Product News

Two specific concerns with plasma holes are the taper and the ding or divot that is present on the interior of the hole. Both of these cut quality issues prevent a bolt from being able to pass through the hole; therefore, operators typically would have to perform secondary operations in order to improve the roundness of the hole to the point where a bolt would cleanly fit. After years of research, Hypertherm developed True Hole Technology in order to address these concerns.

Hexagon Metrology Inc. announced the availability of their new white light measurement products in North America.

Cincinnati Inc. expands its laser cutting product line with introduction of the CL-900 series fiber laser cutting systems.

Kurt's new PinLock system makes attaching and removing fixtures, subplates and vises from machining centers precise, fast and easy.

GenSwiss has introduced the EZR Swiss Clamp System for increased torque and enables fast and positive ER collet clamping.

For parts that are less than 0.125" (3.18-mm) in diameter, Tungaloy America Inc. introduced a series of high-positive, low-cutting-force, screw-down, dead-sharp inserts and toolholders last year. There are four chipbreakers: JS features a molded chipbreaker and the JRP, JPP, and JSP inserts.

Metabo Corp. has introduced a new large angle grinder to its Metabo Metal Masters series.

SmartCAMcnc has announced the field test release of SmartCAM V18.0.

Single Source Technologies offers MST's new Slimline Curve shrink-fit tool-holder systems for "2+3" and simultaneous 5-axis machining applications.

Seco Tools has announced the release of its new Feedmax -N family of solid carbide drills for high performance drilling in aluminum and non-ferrous materials.

Amarillo College, in the Texas panhandle, has installed a Lucifer Furnaces Model HS84 Dual Chamber Furnace in their Manufacturing Technologies Department.

EXAIR's digital ETC (Electronic Temperature Control) Cabinet Cooler System keeps electrical enclosures cool while minimizing compressed air use.

SICK has launched the Inspector Viewer. The Viewer is a compact, real-time, touch-screen monitor that provides advanced monitoring and trending capabilities for Inspector Vision Sensors — right next to the production line.

LENOX announces the introduction of the LENOX Classic Pro Band Saw Blade.

Danray Products LLC has introduced a line of heavy-duty lathe carriage (saddle) shields that are designed for manual lathes or similar machines.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced FEELER Milling Lathes and Turning Centers featuring extensive design and engineering by Methods.

LaserLinc has added ultrasonics to it popular BenchLinc benchtop inspection systems.

"Back in 2008, Hardinge introduced a low-profile rotary table as a standard, no-frills unit to compete against other 210mm tables on the market," states Al Comstock, Rotary Product Manager at Hardinge Inc. "Now, by customer demand, we've redesigned the model to include the infamous Hardinge collet-ready 16C spindle that provides the high-precision gripping options for which Hardinge is known. We've also extended the spindle nose for additional tooling clearance."

To meet the growing demand from the energy/powergen sector, ISCAR has launched a line of extra-strength standard grooving tools for more efficient and secure machining of T and L slots so common in turbomachinery.

In deep-hole drilling applications up to 30XD, new solid-carbide WIDIA-Rubig deep-hole drills reportedly remove between three and four times the metal compared to gun drills, in addition to delivering excellent hole quality and cycle times.