The KONTEC KSM vise from Schunk Inc. helps to increase efficiency in production and nonproduction applications with its multiple part-clamping features where several workpieces of the same size or different sizes can be held at the same time.
The FS8025 flying-optic CO<sub>2</sub> laser cutting system from Han-Kwang USA Inc. is its largest model to date. The system has dual shuttle tables, each measuring 26' long × 8' wide. The cutting head can cover an entire worktable area without repositioning the table in process, according to the company.
Makino, Mason, Ohio, in June unveiled the iQ300 Precision Micromachining Center, which incorporates the company's latest advancements in machine and spindle design, and offers 0.005µm-scale feedback for sub-micron accuracy.
New CYCLO CUT Max-Flute high-performance endmills from MAG innovate titanium roughing with a 16-flute design capable of high removal rates at low torque.
Nikon Metrology recently released the ModelMakermmDx handheld 3-D scanner series enhanced with digital ESP3 technology.mmDx now scans nearly all sample materials and surface finishes by automatically using the most optimal laser stripe settings.
Jet Edge's 5'x5' mid-rail gantry waterjet cutting system is powered by a 60,000- or 90,000-psi waterjet intensifier pump, available in 30- to 200-hp models.
Seco Tools Inc. has announced the availability of its new grade CBN60K for finishing case-hardened steels (58 to 63 HRC) where precision and reliability are more important than high speed.
Osborn International recently announced its new line of JacksonLea brand bar and liquid compounds that are free from any animal fat, oil or any ingredient derived from animal sources. This line is compliant with the United States FDA directive that restricts the use of bovine materials and also complies with any regulation that restricts the use of animal components of any kind.
Dorsey Metrology International offers a new comparator has the same high-quality features as the current product line, but in a smaller package and at a lower price point.
Rockford Systems Inc. offers a bench grinder safety gage to properly adjust the tongue and workrest openings on bench grinders to be in compliance with OSHA standards.
Three new carbide bur kits that are for specific tasks and come packaged in metal storage boxes to fit into a machinist's toolbox are being introduced by Rex-Cut Products Inc.
The Tribos-RM toolholder for micromachining from Schunk Inc. has a one-piece, rotationally symmetric design to reportedly ensure long life of the machine spindles and the complete transmission of power.
Sunnen Products Co. says it meets contemporary needs for planet-friendly industrial consumables with the introduction of SHO-500, a long-lived general-purpose honing fluid based on a renewable vegetable formulation that makes sustainable metalworking affordable and practical.
A line of high-performance industrial grade blades for processing and cutting rolled or coiled metals to customer specifications is available from Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions, a division of Hyde Tools Inc.
