Product News

Gear cutting requirements, for example in the manufacture of powertrain components, continue the trend of becoming increasingly stringent. Complex gearbox configurations pose enormous component quality challenges, especially when produced in ever larger quantities. With the new VLC series of modular machines, including the VLC 200 H vertical gear hobbing machine and the VLC 100 C vertical chamfering machine, EMAG offers a solution to meet these production challenges.

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.

Mitsui Seiki has evolved its popular "Vertex 750-5X" line of machines with new features and capabilities, and a broader range of options and configurations within the series. The new model series, comprising six distinct models, is now called Vertex 75X II.

With Sinumerik Ctrl-Energy, Siemens has opened up a broad range of solutions for the energy-efficient operation of machine tools, encompassing its Sinamics drive systems and motors, CNC and drive functions, PC software solutions and services.

VariMill GP (General Purpose) is the latest in WIDIA's "Vari" family of tools, which extends to VariDrill and VariTap.

Dillon aluminum full grip jaws, available from 5 to 24 inches in diameter, are ideal for machining of thin walled parts.

Beckhoff Automation has introduced the CX8091 as a new member of the CX8000 line, which currently includes the smallest Embedded PCs available from the company.

Sensofar Metrology has released a new high-resolution 3D optical sensor system, the <em>S mart</em>.

When Haas Automation introduced the Servo Bar 300 bar feeder in 1999, it was instantly popular, because it was compact, easy to use, and affordable. For 2015, Haas engineers went back to the drawing board to reportedly make bar feeder operations easier, more efficient and faster. The result is the all-new Haas Bar Feeder, which provides a simpler and more affordable way to automate part production on Haas turning centers.

ETEL presents the IMTHP, a thermal module that serves as an accessory to ETEL's torque motors, and is designed to provide absolute motor protection from overheating.

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

BEX Inc. has introduced a new nozzle specific to blow-off applications.

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.

Seco Tools LLC recently expanded its Highfeed series of indexable-insert milling cutters to include the Highfeed 2 and 4.

An upgraded O.D. clamping end prep tool that is ideal for beveling, flat facing and J-prepping water wall boilers equipped with small bore heavy-well tubes has been introduced by ESCO Tool.

BUYMAGNETS.com has announced the immediate availability of three new countersunk disk magnets and assemblies.

Okuma introduces its new HJ-400 horizontal CNC lathe.

Abtex Corp. announced a new machine for deburring powdered-metal parts when they're still in the "green" state, prior to sintering.

Helping customers reduce inventory costs while increasing inventory flexibility, Columbus McKinnon Corp. has expanded its CM Universal Trolley offering to include new motorized units in addition to its plain and geared models.