■ January ’09 cutting tool sales down significantly U.S. cutting tool sales fell $718,056 January sales periods, according to the December ’07 to January ’08, they were from December to January, a marked United States Cutting Tool Institute. up $20.7 million. CTE reversal compared to figures posted dur- From December ’06 to January ’07, For more information, contact USCTI at.

industry stats ■ January ’09 cutting tool sales down significantly U.S. cutting tool sales fell $718,056 January sales periods, according to the December ’07 to January ’08, they were from December to January, a marked United States Cutting Tool Institute. up $20.7 million. CTE reversal compared to figures posted dur- From December ’06 to January ’07, For more information, contact USCTI at ing the two previous years’ December to total sales climbed $15.9 million. From (216) 241-7333 or [email protected]. Total billings 2008 2009 $175M $154M $148.7M $148.4M $147.5M $149M $147.3M

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Cutting Tool Engineering

B. Kennedy

This detailed plunger, being milled from Inconel at Quality Mould, is used to press a replacement automotive headlight lens like the one shown. mounted on a chuck, sanded with progressively finer sandpaper grits and polished to a mirror finish with a buffing compound. Work Is Where You Find It Expanding the shop’s customer base is a constant effort.

B. Kennedy This detailed plunger, being milled from Inconel at Quality Mould, is used to press a replacement automotive headlight lens like the one shown. mounted on a chuck, sanded with progressively finer sandpaper grits and polished to a mirror finish with a buffing compound. Work Is Where You Find It Expanding the shop’s customer base is a constant effort, said Danko. “We get hooked up with a lot of people through word of mouth; cutting tool salesmen and other suppliers go

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All images: ATAM Systems Contact JWR at (847) 714-0177, email [email protected], or visit jwr.com.

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Formrelief

provided consistent running parameters.

provided consistent running parameters. Contact Formrelief at (815) 393-4263, email [email protected], or visit formrelief.com.

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Walter Tools

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Faster cutting frees up machine time In the fall of ’07, officials at MBtech engineering, slabbing, contour shaping, Autodie LLC embarked on a multifront die construction, functional tryout and END USER: MBtech Autodie LLC www.mbtech-group. company’s die operations. vice. The company’s equipment includes com. The 45-year-old, Grand Rapids, 31 tryout presses, 24 CNC machines, 65.

productive times Faster cutting frees up machine time In the fall of ’07, officials at MBtech engineering, slabbing, contour shaping, Autodie LLC embarked on a multifront die construction, functional tryout and END USER: MBtech Autodie LLC campaign to streamline and update the launch support and die repair and ser- (616) 454-9361 www.mbtech-group. company’s die operations. vice. The company’s equipment includes com. The 45-year-old, Grand Rapids, 31 tryout presses, 24 CNC machines, 65 Mich.-based die operation is housed cranes, two Atos white-light scanners and CHALLENGE: Streamline and update

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