Machining (CNC)

ETEL presents its most well known and best-selling motor worldwide to North America, the ironcore TMB torque motor series. Continuing its reputation of being a worldwide leader in direct drive technology and maintaining the status of having one of the largest market shares for torque motors, the TMB series is a prime example of ETEL's quality in performance and design, and is now available through exclusive distribution by HEIDENHAIN Corp.•

A new CNC for vertical knee mills has enhanced software features and is now available from Heidenhain.

HEIDENHAIN offers a new interface board for PROFINET-IO, giving those interested in the conversationally friendly TNC controls more options than ever.

HEIDENHAIN's top-of-the-line lathe control, the CNC PILOT 640, now offers enhanced functions and new hardware for both the machine operator and builder.

The ACU-RITE MILLPWRG2 control is an easy-to-operate CNC for vertical knee and bed mills, and is available with an optional AMIG2 console offering users the ability to use common interfaces as well as control its host machine tool's spindle.

It may have a small footprint, but the Hardinge Inc., Workholding Division, GD5C2 rotary indexer packs a big punch.

You've probably heard the term "vulcanized collet" and may have wondered what it means exactly. Vulcanization was named after the Roman God of Fire, Vulcan, and, yes, the injection molding process at Hardinge does involve heat.

If you've been using fixtures to grip parts on your rotary device, you already know how much operator intervention is required for setting up, clamping and locating the part, and changing from one job to another. And let's not forget about the design time and machining involved to produce the fixture itself. All of this accumulated time lengthens the production time and increases the cost of the part. Are there any other alternatives? Yes, collet-ready spindle rotary tables and indexers, manufactured by Hardinge accept a wide variety of standard tooling to grip parts of various shapes and sizes so that you can output more parts per hour at a lower cost per part.

What tooling does a multi-spindle automatic, a CNC lathe and a vertical machining center have in common? The answer is S-pads.

Hardinge Workholding has announced two additional Swiss families as a standard product. Available for immediate sale are collets and guide bushings to support Nomura's line of Swiss-style turning machines, as well as six popular long bearing carbide guide bushings.