Product News

CENIT's new FASTSUITE Edition 2 software platform combines machine based simulation, offline programming for robotics, virtual work cell layout, and component handling in one platform.

With the new UR3 robot, Universal Robots brings the collaborative benefits of a user-friendly robot to the table.

Okuma's MU-6300V vertical machining center is reportedly excellent for 5-axis multi-sided machining and well suited for the aerospace and die/mold industries.

NCG CAM Solutions Ltd. UK officially released NCG CAM v14 on 23 March 2015.

Hennig Inc. announces a newly designed mobile chip conveyor, which allows shops with auger chip processing machine tools to use larger chip bins or 55 gallon drums instead of small chip cans.

The COORD3 BENCHMARK CMM from Perceptron offers customers a high-performance cost-competitive CMM with the added benefit of a small footprint.

The CoroMill QD groove milling tools from Sandvik Coromant Co. are available with Silent Tools adapters for long-overhang machining. The through-coolant grooving and parting tools accept inserts with optimized geometries to effectively evacuate chips.

DILAS offers a diode laser system in visible blue wavelength at 450nm suitable for a range of applications in illumination and materials processing.

Eriez says its HydroFlow comprehensive coolant and fluid management systems maximize coolant effectiveness and longevity, improving machine tool productivity and reducing fluid disposal costs.

5th Axis Inc. announces the introduction of its newest V75100 self-centering 5-axis vise.

Verti-Lift introduces their complete lineup of hydraulic and pneumatic work positioners, which keep workpieces close at hand, eliminating unnecessary reaching and other operator movements and thus enhancing ergonomics.

Knight Carbide Inc. offers precision-ground carbide inserts, indexable inserts, form tools and carbide cutting tools. According to the company, the tools provide accuracy and repeatability for blueprint applications, and the carbide grades, geometries, edge preparations and coatings are fine-tuned to enhance performance.

YG-1 Tool Co. Ltd. created its new U.S. Technology Center in Charlotte, N.C., to better support its customers and markets through specialized manufacturing, engineering, R&D and training.

PRAB Inc. says its heavy-duty, open-frame, steel-belt conveyor minimizes downtime and improves worker safety. The design allows workers to quickly see if carry-over has fallen.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers EN 236 plastic adjustable alignment hinges suitable for inch or metric applications.

Mersen USA Inc. says its DS4C copper-impregnated EDM graphite material provides ultralow electrical conductivity, ultrahigh thermal conductivity and improves machinability, thereby enhancing ultrafine detail.

UNITED GRINDING has extended its line of WALTER EWAG technologies for cutting tool production to now include the LASER LINE ULTRA 5-axis machining center that incorporates ultra-short pulse laser technology.

Weiler Corp.'s Burr-Rx deburring tools feature black ceramic grain filaments. According to the company, this delivers up to a 400 percent greater edge-cutting action compared to traditional silicon-carbide and aluminumoxide filaments, minimizing cycle times and maximizing media life.

BLM Group USA has introduced the BC80, an automated machine for cutting to length, chamfering, facing, boring and threading of tube and bar.

MecSoft Europe GmbH has announced the availability of VisualCAD/CAM/3DPRINT 2015, MecSoft's standalone additive and subtractive manufacturing software suite.