Product News

The new 82M-3E Series of enclosed pneumatic power clamps from DE-STA-CO provides automotive and sheet metal processing customers with superior holding power in a versatile, user-friendly and low-maintenance package.

Delcam's PartMaker Inc. Division has released PartMaker 2014, which marks the introduction of Delcam's Vortex high-efficiency strategy for area clearance into the PartMaker CAM suite.

Komatsu has announced advances made to its NTC TLH 5-axis fiber laser processing systems.

Fives Cinetic has introduced a line of Gardner Abrasives vitrified grinding wheels for difficult-to-grind materials.

hyperMILL has enhanced the implementation of technology macros from only containing static processing steps to include intelligent macros.

New Prototyp Prototex Eco Plus from Walter is a through-hole tap that delivers superior performance and tool life, according to the company.

GTI has released its precision laser alignment system for iPad.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its Model 1000 Sliding Jaw air chuck.

Offering an economical, entry-level CNC pipe-cutting solution in a compact footprint, the new MASTERPIPE Mini Profiler from Lincoln Electric improves pipe fabrication productivity and quality by consolidating set-up, programming and cutting as an easy operation.

Danray Products LLC has introduced 12", 18" and 24" steel lathe chuck shields for lathes or similar machines.

Mahr Federal Inc. has introduced a new high-precision 2D/3D measuring station for checking contour and surface topography of aspheric optical lenses and other components during multi-stage grinding and polishing operations.

Bulky part machining can often become very difficult to integrate into a manufacturing process, when attempting to perform multiple operations on conventional CNC machines. Limited space or axis travel, one-sided spindle or tool accessibility are common restrictions when trying to design and fit multiple tool requirements onto a rigid machine concept. In addition, cycle time demands and accessibility issues from all sides and angles can make a single tool, 3-axis CNC machine option a losing proposition. One new solution involves compact and self-contained single tool Multi-Master flex shaft machining units from SUHNER.

Rosler announces its R-SF line of efficient mini-drag machines.

Hexagon Metrology announced the availability of PC-DMIS 2013 MR1, a mid-term release of its popular measurement software used to collect, evaluate, manage and present manufacturing data.

As the demand for functionally safe equipment products grows, so does HEIDENHAIN's component product offerings. Now new to the market are HEIDENHAIN's ROx 400 absolute rotary encoders, available in a functionally safe design including a mechanical fault exclusion for the shaft.

If moving cables in the workspace of lathes, milling and sawing machines need protecting, cable carriers must be chip tight, while simultaneously guiding the cables with low abrasion. For this purpose, igus has developed its first foldable plastic energy tube, the R68 in the Energy Chain System line of cable carriers.

Makino announces the release of the UPN-01 ultra-precision horizontal wire EDM for micro-tolerance and fine surface finish applications.

Mazak now offers its space-saving, highperformance VERTICAL CENTER NEXUS COMPACT 5X Vertical Machining Center as part of a self-contained, prefabricated automated cell that provides efficient, lights-out manufacturing for small-to-medium sized parts.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the Nakamura-Tome AS-200 High Performance Multitasking Turning Center featuring a single spindle, single turret in a heavy duty and compact machine.

OSG Tap & Die (OSG) announces the addition of 8D sizes to its HY-PRO-CARB drill series offering.