Hartwig Inc., St. Louis, a distributor of CNC machine tools and metal cutting solutions in the Central and Mountain regions, and Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc., Allendale, N.J., a supplier of Swiss-type turning centers, recently announced a strategic partnership.
An old proverb says “you can’t bring the mountain to Mohammed,” but Haimer USA, Villa Park, Ill., is bringing its mountain of shrink-fit tool holder, tool balancing and other technology to its prospective customers via its new technology demonstration vehicle.
Iscar Metals Inc.’s TANGILL ID5 PCD-tipped wiper insert and HELIMILL inserts tipped with IB85-grade PCBN are for machining cast iron and various difficult-to-machine metals.
Two new minimum-quantity-lubrication spray nozzles for use with horizontal bandsaws are available from Unist Inc. The nozzles mount to the adjustable blade guide on bandsaws.
Sandvik Coromant Co. says the CoroTurn HP high-pressure coolant system improves chip control, increases cutting speed and extends tool life when cutting difficult-to-machine materials.
Briney Tooling Systems’ Thermax II is a compact induction heating unit for shrink-fit tooling. It is capable of shrinking in and removing any HSS and carbide tools, according to the company.