robert Eade is a Waterbury, Connecticut-based business writer who has been reporting on trends and issues in metalworking and manufacturing for 35 years.

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Articles October 1, 1998 Robert Eade

Fixturing Advances Hold New Promise

This article reviews the fixturing innovations users are beginning to see on the market. Some of the discussion focuses on the design criteria that has emerged out of an ongoing NIST-funded study.

Articles September 1, 1998 Robert Eade

Opening the Door to Greater Control

This article charts the gradual move by CNC manufacturers from proprietary hardware-based machine controllers to open, software-based systems. The article also reviews recently developed controllers that represent steps in the direction of totally open controls.

Articles August 1, 1998 Robert Eade

Are Metalworking Fluids a Threat to Health?

Representatives of management, labor and the government are working together to arrive at a workable regulation to reduce shop-floor exposure to metalworking fluid mist. This article reviews the debate and looks at ways shops can reduce their own workers' exposure.

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