Product News

The MiniLock from Kurt Manufacturing Co. is a small, screw down clamp that operates much like a precision vise.

Sandvik Coromant has announced the introduction of its CoroMill 325 thread whirling inserts and holders.

Acme Industrial Co., a subsidiary of Jergens Inc., has announced a new thinwall threaded insert product line.

Carr Lane Roemheld Manufacturing Co. introduces a new top flange work support.

Metabo Corp. has introduced a new large angle grinder in the Metabo Metal Masters series.

Kennametal Inc.'s Beyond Blast inserts channel coolant through the insert to the milling cutter/insert interface.

Heidenhain Corp. offers a compact touch probe primarily for use in NC-controlled grinding machines and lathes.

Iscar Metals Inc. has expanded its popular HELIDO milling cutter family to optimize facemilling, especially for cast iron. The new HELIDO S865 FSN mill has a 65^o lead angle to minimize burr formation and edge breakout, which can complicate cast iron applications.

MAG's new FTR 3500 floor-type horizontal boring mill (HBM) is a versatile, mid-sized job-shop machine, capable of a full 2 m reach inside parts with a ram-supported spindle.

Wiha Tools has introduced insulated SlimLine blades and screwdrivers.

EXAIR Corp.'s new ¾ NPT Stainless Steel Super Air Nozzle delivers 4.5 pounds of strong blowing force for blowoff, cooling and drying applications located in corrosive, high temperature, food and pharmaceutical environments.

Aug. 2010 — Designed to make tapping easier, Speedaire Hand Tappers from W.W. Grainger Inc. are ideal for general-purpose tapping.

TIW Technology is pleased to announce the release of ALERE Manufacturing v9.4.

YG-1 Tool Co. Ltd. has added high-performance carbide drills for stainless steel to its drill line. Other additions include carbide microdrills and drills for drilling steel hardened up to 68 HRC, and HSS and cobalt drills.

Sandvik Coromant offers more than 300 inserts in a series of ISO S turning geometries for machining high-temperature and titanium alloys.

Numerical Control Computer Sciences has announced that the latest version of their universal postprocessor, PostWorks, can be integrated to run within CATIA V5.

2L inc. introduces PRO 3 CAD/CAM engraving software. The software creates G-code programs for producing 2-D data matrix bar codes on 3- or 4-axis CNC milling machines or multiaxis lathes.

The requirements for quality assurance have increased with 3D technologies. Previously all major dimensions could be taken from a 2D drawing for tactile measurement which is no longer the case today. Modern 3D drawings include little in the way of explicit dimensions. The curves of the free-form surfaces are almost impossible to verify, using traditional tactile measurement techniques. Wenzel/Xspect Solutions Inc. is providing new advanced 3D measuring technology to solve these measuring issues and their new Shapetracer laser line scanner is quickly becoming a preferred solution.

LMT Onsrud LP offers a new solid-carbide ballnose tool. According to the company, the tool's unique geometry, specially designed point and polished primary clearance and flute allow the tool to impart a fine surface finish when machining plastic.

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., Cutting Tool Div.'s MFPN facemill accepts PNMU inserts, which have a double-sided, pentagonal design that provides 10 cutting edges per insert.