Okuma's MU-6300V vertical machining center is reportedly excellent for 5-axis multi-sided machining and well suited for the aerospace and die/mold industries.
The Aqua Ex Flat from Nachi America Inc. is for drilling inclined and curved surfaces and is ideal for flat-bottom holemaking applications in the oil and gas, automotive and general manufacturing industries, according to the company.
Kyocera Precision Tools Inc. unveiled its new MFK indexable milling cutter for cast iron, a milling system that will allow machinists to reduce costs and improve their milling operations through the use of double-sided, 10-edge negative inserts.
Through its rotary tilting table, the Mikron HEM 500 U from GF Machining Solutions enables 5-axis machining in one setup. The machine comes standard with a 12,000-rpm, ISO-B40 spindle and 30-tool magazine that provides a 2-second chip-to-chip time.
The CoroMill QD groove milling tools from Sandvik Coromant Co. are available with Silent Tools adapters for long-overhang machining. The through-coolant grooving and parting tools accept inserts with optimized geometries to effectively evacuate chips.
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.
Using the combined experience of authors Ray Floyd and Richard Spencer, "So You Want To Be An Engineer?" from Industrial Press Inc. provides students and engineers practical knowledge of what to expect as they enter the engineering field to pursue a career.
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.
Loftware Inc. announced significant enhancements to its 100 percent browser based, all-in-one Enterprise Labeling Solution, releasing Loftware Spectrum 2.5.2.
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.
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products offers the JetStream torch cleaning station, a particle jet torch cleaning station that cleans consumables with a high velocity blast of granulate.
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.