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All,<br>
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NIST has made some slides showing the results of their dry run testing.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/NIST/NIST_boxy-setups.ppt">ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/NIST/NIST_boxy-setups.ppt</a><br>
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The latest Boxy data is<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/NIST/Boxy_Part_3-Axis_Machining_8_Setups_v7.238">ftp://ftp.steptools.com/private/NIST/Boxy_Part_3-Axis_Machining_8_Setups_v7.238</a><br>
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The latest STEP-NC Explorer is v8.39<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.steptools.com/products/stepncmachine/download/">http://www.steptools.com/products/stepncmachine/download/</a><br>
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Martin<br>
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<td>[step-manufacturing] Conference call this Wednesday - STEP
Manufacturing #13</td>
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<td>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:40:40 -0400</td>
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<td>Martin Hardwick <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:hardwick@steptools.com"><hardwick@steptools.com></a></td>
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<td>STEP Tools, Inc.</td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:step-manufacturing@steptools.com">step-manufacturing@steptools.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:step-manufacturing@steptools.com"><step-manufacturing@steptools.com></a></td>
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All,<br>
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The regular conference call is this Wednesday. The proposed agenda is
as follows:<br>
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1. Review of dry run machining<br>
2. Review of the HiPP model<br>
3. Review of Schedule<br>
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March 03 - Tool and material selection<br>
March 17 - Verification of Boxy with 1/2 inch tooling<br>
March 31 - Test run of feed/speed optimization algorithms<br>
April 14 - Participants complete dry runs<br>
April 28 - Participants machine in wax<br>
May 12 - Test run of tool wear measurement algorithms <br>
May 26 - First round of on machine testing<br>
June 9 - Finalize program for the NIST meeting and demonstration<br>
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Martin Hardwick<br>
Team Leader<br>
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<font face="Verdana" size="1">The bi-weekly conference call is this
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