FANUC America Corp. announces CIP Safety functionality with the new EtherNet/IP Adapter Safety function for the FANUC series 3xi-B CNCs that enables safety communication with Rockwell Automation controller (Logix PAC) systems.
The new Mini Spiral Mill-Thread cutter line from Carmex Precision Tools Ltd. extends X-treme thread cutting capability to diameters as small as <sup>5</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub>-16 UN and 3/8-18 NPT.
Introducing one-piece flow assembly, Haas Schleifmaschinen from Trossingen, Germany, have improved the quality of their production planning and cut down throughput time.
The CoroCut QD concept for deep external grooving and parting off from Sandvik Coromant adds internal machining to the application range of these secure and reliable tools.
A leading specialist for rotary tables and automation, Weiss North America Inc. has advanced innovative designs for more than 45 years. These innovations have reportedly helped create new, cutting edge solutions to key performance obstacles in the automation industry.
Carbodeon Ltd. Oy has announced improvements to electroless nickel including a 3x improvement in wear resistance through the controlled addition of nanodiamonds.
ControXid 1642 from oelheld U.S. Inc. is a ready-to-use rust protection fluid for coolant circuits based on synthetic, water-soluble corrosion inhibitors.
The advantages of Tool Lifecycle Management are obvious throughout all departments, every employee has access to the tool data, the feedback from the shop floor flows back to Development and is used for continual improvement of the planning.
Seco Tools LLC has introduced a line of R220.LN14 square shoulder mills that reduce costs and improve performance in demanding applications that require large depths of cut.
Röhm Products America has introduced the modular CAPTIS workpiece clamping system, which provides a range of workholding options for turning, milling and drilling applications through different combinations of modular components.
Moldmaking processes require innovative cutting tool technologies capable of delivering the highest degree of precision, flexibility and efficiency. With its latest line of endmills, NS Tool equips manufacturers with capabilities for boosting productivity and maximizing output in high-performance hard milling, according to distributor Single Source Technologies.
Without some sort of "turbo" attachment, you won't get far trying to dry-machine Inconel or titanium with a conventional end mill. In the form of the universal end mill series Turbomax, tool manufacturer InovaTools has reportedly delivered a multi-talented product.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has completed development of the "Mitsubishi Super Skiving System" for machining internal gears with high speed and precision.
Titan Tool Supply Inc. introduces a new Z-axis depth measuring microscope, which is designed to measure minute variations in height not easily distinguished by mechanical means.
With its MicroMAX JetMachining Center, OMAX reportedly proves the speed, versatility and accuracy of abrasive waterjet technology applies to the cutting ofµm-level parts or part features from a wide range of materials, including exotic metals, advanced composites, polymer thermoplastics and glass.