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2008 Readers’ Choice Awards
This year’s listing of MAN Readers’ Choice Award Winners is based on responses divided into 13 categories: • Abrasives and Grinding • CAD/CAM • Cutting Tools • Drilling • Forming and Fabricating • Lathes and Turning Centers • Machine Controls and CNC • Machining Centers • Measurement and Inspection • Toolholding • Waterjet • Welding, Brazing, and Soldering • Workholding
While we strive to make all of our editorial content as relev-ent as possible, some products and services strike a certain chord in MAN readers and generate reader responses that make them choice selections. You, the readers, have voted by responding to the readers service links at the end of the articles or product descriptions in both the print and online versions of MAN and its electronic newsletter incarnation.
Abrasives and GrindingProducts such as grinding machines, wheels, buffing, sanding, and honing tools, and wheel dressers make up the abrasives category.
First ChoiceDiamond Industrial Tools6712 Crawford Ave.Lincolnwood, IL60712-3587800-972-0132www.DiamondIndustrialTools.com
Second ChoiceSaint-Gobain Abrasives1 New Bond StreetPO Box 15008Worcester, MA 01615-0008508-795-2183800-446-1119www.ind.nortonabrasives.com
Third ChoiceDrake Manufacturing Services Co4371 N Leavitt RoadWarren, OH 44485-1147330-847-7291 www.drakemfg.com
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First ChoiceCAMWorks / GeometricTechnologiesSuite 10116121 N 78th StreetScottsdale, AZ 85260480-367-0132 www.camworks.com
Second Choice SolidWorks Corp.300 Baker AvenueConcord, MA 01742800-693-9000www.solidworks.com
Third Choice BobCAD-CAM, Inc.Suite E28200 US Hwy. 19 NClearwater, FL 33761727-442-3554 www.bobcad.com
First ChoiceMikron Corp600 Pepper StreetMonroe, CT 06468-2663203-261-3100 www.mikron.com
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CAD / CAMMany processes in the metalworking industry are first designed in a com-puter program to test their feasibility. This category encompasses software related to these design and machine control applications.
First ChoiceATI StellramInterchange City Industrial ParkOne Teledyne PlaceLa Vergne, TN 37086-3529615-641-4200800-232-1200www.atistellram.com
Second Choice Seco Tools Inc.2805 Bellingham DriveTroy, MI 48083248-528-5200 www.secotools.com
DrillingOf the many ways to make a hole, this category focuses on drilling and the many tools involved with it.
Cutting ToolsCutting tools are a stronghold in the metalworking industry, as they are used on many different machines and in a variety of different applications. This category covers companies com-mitted to creating these tools.
Third Choice Ingersoll Cutting Tools845 South Lyford RoadRockford, IL 61108-2749815-387-6600 www.ingersoll-imc.com
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First ChoiceStrippit, Inc.12975 Clarence Center RoadAkron, NY 14001716-542-4511 800-828-1527www.lvdgroup.com
Second Choice Coe Press Equipment Corp.40549 BrentwoodSterling Heights, MI 48310586-979-4400www.cpec.com/coe.htm
Third Choice Finn-Power International, Inc.555 W Algonquin RoadArlington Heights, IL 60005847-952-6500 www.finnpower.com
Forming and FabricatingThis category covers those compa-nies whose machines add value to raw materials by processes such as forming, bending, punching, cutting, and fabricating.
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Second ChoiceBIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc.641 Fargo AvenueElk Grove Village, IL 60007-4766847-228-7660888-866-5776www.bigkaiser.com
Third Choice Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. 120 Deeds DriveDover, OH 44622330-343-4283 www.alliedmachine.com
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Lathes and Turning CentersAlthough the oldest category of metalworking tools, lathes and turning centers are the bedrock of the machining industry. Mak-ers of these “master” machines are in this category.
First ChoiceRomi USA1845 Airport Exchange Blvd.Erlanger, KY 41018859-647-7566www.romiusa.com
Second Choice Maier USAUnit 324 Town Forrest RoadWebster, MA 01570508-671-0055 www.maierusa.us
Third Choice Modern Machine Tool Co.2005 LoseyJackson, MI 49203517-788-9120www.modernmachinetool.com
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Machine Controls and CNCThis category integrates computer con-trol with metalworking.
