Product News

The Optoquick high-precision gage from Marposs Corp. measures parts up to 1,200mm (47.244") long. Optoquick sits directly beside machine tools to reduce wasted motion and increase productivity.

The updated U-Grind by Strausak AG, part of the Rollomatic group, offers an expanded 6-axis robot loader system as an option.

Tungaloy is expanding its TFE series, a long-running range of facemilling cutters for finishing applications, to incorporate bodies with insert adjustable pockets, achieving near zero axial runout for superior surface finishing results.

The Alberti 360 Index Head from Koma Precision Inc. combines a swiveling base module and a standard angle head.

The 5-axis GENOS M460V-5AX VMC from Okuma America Corp. features solidly built double-column construction, a high-speed spindle and intelligent technologies.

Fixtureworks LLC offers TriMax production vises, which help users maximize a machine’s potential with multiple-part clamping, quick-change components and easy adjustment, and TG GripSerts carbide gripper inserts, which are designed for ultralow-profile clamping with no dovetail workpiece preparation.

ABCO Automation Inc. announces the availability of Stingray, a robust, low-profile modular belt conveyor that employs micropitch plastic belts. Just as its name suggests, Stingray is powerful, yet gentle. This heavy-duty stainless-steel conveyor provides reliable product transfer, smooth transitions and product accumulation, making it suitable for delicate, small footprint or unstable products that may be damaged by a conventional conveyor.

The A590 is a 23,000-lb. cylinder head porting and block machining center for big billet and diesel work. Whether you need to port long V12 or diesel cylinder heads, have a large production volume of heads to port, or have a specialty application requiring extreme angles, the CENTROID A590 is suitable.

The spark grinding machine »Dia-2200-mini« from Lach Diamond is for the production and service of diamond tools for the wood and composite industry. Its universal 5-axis CNC system is designed for the automatic sharpening of diamond tools and saw blades with up to 530 mm in diameter.

Using industrial robots is an important element in creating more autonomy and efficiency. Rollomatic has been involved in developing advanced human-like robots for some years now.

Harrington Hoists Inc. introduces their HSSLB short-span lifting beam, which is available from ¼-ton through 195-ton capacities with outside spreads of 12, 24 and 36 inches. Additional sizes and capacities are available.

With the SC2818, Nanotec presents a stepper motor with a flange size of 28 mm and a torque of up to 0.22 Nm. The SC2818 thereby boasts in excess of 30 percent more torque than conventional motors of the same size. The step angle of the 2-phase hybrid stepper motor is 1.8°.

The eWON Flexy 205 is a versatile industrial internet of things (IIoT) gateway and remote access router designed for machine builders. In addition to VPN remote access with eWON Talk2M remote connectivity services, it allows users to enable alarm notifications, machine data reading, historical logging to monitor and collect vital key performance indicators (KPIs) for analysis and predictive maintenance.

With its Sinamics S210 converter designed specifically for use with the newly developed Simotics S-1FK2 motors, Siemens is offering a new and innovative servo drive system in an initial offering from 50–750 watts. The converters come with integrated safety functions and enable rapid engineering via motion technology objects in Simatic S7-1500 controllers.

TigerStop offers a new software upgrade for TigerTouch called Dynamic Pack Optimization , which nests packs or bundles of material for the greatest yield. Dynamic Pack Optimization enhances raw material usage and reduces scrap waste.

Jergens Inc. is pleased to announce the expansion of its offering by adding custom design and build workholding to its existing Fixture-Pro, Multi Axis and other workholding products. The addition of custom design and manufacturing capabilities will enhance Jergens’ time to market and allow customers to enhance their manufacturing productivity with efficient quick-change products.

Hard to find, OEM quality replacement CO2 optics for legacy Coherent lasers that are in-stock for 24-shipment are being introduced by Laser Research Optics.

FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving has further optimized the capability of its CO2-laser marking systems. In response to increasing demands for marking quality and speed, FOBA introduces 10- and 30-watt lasers that mark a broad range of materials with variable contents.

Tungaloy Corp. is adding an economical and multifunctional chamfer cutter series to its TungQuad family, allowing multiple types of chamfering operations to be completed with only one cutter.

Sandvik Coromant has unveiled a new blade for its CoroCut QD parting-off system, which in combination with new process methodology, substantially improves the tool’s stability by realigning the resultant cutting force. Among numerous benefits available to the customer are improved productivity, enhanced surface quality, and reduced noise levels.