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		<title>Kitamura Super Cell 400 - New 5-AXIS Machine</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 12:07:55 -0700</pubDate>
		<author>courtney@wvpi.com (Courtney Madsen)</author>
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<p>Our new 40 pallet&#160;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.kitamura-machinery.com/Products/Product_Detail.aspx?m=21">Kitamura Super Cell 400</a>&#160;boasts:</p>
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    <li>190 tool changing options</li>
    <li>40-pallet rotating system</li>
    <li>20” x 20” x 20” travel</li>
    <li>15,000 rpm</li>
    <li>Uses Fanuc 30i control system</li>
    <li>40,000 pound weight threshold</li>
    <li>1 second tool changing ability</li>
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		<title>Zeiss Contura G2 - New Coordinate Measuring Machine</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 11:43:51 -0700</pubDate>
		<author>courtney@wvpi.com (Courtney Madsen)</author>
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<p>Highlights of our new Zeiss Contura G2 include:</p>
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    <li>Articulating probe holder able to reach 20,736 positions in 2.5* increments</li>
    <li>Ability to measure free-form surfaces</li>
    <li>Computer aided accuracy (computer aided error correction of kinematics)</li>
    <li>Vast XXT sensor</li>
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