October 22, 2009

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  Articles

Steel Service Center Shipments Rose in September
Steel inventories at metals service centers in the U.S. and Canada rose slightly in September, in keeping with a slow increase in shipment levels. MSCI also reported that centers’ aluminum shipments rose during September, but their aluminum inventories continued to decline. Read the full story here


Partnership Will Integrate GibbsCAM with VoluMill
CAD/CAM software developer Gibbs and Associates has agreed to collaborate with Celeritive Technologies to incorporate the latter’s VoluMill software as an integrated option for the GibbsCAM product line. In its statement, Gibbs said the partnership will provide “a seamless integration between GibbsCAM and VoluMill’s ultra-high performance toolpath engine.” Read the full story here


Government Matters: High hopes for reform
During the period of my involvement with export controls, I have seen many reviews of the system and even a number of presidential commitments to reform. None of the reviews seem to have resulted in measurable change, and presidential commitments tend to wane, with attention being diverted to the crisis du jour. Hopefully, we have begun a new era, where the theme of “Yes We Can” applies to such obscure problems as export control reform. Read the full story here


NTMA Notes: Do we give it all away?
We must pay attention to what our elected representatives do, and not what they say. The industry remains splintered; it isn’t speaking with a united voice. We have successfully stopped or slowed some dangerous legislation. Read the full story here


Cutting Tool Applications: Chapter 1
Many types of tool materials, ranging from high carbon steel to ceramics and diamonds, are used as cutting tools in today’s metalworking industry. It is important to be aware that differences do exist among tool materials, what these differences are, and the correct application for each type of material. Read the full story here




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