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Why purchase a shop management system when you can rent?
Now you can rent JobBOSS job control for as little as $89 per month.
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How to Reduce Overall Design Time by 40 Percent
CATIA for Mold & Die Solution—offering stability, flexibility, power and reliability—reduces design startup time by eliminating the need to perform a manual 2-D design for preliminary feasibility studies; achieves an additional reduction in the 3-D mold design stage in part due to automatic propagation of modifications; and, decreases drafting time with the use of 3-D. An overall cycle time 40 percent reduction can be achieved.
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Large Molds Made Easy
Republic Lagun CNC Vertical Machining Centers have the capacity to machine the largest molds. Find the VMC that meets your needs today!
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Micro Trend Puts Premium on Design, New Tooling


Data source: Federal Reserve Board
Forecast: Mountaintop Economics & Research, Inc.
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The downward trend in U.S. production of electronic products stabilized in the third quarter, and it is now poised for a rebound. The rise will be gradual at first, but it will gain momentum in 2011 and beyond. The driving force behind the technology boom this century will be the quest for devices that are smaller, more portable and more powerful. This will put a tremendous premium on the design phase of the manufacturing cycle, and it will spur innovation in new materials, new tooling and new manufacturing technologies.

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CVD Diamond Reduces the Cost of Machining Graphite
CVD Diamond Corporation offers a full line of diamond coated end mills for the machining of graphite and other abrasive, non-ferrous materials.
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