First Choice (tie)Siemens 390 Kent AvenueElk Grove Village, IL 60007-1902847-640-1595 www.SiemensCNC.com
Southwestern Industries, Inc.2615 Homestead PlaceRancho Dominguez, CA 90220310-608-4422 www.southwesternindustries.com
Second Choice GE Fanuc Automation, Inc.2500 Austin DriveCharlottesville, VA 22911780-401-7700www.gefanuc.com/cnc_en
Third Choice Bosch Rexroth - Electric Drives & Controls5150 Prairie Stone ParkwayHoffman Estates, IL 60192847-645-3600 www.boschrexroth-us.com
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First ChoiceAlliance Scale, Inc.1020-T Turnpike StreetP.O. Box 509Canton, MA 02021-0509800-343-6802www.alliancescale.com/index.html
Second Choice GKS Inspection Services Inc.45333 Five Mile RdPlymouth, MI 48170734-582-9600800-346-3898www.gks.com/index.html
Third Choice MAG Cincinnati Automation4950 Marlin DriveMachesney Park, IL 61115815-282-7200800-521-0166www.mag-ias.com
Measurement and InspectionProducts in this category, including scales, gages, sensors, and scanners, are important for producing quality and ac-curacy time after time.
First ChoiceHardingeOne Hardinge DrivePO Box 1507Elmira, NY 14902-1507607-734-2281800-843-8801www.hardingetooling.com
Second Choice STAMA America51063 Hawthorn DriveItasca, IL 60143630-233-8100www.stama-america.com
Third Choice Hurco Companies, Inc.One Technology WayIndianapolis, IN 46268800-634-2416www.hurco.com
Machining CentersMachining centers are multi-functional, and therefore very valuable to a job shop. This category covers these one-stop machines.
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First ChoiceUniversal / DeVlieg LLC1156 N Niagara StreetSaginaw, MI 48605-1367989-752-7700www.mistequaygroup.com
Second Choice Fitz-Rite Products, Inc1122 NaughtonTroy, MI 48083800-835-2643 www.fitzrite.com
Third Choice Techniks, Inc.9930 East 56th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46236-2810317-803-8000800-597-3921www.techniksusa.com
ToolholdingIn order for a tool to do its job, tool-holders provide a strong and steady base to get the work done. Companies in this category have this as their top priority.
First ChoiceKnuth Machine Tools USA, Inc.590 Bond StreetLincolnshire, IL 60069847-415-3333 www.knuth-usa.com
Second Choice KMT Waterjet Systems Inc.635 W 12th St.PO Box 231Baxter Springs, KS 66713620-856-2151800-826-9274www.kmtgroup.com
WaterjetThis category features a tool that is able to cut metal or other materials by using water at intense pressures.
Third Choice Jet Edge12070 43rd Street NESaint Michael, MN 55376763-497-8700800-538-3343www.jetedge.com
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WorkholdingWorkholding is toolholding’s partner. The stock has to be held steadily and accurately for toolholding to be accurate as well. These companies can really hold it.
First ChoiceSCHUNK, Inc.211 Kitty Hawk DriveMorrisville, NC 27560919-572-2705800-772-4865www.schunk.com
Second Choice Earth-Chain Inc.9930 E 56th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46236317-803-8034877-354-3837www.earthchain.com
Third Choice DE-STA-CO1025 Doris RoadAuburn Hills, MI 48326248-836-6700 www.destaco.com
First ChoiceBonal Technologies, Inc.1300 North Campbell RoadRoyal Oak, MI 48067248-582-0900800-638-2529www.bonal.com
Second Choice American Torch Tip6212 29Th Street EastBradenton, FL 34203941-753-7557www.americantorchtip.com
Third Choice Miller Electric Manufacturing Co.1635 W. Spencer St.P.O. Box 1079Appleton, WI 54912-1079920-734-9821www.millerwelds.com
Welding, Brazing, and SolderingThis category focuses on the methods and means of using heat to join metal together.