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Although the tagline that Mon Seiki USA uses to describe itself is "The Machine Tool Company," what's interesting is that as Gregory A. Hyatt, its VP and Chief Technical Officer, talks about research that they're doing in the company's Machining Technology Laboratory, research that is being transformed into commercial product, he's not talking about improvements to the machine tool, but, rather, to things like tooling and gaging. He acknowledges that the work they are doing is predicated on the capabilities of the company's lineup of machining centers and turning centers, that the Adaptive Balancer, the Spinning Tool, and the Hydrogage are all developments that are specifically designed for use on the company's machine tools. It's like the old line that no one wants a drill; they want holes. No one wants a machine tool; they want finished parts that have been made accurately and economically. Which is arguably what Hyatt and his colleagues are providing.
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Advancing Metalcutting
Although the tagline that Mori Seiki U.S.A. (www.moriseiki.com; Rolling Meadows, IL) uses to describe itself is "The Machine Tool Company," what's interesting is that as Gregory A. Hyatt, its vp and Chief Technical Officer, talks about research that they're doing in the company's Machining Technology Laboratory, research that is being transformed into commercial product, he's not talking about improvements t...
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