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Article: United States : Toolmakers develop ways to maximize data.
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- October 27, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
The toolmakers at Arrk Canada Inc. are part of a digital evolution.
Arrk toolmakers possess the prized skills of their trade precise machining, grinding and finishing of steel and aluminum injection mold tools. But at the same time, the Wallaceburg-based company has developed computer software that is helping to transform the image of toolmakers well beyond that of shaping metal blocks into finished molds.
For years, mold makers have used com-puters to aid in designing and manufacturing tools. But now they are pushing computers to do more and, in the process, improving lean manufacturing.
At Arrk, that push has resulted ...