Product News

The DATRON M8 PlasticMill is a high-speed CNC machining center designed specifically for plastic machining applications that produce debris such as large and small chips or dust that must be extracted and collected.

DMG/Mori Seiki USA is now taking orders for the NVX5000 Series of high-precision vertical machining centers with a No. 50 taper spindle variation.

CGTech is now shipping the next major version of its composite applications: VERICUT Composite Programming (VCP) & VERICUT Composite Simulation (VCS).

Riten Industries now has the capability to repair and remanufacture tail stocks for lathes and grinders from all manufacturers.

Telesis Technologies Inc. announces a new addition to their E-series line of diode-pumped laser marking systems: the Telesis EVC Laser System.

Metabo Corp. has introduced the W680 4 ½" angle grinder. This new angle grinder is ideal for cutting, grinding and deburring metal.

The newest addition to the Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Module family, the Element VLM saves up to 80 percent floor space when compared to standard shelving.

Scotchman Industries has recently improved its 1016 Band Saw Series.

LNS America Inc.'s Quick Load Servo 80 S2 automatic magazine loader for short bars (14" to 63", not to exceed the spindle length) accommodates bar stock diameters from ¼" to 3-¹⁄₈"; (6mm to 80mm).

A line of Type 1 cotton-fiber abrasive wheels for grinding, deburring, and polishing that reportedly last up to 10 times longer than unitized wheels is available from Rex-Cut Products.

To keep up with the growing demands of the industry, HEIDENHAIN has increased the functionality of its PROFIBUS rotary encoders.

Huot Manufacturing introduces an addition to their lineup of CNC toolholder carts, The ToolScoot Tree for CAPTO style toolholders.

The Alfie 500 is a mobile, plug-and-play system designed to remove contaminating oil, grease and solid particles from metalworking fluids.

Coherent Inc. has expanded its MATRIX series of diode-pumped, solid-state lasers with a new model that delivers 10W of continuous wave power at 1064 nm.

Guyson Corp. has introduced a mid-size robotic grit-blasting machine for precision surface preparation in coatings work cells.

The L.S. Starrett Co. announced its benchtop optical systems are now available with the MetLogix M2 Touchscreen Control, and that The Company's EZ manual vision systems can be equipped with MetLogix M3 Touchscreen Control.

Wiha Tools has introduced new ErgoStar Automatic Pro Series Metric Ball End L-key Set.

The first technology advancement for large VTCs resulting from MAG's recent acquisition of Modul, a gear manufacturing equipment specialist in Germany, introduces integrated gear cutting capability on a VTC 2500H (vertical turning center) for workpieces up to 2700mm diameter.

An iPhone App capable of calculating the exact diameter of drill required for precise thread-creation operations has been developed by cutting tool specialist Dormer Tools. The "Dormer Tools Threadsize Calculator" has been designed by Dormer to help engineers and machinists quickly and accurately select the optimum drill diameter needed to create a thread.

Precise cuts are the hallmark of the HBM800ALU, which makes aluminium sawing an attractive option even in the large cutting ranges. With the new HBM800ALU, Behringer GmbH is presenting an automatic high-peformance bandsaw for aluminium cuts which is in a league of its own in terms of its technically sophisticated functionality.