HEIDENHAIN Corp. is making available a new version of the RCN Series of absolute angle encoders, now with "Functional Safety," offering numerous advantages to today's machine tools.
RPAM 700 from Chemtool Inc. is a synthetic, water dilutable corrosion inhibitor/corrosion preventive, based upon an enhanced blend of select amine-surfactant chemistries.
Airflow Systems Inc.'s E-Z Arm High Flow series of contaminant extractor arms provides highly efficient, source-point collection and removal of dusts, powders, fumes, smoke, odors, and other contaminants before they can migrate throughout the facility to disrupt worker breathing zones, cause damage to sensitive equipment, and settle on finished goods.
Mark-10 Corp. has announced its Series TT02 torque tool testers for the accurate and reliable verification of applied torque values derived from torque screwdrivers, wrenches, and other small hand tools used on the factory floor and in other production environments.
Two types of mounted points that are designed for edge-breaking stainless steel sheet metal to permit safer handling and fabrication by workers are being introduced by Rex-Cut Abrasives.
Gleason Corp.'s GMM and GMS Series of Analytical Gear Inspection Systems currently in service can be easily updated with a new Gleason field retrofit package to give them an advanced surface finish measurement capability as part of their normal gear inspection processes.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives has launched of a new line of longer-lasting high-performance Norton Bear-Tex aluminum oxide (AO) surface conditioning materials.
For large machining centers, balancing the weight of spindle heads and work piece tables pays off. HAWE Hydraulics develops unique solutions that are both energy efficient and durable.
A line of direct field-replacement CO<sub>2</sub> laser optics for Amada, Coheren, Cincinnati, Epilog, Mazak, Synrad and Universal laser systems are available from Laser Research Optics.