Product News

New CYCLO CUT Max-Flute high-performance endmills from MAG innovate titanium roughing with a 16-flute design capable of high removal rates at low torque.

NCG CAM Solutions Ltd recently rolled out NCG CAM V10, which is said to enhance the multi-tasking capability of the software.

The innovative Beyond platform of high-performance tool grades from Kennametal has garnered exceptional reviews from customers worldwide. Now the company is introducing the first Beyond inserts for holemaking applications.

Iscar Metals Inc. says its 11mm profiling insert does the job of a bigger one, thus enabling finer-pitch cutters for smoother profiling and lower chip loads.

Center holes on roll journals often take a beating during the installation process in a mill. Depending on the repair process, refurbished rolls can end up with journals that are misaligned with the center holes, making future repairs problematic.

Seco Tools Inc. has added Combimaster heads to its line of Square 6 square shoulder milling cutters.

As the aerospace, automotive and mold and die industries trend toward monolithic components and large structures, there is a growing need for large-travel machining centers. To accommodate large-volume machining, Haas Automation Inc. has expanded the capacity of its EC-1600 horizontal machining center with an additional 10" of Y-axis travel.

Bonal Technologies Inc. offers its new Meta-Lax 2000 Semi-Automatic Touch-Screen System.

Kistler Instrument Corp. has announced the North American debut of Type 5697-DAQ, a powerful piezoelectric force measurement data acquisition system controlled by Kistler's own proprietary DynoWare software.

Designed with production personnel in mind, the new Digimar 816 CL Height Gage from Mahr Federal Inc. provides accurate measurements without complicated procedures.

Wherever there is a need for accurate profiles and high quality surfaces, Peter Wolters of America Inc. says its MACRO series of 4-, 5- and 6-axis grinding machines for deep-groove grinding and high-performance grinding offer results.

Primary Cutter LLC has added 7-flute endmills to its Supermill high-performance carbide endmill line.

Handling expert Strothmann extends its range of feeders by the new FEEDERplus8, an eight axis linear robot system which can transport and orient parts in various directions. The additional degrees of freedom provide for maximum flexibility in the feeding of blanks to complex dies and in parts removal.

Cold Jet LLC recently introduced the Aero 40HP high-pressure dry ice blast cleaning system, which is said to offer advanced, economical dry ice blast cleaning in an environmentally friendly format.

Knuth Machine Tools USA Inc. carries a variety of machines, including high performance bandsaws with automatic feed. The ABS 320C is a fully automated bandsaw with a twin column guide system.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its Model 450WHF chuck. It uses a special four-port air tube and a special piston to allow for open/close/autolube/air-detect functions.

Han-Kwang USA Inc. announces immediate availability of its new Series PS, specifically Model PS 3015, a short gantry, 2D flying optic laser system capable of handling 60" wide x 120" long workpieces.

The Tribos-RM toolholder for micromachining from Schunk Inc. has a one-piece, rotationally symmetric design to reportedly ensure long life of the machine spindles and the complete transmission of power.

Sunnen Products Co. says it meets contemporary needs for planet-friendly industrial consumables with the introduction of SHO-500, a long-lived general-purpose honing fluid based on a renewable vegetable formulation that makes sustainable metalworking affordable and practical.

Fischer Technology Inc.'s Deltascope FMP30, Isoscope FMP30 and Dualscope FMP40 coating thickness instruments feature strategies for measurement capture, more memory and extensive graphical and statistical evaluation capabilities and are now available with an integrated Bluetooth interface for data transmission to a PC or notebook.