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Tooling University has experienced some exciting growth in the last six months!



With the addition of the following seven new employees, we have grown to serve you better.

Dave Lienert – Director of Sales
Tracy Smart-Sweet – Regional Sales Manager – Southern Region Hamid Farzad – Regional Sales Manager – Western Region
John Civatte – Regional Sales Manager – Southern Region
Christa Garman – Inside Sales
Jeremy Sobeck – Content Writer
Kristin Boyers – Content Writer

Tooling University Class Update

Get ready for more Tooling University classes focused on the GE Fanuc control. Our current offering of intermediate and advanced-level classes based on the CNC lathe will be expanded to include a similar series of classes on the mill.

We have begun development on the new milling classes, addressing how to power up, home the machine, and enter offsets. More difficult classes will focus on activating and executing programs, adding programs from various storage methods and using the editing features of the control.

We expect to complete our series of GE Fanuc classes based on the mill by April 2006. These classes will use the 0-M control as the basis for following step-by-step instructions.

Customer Spotlight: Prince Industries, Inc. (www.princeind.com)
Customer Spotlight: Prince IndustriesPrince Industries is globally recognized as a premier manufacturer of precision machined and sheet metal fabricated components. At Prince Industries, they have embraced the challenges of today’s rapidly changing manufacturing marketplace and are prepared to meet the most demanding applications from short runs, quick/immediate delivery of JIT components and high volume production. Their customer-first attitude has enabled them to achieve "certified supplier" status with several of their major customers. They have also obtained ISO 9002 certification. Prince Industries’ commitment to quality and continuous improvement is unsurpassed in the industry.

Tooling University and Prince Industries have partnered to assess, train and measure the skill level of the Prince Industries workforce. Working together, the training team at Prince and Tooling University support staff have developed a customized training program including: skills assessments, class bundles and all-access subscriptions to deliver effective training for the Prince team. This partnership will continue to grow throughout the upcoming year and we look forward to a great partnership. Prince Industries and Tooling University are manufacturing the workforce for tomorrow!

Tip of the Month:
Use a common fly cutter to extend the reach of a boring head. (See example photo)

Machine Shop Trade Secrets: A Guide to Manufacturing Machine Shop PracticesOne easy way to extend the reach of a boring head is to install a fly cutter in the cross slide of the head. Coarse diameter adjustments can be made by adjusting the position of the cutting tool in the fly cutter. Precise diameter adjustments can be made with the boring head.

- James A. Harvey, author of:
Machine Shop Trade Secrets: A Guide to Manufacturing Machine Shop Practices
Buy the Machinist Calculator (MC-20)
Machinist Calculator (MC-20)The easy-to-use MC-20 Machinist Calculator is a compact, hand-held device programmed with built-in formulas making it easy and quick for machinists to establish speeds, feeds and time without the guesswork or clumsy conversion charts.

Pressing any one of the five Function keys — Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), Surface Feet Per Minute (SFM), Inches Per Minute (IPM), Feed Per Tooth (FPT) or Cut Time (CT) — activates a built-in prompter that takes the user through a calculation step-by-step.

This Machinist Calculator comes with a User’s Guide, and other features include a Conversion Center Function, a Stop-Watch/Timer Function, and a Standard Math Calculator. The MC-20 Machinist Calculator is useful for Machinists, Programmers, Inspectors, Estimators, Supervisors and Students. A protective cover is included.

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