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Team members in the Arnold Air Force

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Base model and machine shop have

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recently received an upgrade in their

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boring and honing process . Aging

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equipment had created inefficiencies

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and quality issues but newly acquired

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boring heads have greatly improved the

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precision machine shops capabilities .

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One of the improved features is the

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built in digital readout that can be

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used quickly to determine a hull's

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precise measurement with more accuracy

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than the old manual methods . The new

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equipment was acquired through the

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Arnold Engineering Development Complex

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Innovation . Spark Tank program . Spark

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Tank is an annual Department of the Air

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Force event that allows military

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civilians and contractors to pitch

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innovative solutions to difficult

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problems . The awards are designed to

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encourage innovation , development ,

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talent retention and expedite the

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adoption of emerging technologies that

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impact the Air Force and Space Force

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machine shop superintendent Bob

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Williams says the newly acquired boring

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equipment increases productivity by 1.5

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hours per day .