Grinding

The HACO-FLEX regenerator is not a new product," says Peter Haefeli, coowner of long-established grinding tools manufacturer Haefeli, when asked how long the product has been on the market. "Although this exceptionally practical tool has been part of our range for almost 50 years, it looks a bit different these days and is now even more effective."

Cleco Tools, a business unit of Apex Tool Group LLC, announced the launch of its new Vertical Grinder product line.

IONOGRIND from oelheld U.S. combines advantages of dielectric fluid used for metal removal and good surface quality, along with grinding oil that produces minimal foam or vaporization.

oelheld U.S. Inc. introduces its High Speed Grinding Oil ToolGrind T600.

SintoGrind HSS from oelheld U.S. was especially developed for profile and flute grinding of steel alloys and in particular for high-speed steel and medical steel.

oelheld U.S. introduces SintoGrind 353, a premium gear grinding fluid formulated from pure synthetic base stocks.

With rising energy costs, new laws and a new environmental conscience, the topic of energy efficiency of production machinery is increasingly being discussed and influences more and more purchasing decisions. The same holds true for filtration systems designed to clean cooling lubricants in the tool manufacturing process. Distributed by oelheld, the filtration specialist VOMAT prides itself to provide systems that filter in an energy efficient way, saving a lot of operating cost, just as its compact design does, by utilizing less expensive production floor space.

Herkules Equipment Corp.'s Vise and Grinder Stands offer any workshop more flexibility on the placement of either a vise or a grinder within their facility.

The TGT Genius 6 Axes is a versatile tool-grinding machine for the manufacturing and resharpening of solid carbide and HSS tools, according to Tool Grinding Technologies Inc., an India-based company.

To help America's grinding workers stay safe, MANCOMM, a Davenport, IA, company that produces regulatory compliance products, recently released its Grinder Safety Training CD, which is intended to help workers improve safety and minimize risk by focusing on a personal protection system for pedestal and bench grinders.