Product News

A new deep-hole microdrill from BIG Kaiser's Sphinx line provides a time-saving option for creating wire EDM starter holes, averaging 5X faster per hole according to testing.

Okuma's GI-10NII is equipped with extremely rigid, high-speed grinding wheel spindles that produce high-performance production in automated environments.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its newest expanding mandrel collet chuck.

The new, affordable AccuteX "Great Economy" (GE) Wire EDMs from Absolute Machine Tools, advertised at $89,000, reportedly combine high cutting speed and accuracy.

Now available in configurations for threading, grooving and chamfering, Carmex says its expanded CMT line of vertical milling inserts delivers longer tool life, higher material removal, excellent surface finish, reduced cycle times, and lower cutting forces in materials up to 62 HRC steel.

HEIDENHAIN announces the addition of its new slim-design ECI 1118 rotary encoder to its expansive product line.

Palmgren Steel Products Inc. says its self-centering, low-profile machine vise is ideal to use with drilling and milling machines whenever quick, accurate centering of the workpiece below the spindle is required.

Mahr Federal has introduced an updated version of its Pocket Surf portable surface finish gage.

Custom Service Solutions Inc. introduces its 12 inch MiJET parts cleaning and collection unit.

Techniks continues to add to its new cutting tool offerings with the announcement of SDHF high feed end mills and face mills.

DE-STA-CO has upgraded its innovative 9500 series pneumatic swing clamp to make it more versatile and easier to install.

Drake Manufacturing Services Co. LLC delivered a so-called "Drum" or "Crown" grinder to an Asian manufacturer of tapered roller bearings.

KeyToData GmbH announced today the availability of the latest version of InspectionXpert OnDemand for CAD that supports both 3D model-based and 2D print-based formats for creation of ballooned drawings and accurate inspection reports.

Walter has extended its range of pilot drills with addition of the X·treme Pilot 180.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers EN 239.6 Technopolymer plastic hinges with integrated safety switch in metric sizes.

A variety of modular units from Carr Lane Roemheld can be combined in numerous ways for safe and efficient handling and movement of heavy loads in assembly operations.

The newest StingRay structured light generating laser from Coherent Inc. offers up to 50 mW of output in the blue (450 nm), making it especially advantageous for machine vision applications based on 3D triangulation that involve darker materials.

Optimized production conditions are an important factor for manufacturing cutting tools that are intended to meet not only the current challenges in metal processing, but also future ones as well. Tool manufacturer InovaTools from Kinding-Haunstetten, Germany, has reacted.

Somma Tool Co., a manufacturer of rotary broaching tools and holders, announces a new line of broaches called Forte.

Walter has introduced the Walter Prototyp Supreme TC610 and TC611 solid-carbide thread mills, high performance tools that deliver significant increases in thread quality, milling productivity and process reliability while boosting tool life.