Start with the news release Sunnen tooling system has integral air gaging from Sunnen Products Company, which we summarised at the time by saying "Sunnen Products' Precision Hone tooling system incorporates integral air gaging with an automatic shutdown mechanism for non-contact, in-process bore sizing to tolerances of 0.005mm (0.0002in). ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release SV-1000 increases two-stroke engines' power output from Sunnen Products Company: "Sunnen has introduced the SV-1000 vertical CNC honing machine, which allows manufacturers of outdoor power equipment to improve the durability and power output of small two-stroke engines.".
 
In September 2008, we covered the news from Diamond Industrial Tools - take a look at Existing standard grinders can boost productivity which says: "Astute manufacturers have discovered that upgrading, rebuilding or remanufacturing existing grinders can bring you increased productivity, with considerably less financial outlay. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories), Drill sharpener cuts tooling costs, inventory, as well as CNC machining aerospace engine parts, structurals from NCMT, and Polishing brushes hold compounds longer from Engis (UK).