Product News

Birchwood Technologies' ION EXCHANGE System purifies rinse water for reuse in metal finishing systems.

Palmgren Steel Products Inc. says its self-centering, low-profile machine vise is ideal to use with drilling and milling machines whenever quick, accurate centering of the workpiece below the spindle is required.

The new, affordable AccuteX "Great Economy" (GE) Wire EDMs from Absolute Machine Tools, advertised at $89,000, reportedly combine high cutting speed and accuracy.

Now available in configurations for threading, grooving and chamfering, Carmex says its expanded CMT line of vertical milling inserts delivers longer tool life, higher material removal, excellent surface finish, reduced cycle times, and lower cutting forces in materials up to 62 HRC steel.

The new LaserCam-HR II laser beam diagnostic cameras from Coherent Inc. offer improved performance over the company's original LaserCam-HR.

Kennametal's new asymmetric line-boring solution increases machining robustness, process speeds, and bore quality, and reduces tool maintenance and handling.

Millstar offers its new Aluminum Milling Cutters line.

Walter has extended its range of pilot drills with addition of the X·treme Pilot 180.

Hwacheon Machinery offers its VT-950/1150 series of vertical CNC lathes, ideal machines for large-part turning, with 43.3- and 53-in. swing over the bed and cutting diameters to 52" with chucks sizes from 24" to 40"

J.W. Winco Inc. offers EN 239.6 Technopolymer plastic hinges with integrated safety switch in metric sizes.

Beckhoff Automation has introduced a new industrial server product line that enables "many-core machine control."

maxon precision motors introduces right angle gearheads designed to be configured with maxon's 22mm and 32mm dc motors.

By combining the PCD milling cutters developed and patented by LACH DIAMOND with the PCD chip breaker patented by Audi AG, this process reportedly assures and guarantees controlled and economic machining of aluminum.

Mastercam from CNC Software Inc. is known for powerful NC programming, but it also delivers a suite of shop-tested design tools including 3D surfacing and solids.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the YASDA YBM Vi40 5-Axis Vertical CNC Jig Boring-Milling Machine for high accuracy, hard milling applications of complex dies, molds and components in industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical and electronic.

No. 979 is a 850ºF (454ºC), electrically-heated, universal style oven from Grieve, currently used for various machine shop heat treating operations at the customer's facility.

Comau's newest robot, Racer 999, is a six-axis articulated robot that inherits all the key features of its "older brother" Racer 7-1.4, a product that has had success since it was introduced just a year ago, and adds unique features that complement the Italian company's wide range of products.

Sunnen introduces digital control of spindle speed, power-stroke speed and extra strokes on its new SH-2000 job-shop honing machine, designed as an affordable and flexible tool for bore sizing/finishing on a wide variety of parts.

The extended version of PiWeb sbs quality data management software, tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, is being introduced today by ZEISS Industrial Metrology.

A new deep-hole microdrill from BIG Kaiser's Sphinx line provides a time-saving option for creating wire EDM starter holes, averaging 5X faster per hole according to testing.