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March 06, 2024 - Volume 18 Issue 05   Featured Sponsor Cognitive ERP for Smart Manufacturing A global ERP solutions with real-time business intelligence and built-in collaboration. Modern tools to help manufacturers grow, thrive, compete, and maximize profitability. SEE THE ADVANTAGES   Featured Articles Automated Finishing for 3D Parts -- Difference Between Thriving and Just Surviving Across the continually evolving manufacturing landscape, the integration of automation solutions continues to move quickly. For metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes the same is true. However, the post processing of metal parts, which is critical for successful outcomes, has been largely overlooked causing serious bottlenecks in the process chain -- until now. Full Article Automotive Parts Supplier Rings Up 20% Higher Output Thanks to New Press Line In the US, Simwon is meeting higher customer demands with new press-hardening technology from AP&T. In the spring of 2022, the first line from AP&T was installed at Simwon's facility in Austin, Texas. The output of the solution has thus far exceeded the very high expectations. Full Article   Featured Sponsor Machining Without Coolant Replace messy mist systems and improve dry machining with clean, cold air! EXAIR's Cold Gun Aircoolant System improves tolerances, tool life and production rates by cooling with 20°F air. The Cold Gun is ideal for tool sharpening, drill and cutter grinding, milling, band sawing, more. Website offers detailed information, video.   Industry News Epicor's New Partnership Gives Manufacturers an Easy Way to Handle Contract Agreements Full News Item   Very Cool! Exair Adds Augmented Reality to Website; Customers Can Now View Products in 3D and Verify They Fit in Your Space Full News Item Carbon Fiber Booster Segment Completed for Next-Gen Space Launch System Booster will eventually allow 5 extra tons of payload for trips to the moon and Mars. Full News Item   Remote Monitoring and Recovery Now Offered for Kawasaki and Olis Robots; Cuts Downtime Costs Up to 90% Full News Item   Product Spotlight 9-Axis Mill Turn Machine Ideal for Complex Machining (Watch Video) View This Product   Easy-to-Use Bar Feeder: High Spindle Speed and Full Changeover in Less Than 7 Minutes (Watch Video) View This Product Clean, Cool or Dry Your Expensive Equipment Safely with New Nozzle View This Product   High-Precision Gage Measures to Submicron Accuracy View This Product CleanSweep Conveyor Moves All Kinds of Chips View This Product   Emerson's New Compact, Rugged PC Built to Connect Industrial Floor to Cloud (Watch Video) View This Product New Autonomous Mobile Robots Feature Lifter and Roller Modules (Watch Video) View This Product   Cutting-Edge PVD Coating: Unmatched in Combating Wear, Reducing Heat, and Resisting Corrosion View This Product Career Builder Hot Job Opportunities Tooling & Production News has Partnered with CareerBuilder to Provide You with Links to the Latest Jobs in Metalworking. Subscribe to T&P Nelson Publishing, LLC | www.toolingandproduction.com PO Box 424, Alto, MI 49302 Phone: 941-539-7579 webmaster@toolingandproduction.com