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Precision machining of rocket components is critical to the operational success of the European Space Agency's "Ariane" rocket. One subcontractor chosen by the ESA to provide this expertise is the Austrian company, VA Tech Voest MCE. It is responsible for the manufacture of a number of parts, including the aluminium ......

HEADNOTE Manufacturing process produces a unique pump that makes diesel engine oil changes a thing of the past IMAGE ILLUSTRATION 4 Oil pump can eliminate oil changes for diesel engines. Engineered Machined Products Inc. (EMP, Escanaba, MI) is a design and manufacturing company servicing the OEM diesel engine manufacturers' market ......

HEADNOTE Cleanliness is now a quality issue Keeping products clean is becoming a more significant part of manufacturing as standards for cleanliness, deburring, and finish grow more stringent. "We're finding that more and more companies continue to incorporate lean principles into their everyday manufacturing processes," explains company spokesman Roger Hesse, ......

Q. We have noticed a light staining on our aluminum machined parts after we wash in warm water. We have had the water analyzed but I can't interpret the results as it relates to our stain problem. What if anything should I look for in the analysis that could cause ......

Isolation Elements for Closed-Die Forges and Drop Hammers VIBRO/DYNAMICS CORP. has added a unique elastomeric isolation system to its growing line of vibration and shock isolation products for the forging industry. MRM Isolation Elements are specifically designed for die forgers and drop hammers. This revolutionary system maintains the simplicity of ......

HEADNOTE Developed by General Motors Corp, GM LS2 is an attempt to bring order out of chaos in standards development for metal removal fluids IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 When I became involved in industrial lubricants after a dozen years spent working with engine oil, my initial instinct was to see what ......

HEADNOTE Synthetics deliver the performance of nature's best-and then some. IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 PAO-based synthetic grinding oils reportedly provide lubricity levels 5 higher than those of mineral-type fluids. Only a few years have passed since many U.S. cutting-tool shops converted from grinding with water-based emulsion fluids to running straight refined ......