Product News

The vertical lift module (VLM) from KardexRemstar is a flexible storage system.

Royal Products has introduced the Econo-Rack, a device that safely collects finished parts as they come off of any bar-fed CNC lathe.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces availability of Contracer CV-3200/4500 Series contour measuring systems.

MAG's new XTi "super profiler" takes aerospace machining to a reportedly record altitude, demonstrating a 90-cubic-inch-per-minute metal removal rate (MRR) in titanium prior to shipment to Aerospace Dynamics International, Inc. (ADI), Valencia, California.

In order that tools always arrive on time at the machine, TDM Systems GmbH has developed the "TDM Machine Tool Manager."

Klingelnberg was prominent in bringing high-precision measurement machines from the test room onto the shop floor, thus essentially propelling the realization of efficiency concepts in manufacturing lines. Now, the company has implemented an own assembly line for five series of precision measuring centers in Hueckeswagen, Germany. The logistics concept was developed and implemented by STROTHMANN.

Metabo Corp. offers a combined cutting and grinding wheel.

HEIDENHAIN's new LC 200 linear scale sets new standards in linear measurement on long machine-tool axes.

A full line of abrasive grinding wheels that come in various grits and sizes, featuring 4-½" diameters and many other sizes in-stock for immed-iate delivery, is available from Rex-Cut Abrasives.

Bilz Tool Co. Inc. has developed a new generation of ThermoGrip shrink fit machines.

Hypertherm announced the launch of the Powermax105, a new 105 amp air plasma cutting system for hand and automated cutting and gouging designed to comfortably cut 1 ¼ inch (32mm) thick metal, and sever metal up to 2 inches (50mm) thick.

A line of rectangular vacuum suction cups for handling long, narrow, heavy loads that cannot be lifted using conventional cups with inadequate contact surfaces is available from Anver Corp.

Feed units in machine tools, assembly lines and handling applications often require fast deep plunges into large workspaces. Combined with the increasingly fast cycle times of production machines, this places especially high demands on the axis mechanics in automated processes. Rexroth's new linear motion system, the "Omega Module," addresses this need by featuring a very low traveling mass so that top speeds can be reached.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its standard Model 470 2-jaw sliding-jaw Air Chuck with highly specialized top tooling.

The Royal Products Chuck Stop provides a simple method for locating short parts in a 3-jaw lathe chuck.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces availability of the new Surftest SJ-310 surface roughness tester.

Peddinghaus Corp. has launched Smart Saw Technology to lengthen band saw blade life when processing structural sections.

Walter USA LLC has introduced the Walter Titex X-treme Inox, a high performance solid carbide drill with internal coolant and special coating, designed to tackle stainless steel and other high-alloy ISO M materials.

Behringer has introduced the new HBP-510/1208G mitering bandsaw for precision high speed cutting of large structural beams and profiles.

Castrol Industrial North America Inc. announced the launch of the Performance Biolubes product line.