Product News

CoroCut QD, the reliable system from Sandvik Coromant for deep grooves and parting off with long overhangs, expands the offering of inserts and durable tools with over and under coolant.

Makino announces the release of the EDBV8 fast hole EDM drilling machine for the production of film cooling holes and shaped diffuser holes in blade and vane segments.

With a change-over time of 5 seconds per jaw, the SCHUNK PRONTO quick jaw change system offers turbo-charged set-up times for all standard lathe chucks with fine serrations of ¹⁄₁₆" x 90 degrees and 1.5mm x 60 degrees.

Vapormatt launched a new system, the Vapormatt Sabre, which will bring the exceptional process quality of wet blasting to a wider range of users.

Gibbs and Associates announced that a new add-in from SpaceClaim Corp., a provider of flexible and affordable 3D modeling software for engineers, is available for GibbsCAM.

OSG Tap & Die (OSG) has introduced the EXOTAP A-Tap, an all-purpose tap series designed to simplify tool management and to excel in a variety of materials and applications.

Dapra Corp. has announced the launch of <a href="http://www.dapramobile.com" target="_blank">DapraMobile.com</a>, a valuable new mobile Web site.

ESAB's Global Center of Excellence for Gas Apparatus offers the new Oxweld SCT-1500 TR manual Straight Cutting Torch as part of its Elite Series of gas apparatus products.

ENERCON has opened its first flow production line for rotor blades in Aurich, Germany. Transportation was implemented on the basis of RoundTrack technology from the intra-logistics specialist STROTHMANN Machines &amp; Handling.

Helical Solutions LLC has introduced an extensive radius and ball nose addition to its industry-proven 4-flute variable-pitch endmill.

LMC Workholding is now offering Alpine Metal Tech GmbH products in North America for the alloy wheel manufacturing industry.

Walter has introduced Tiger-tec Silver HU6, a round insert with a new geometry, specifically developed for medium and heavy-duty roughing of solid railroad wheels and other forged parts.

Machine shops of all sizes continue to seek ways to automate what they do to improve consistency, save time, and reduce cost per piece produced. In response to that need, EMCO Maier has partnered with UltraTech Machinery, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, a leading designer and builder of high production equipment, to offer a modular robotic automation cell that provides cost-effective, flexible part load/unload for its turning machines.

The newly redesigned RZM centric vice from R&ouml;hm Products of America provides exceptional workholding rigidity and contributes significantly to higher accuracy 5-axis machining.

American National Carbide (ANC) has announced improvements in its flagship grades for machining steels in the ISO P classification.

HEIDENHAIN offers the IPC 6641, a new industrial PC for machine tools.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers DIN 906 and DIN 906-NI threaded plugs with tapered thread, in metric sizes.

Manufactured from 4140 heat treated steel, Dillon Jaw Nuts and Keys reportedly provide superior wear resistance, impact resistance, higher tensile strength, and extended jaw nut, which significantly outperforms jaws made from case hardened 1018 steel.

A new series of protective sapphire windows for 1µm optics that offer superior durability to zinc-sulfide and fused silica lenses is being introduced by Laser Research Optics.

The SBN300/1-600 skiving and roller burnishing machine from Precihole Machine Tools Pvt. Ltd. is capable of achieving hydraulic tube ID's ranging from 35mm (1.37") to 400mm (16") and lengths up to 40-ft. using plain carbon steel, ST-52, ST-55 or aluminum for tube construction.