Product News

Chemetall introduces Tech Cool 35048BF, the Boron continues to see increased regulatory pressure in the United States and Europe, resulting in many corporations reducing or eliminating the substance from their chemical programs.

The Systec front-actuated pneumatically powered jaw chuck from Lexair is an ideal automation upgrade for manual lathes, as well as rotary tables and indexers that require higher grip force for difficult applications.

The CoroMill 316 exchangeable-head milling system from Sandvik Coromant is suitable for high-feed facemilling, slot milling, helical interpolation, shoulder milling, profile milling and chamfer milling of components in material groups from ISO P to ISO S.

Eriez HydroFlow offers a complete line of the most commonly used test equipment and titration kits for keeping metalworking fluids in peak operating condition.

ESAB Cutting Systems introduces the Hydrocut LX Waterjet Shape Cutting Machine — the latest version of ESAB's popular Low-Rail Hydrocut machine.

SICK has launched the AFS60 and AFM60 absolute encoders with Industrial Ethernet.

HEIDENHAIN has expanded its absolute rotary encoder offering with the new RIQ/IQN 425 series.

Whether the application involves producing/removing chips or moving parts/scrap pieces, Hennig Inc. says it can provide the chip conveyor for all machine tool requirements.

J.W. Winco's RoHS-compliant shoulder screws are cost-saving construction components for a wide variety of different uses.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the Nakamura-Tome NTJ-100 Multitasking Turn/Mill Center, which is well-suited for a wide range of production needs.

Techno Inc. has announced its newest CNC Plasma Accessory: the TechProbe Digitizer.

BIG Kaiser has announced the addition of the EWN 04-7 Series, reportedly the smallest precision finish boring head on the market, for use on micro-milling machines with high-speed spindles such as HSK-E25, E32 or E40.

Medical part manufacturing continues to be a rapidly growing market due to the large population of aging baby boomers who are looking for "improved quality of life." Demand is high for high-precision components for neurological, orthopeadic, spinal/bone fixation, dental implants, drug infusion, catheter connectors, optical, maxillofacial, micro/minimally invasive, surgical instruments and other medical devices, most of which can be manufactured on the Hardinge QUEST SUPER-PRECISION GT27 gang-tool turning center.

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels introduces Premium Quickie Cut Cut-Off Wheels for use with metals, including stainless steel.

Lycian Stage Lighting, a leading American based manufacturer of theatrical followspot lights has updated its heat treating with a Lucifer Furnaces bench style box furnace.

PRESTO BLACK BST4 brush-on liquid from Birchwood Casey Co. is an instant acting cold blackener for all iron and non-stainless steels.

SPRING Technologies, a vendor of solutions that optimize the use of complex NC machines, recently launched a new version of NCSIMUL Machine 9, its flagship software for machine simulation.

Mahr Federal has introduced the next generation of its well-established Micro-Dimensionair line of portable air gages. The new Micro-Dimensionair II incorporates the enhanced Micro-Maxum II Digital Indicator and an interchangeable handle to provide accurate, convenient readouts at the measurement site.

Tapeswitch Corp. released the PCU programmable safety controller that further extends robust safety product system capabilities to include systems integration, programmable logic control functions and management software (included).

MecWash Systems recently introduced its Duo 400 compact, fully automatic and self-contained aqueous cleaning system. Said to meet the highest "visually clean and dry" cleanliness and inspection standards, the Duo 400 is ideal for cell-manufacturing or within a centralized layout, according to the company.