Product News

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it offers EN 239.4 plastic hinges with an integrated switch, in metric sizes.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG has released version 2014.1 of the hyperMILL CAM software.

KLINGSPOR's newly formulated 0.8mm (.031") A 980 TZ Special cutoff wheel enhances performance and safety.

In response to customer needs for a safer material lift for automation duty applications, Wildeck's VRC product development and marketing team has unveiled a new fully integrated VRC system incorporating automated flush-mounted conveyors, with either a straddle or 4-post vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC), and Wildeck Overhead Safety Gates at each level.

Medical device contract manufacturer Norman Noble Inc. announced it has begun providing additional design and testing services to its medtech customers.

Mitutoyo's QM-Height digital height gage line offers an accuracy of 4.5µm and significant improvements in design and capability to previous generation QM-Height gages.

KAAST Machine Tools offers a new fully-automatic bandsaw.

ETEL announces the XYZT Planar Platform is now available in North America through HEIDENHAIN Corp.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc.'s new RSX Radius Mill Cutter Series is designed for a wide variety of applications, including face milling, ramping, slotting, 3-D interpolation and helical boring.

Phillips Precision announced the latest weapon in its Inspection Arsenal, Open-Sight, the lean, fast-swap fixture plate system for vision inspection.

Leine & Linde introduced the use of Siemens DRIVE-CLiQ communication protocol into its rotary encoder product line in 2012, and is now offering this interface in its inductive 600 absolute rotary encoder series from Heidenhain.

Hexagon Metrology announced the release of the new HP-O non-contact scanning probe for high accuracy measurement and inspection applications.

Fives brings off-centerline turning, drilling, milling and tapping capabilities to its Giddings & Lewis vertical turning centers with a new Y-axis attachment, that combines a C-axis head with table and X and Z axes motions. The attachment, available fully integrated on new VTCs or as a retrofit, allows for single-setup processing of flanged parts, pumps, compressors, motor housings, fluid routing parts, intakes and exhausts, among others.

A line of welding end prep tools that are now available in battery and electric powered models for machining tube and pipe where air is not available is being introduced by ESCO Tool.

An advanced image analysis software system that helps turn Olympus microscopes into high-performance analysis stations, OLYMPUS Inspector Series software provides users with accurate, reproducible particle size and distribution data.

A new product line of multiple-passage soft-seal rotating unions is available from Deublin Co.

TeraDiode has announced shipment of its first four kilowatt high brightness TeraBlade laser doubling the power density of the direct-diode platform.

Kafko has introduced a line of Oil Eater Flex Line parts washers that offer three tiers of features with add-on options.

DE-STA-CO introduces a new electric pivot unit that is smaller and lighter than traditional pneumatic units, while providing uniform torque and enhanced versatility.

OMAX Corp. and Spatial Corp. have combined their technologies to create an easy-to-use 3D tool pathing solution.