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Prototype Glass Bowls for Christmas
Anchor Hocking, a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of high quality glass products, hired Laser Reproductions to create a prototype of the Christmas 2006 product line to present to the executives of Wal-Mart. The project involved crafting an elegant, yet modern mixing bowl prototype
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Laser sensors to guide VW Passat in next Darpa Challenge
A VW Passat with three prototype laser sensors concealed in the body will compete in the next Darpa Challenge. This VW Passat 2.0 TDI will operate autonomously, with three new Ibeo Lux laser sensors concealed in the body. , Germany, and its subsidiary want to demonstrate laser sensors
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Multiaxis Lasers Come Of Age
performance and fuel efficiency. The drill-on-the-fly feature reduces the time to machine a typical hole from about 5 to 1 sec. Lasers quickly produce automotive prototype parts and eliminate hand work. Typical parts include formed-metal seat backs and frames, transmission components, gastank
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Growing Gains with Laser
It took one phrase to change Jeff Adams' direction in manufacturing: "At some point in the future, this is all going to be done with lasers.". Today he owns and operates Laser Precision LLC, which uses laser technology for prototype parts, production runs of any size, stainless and carbon steel
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Data Management Complements Laser Capabilities
: AUTOMOTIVE * CONSTRUCTION * OTHER. Growing Gains with Lasers--Data Management Complements Capabilities. Laser Precision, LLC uses laser technology for prototype parts, production runs of any size, stainless and carbon steel processing, aluminum processing, multiple-bend parts and automotive parts
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Mitsubishi Laser Doubles Last Year's Sales in Six Months
of CMMs, and now, four Mitsubishi Lasers. Employment has mushroomed to 60 people, split among three shifts, six days a week. Stamping mostly galvanized or AKDQ cold-rolled steel, the workers typically follow four steps in creating a prototype or production part for a customer, according to Westich
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Metalformer Laser - Cuts in 2d, Manages Growth in 3D
were able to evaluate 13 blank variations without having to build a blanking die, stamp the prototype part and modify the die several times.. Who says theres no way to succeed as a metal fabricator in this day in age, when rising material costs eat fabricators alive and foreign competition circles
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Laser Scanner Measures Package Dimensional Weight
refined the working prototype for mass production. The company did this by boosting optical output by a factor of four, improving wiring and component placement, and redesigning the chassis. FS100 completes scans in 4 sec and measures to within 1.0 in. In contrast, manual dimming of a pallet of packages