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      <title><![CDATA[Die not in the mix for tool shop]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.   Accurate quoting and delivery of tooling (such as the ones shown here) in just four to eight weeks is helping Nortool...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Software evolves to take a humanlike approach]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.Some operators tend to tweak nests. Unfortunately, the time spent tweaking may affect throughput; why invest in automatic...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Armored and ready to make a difference]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.Figure 1Typical HUMVEEs sent to war zones before Iraqi Freedom did not come with additional armor, which is much needed...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Heavy hauling, heavy fabricating]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.Figure 1Diamond Heavy Haul's trailers often take up two lanes of highway.Dennis Nadolsky has a lot on his shoulders. For...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[One nesting software for all]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nests such as this are now possible for Maurer Manufacturing with ProNest software from MTC Software. The trailer fabricator uses the program to nest parts for both its Alltra plasma cutting table and...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Evaluating a CAM system]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1Free-form nesting allows a fabricator to fit as many parts as possible on one sheet.Imagine this: You have a race car with the leanest, lightest chassis available and the world's fastest...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nesting software: A tool for lean manufacturing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What  Is Nesting Software?In general  terms, nesting software automatically and efficiently arranges the required  quantities of individual parts to be produced on sheets or plates of stock  material....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Laser cutting with less labor and less hassle]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In February 2007 a four-man precision metal fabricating shop&amp;mdash;with the help of two temporary employees&amp;mdash;laser-cut more than 500 jobs comprising 73,863 metal pieces and weighing more than...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Can your manufacturing software do this?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Software has changed the nature of fabricating. Most fabricating shops hammer out the manufacturing details of a job on their own computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software packages immediately upon...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[A trek in product design change and laser cutting]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In Wisconsin farm country, not far from Madison, is the Waterloo headquarters and frame manufacturing plant for TREK bikes. Its 1,000 employees produce about 600 frames a day&amp;mdash;300 metal...]]></description>
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