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Cutting Tool Engineering October 15, 2015

October 2015

October 2015 covers aerospace manufacturing, inspection and metrology, and advanced machining growth. It also looks at hard-material machining and digital manufacturing.

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Even with a good fourth quarter and my natural optimism, reports from contacts at some of our larger customers concern me, reports the Manager's Desk…

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