Product News

SSAB is launching Strenx, a new high-strength structural steel product brand, which offers an extensive portfolio of high-strength steels.

With among the highest levels of transmittable torque due to a more compact design, featuring a 40 percent thicker front-wall cross-section, the new HydroForce HT universal hydraulic chuck from Kennametal is a cost-effective chucking solution that simplifies inventory while maximizing tool life and machining results for milling, drilling, reaming, and other rotating applications, according to the company.

The NEX series of instruments from ZEISS Industrial Metrology integrate additional measurement analysis with their new detectors.

Micro Air Clean Air Systems recently introduced the new FORCE line of dust collectors, featuring the Roto-Pulse cartridge-cleaning system.

Titan Tool Supply Inc. announces the introduction of models TM-8 and TM-10 high-magnification measuring microscopes with Vernier micrometer heads for inspection of electronic and semiconductor components, metallurgical parts, plastic molds, electrical strips, and other industrial quality control applications.

AMETEK Creaform has introduced VXinspect, intuitive 3D inspection software that includes all of the tools for first article inspection (FAI) and quality control.

Okuma introduces its new HJ-400 horizontal CNC lathe.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the Nakamura-Tome AS-200LMY-S subspindle machine, a high-performance multitasking turning center.

Perceptron has extended the performance range of its HELIX smart scanning sensor with the addition of a high power version, offering higher dynamic range.

Walter Surface Technologies introduces ZIP+ XTRA, a new cutting wheel specifically designed to easily cut through steel or stainless steel in heavy-duty applications.

5ME's new Freedom Digital Interface (FDI) with integral MTConnect adapter allows shops with legacy equipment to monitor machine tool performance using the company's Freedom eLOG, or other MTConnect monitoring software.

Absolute Machine Tools announces the brand new FV Series vertical machining centers by Tongtai (formerly the OEM for Hitachi-Seiki, Japan).

Gleason Corp. announcesSmartLAP, a technology for lapping bevel gear sets, reportedly with unprecedented productivity, control and data collection.

CribMaster announced its next generation ProStock industrial vending solution, featuring an innovative carousel drawer design that reportedly saves customers time and money in lifecycle maintenance costs.

Advanced Machine & Engineering introduces the improved OTT-JAKOB brand power drawbar for toolholding.

Ritron Inc. introduces the Q-series analog callbox, a high-visibility, high-performance yet cost effective compact callbox for varied commercial and industrial environments.

The HEIDENHAIN 4x12 Inspection Master is now available for use in calibrating optical comparator system axes.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 453.1/GN 453.2 vibration/shock absorption mounts with stainless steel components, conical type, in inch sizes.

Whether it's rotationally symmetrical workpieces such as shafts, pistons, bearings, and toothed parts, or medical devices such as implants, if strict tolerances have to be met, each product is carefully checked by optical measurement during the production process. But to do this, component surfaces have to be clean. quattroClean from ACI AG is a solution, an inline and fully-automated innovative cleaning cell.

The Diebold-CentroGrip collet chuck series is reportedly a new development of the proven ER collet system.