Medical & Healthcare

Products • February 1, 2015

Small-quantity/High-mix Tube Manufacturing

In the US, many high volume tubing suppliers have moved production facilities overseas to low cost producers like China or Mexico. Minimum buys are now the rule, leaving many US manufacturers with a quandary – How to get small quantities of a wide variety of tubing needed for research and development or smaller production runs.

Products • February 1, 2015

Yasda YBM Vi40 5-axis Vertical Jig Boring-Milling Machine

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.

Products • February 1, 2015

GrindSmart629XS Grinding Machine

Precise and highly productive in a wide range of applications – this is what the new tool grinding machine GrindSmart629XS from Rollomatic SA stands for.

Products • February 1, 2015

Zero-Force Metro Length Gage

HEIDENHAIN is pleased to announce the latest expansion of its gaging line, the ZERO-FORCE METRO Length Gage.

Products • February 1, 2015

MiCAT Planner

Mitutoyo America Corp. introduced the MiCAT Planner automatic measurement program generation software that uses 3D CAD models and product and manufacturing information (PMI) to enable one-click automated generation of measurement programs.

Products • February 1, 2015

120K-W Laser Power Meter

Ophir Photonics offers the 120K-W Laser Power Meter, a commercial sensor for measuring high power 120kW lasers.

Articles • January 1, 2015 • Kip Hanson

Shops have plenty of choices when gripping small parts

Wedge, cam, square and pull-down clamps, micro vises and chucks, hexagons and rounds. These are just some of the workholding options available to shops that mill small workpieces. Finding the right clamps isn't a problem, but how they're utilized may be. This article examines some of the options and provides tips on how to use them.

Articles • January 1, 2015 • Evan Jones Thorne

Right tool makes deep holes easier to drill

Deep holes can be difficult to define, but knowing the right tool for the job makes them easier to drill.

Articles • January 1, 2015 • Kip Hanson

Collaborative robots lend a helping hand

Joe's struggling to package a truckload of parts before noon. Mary can't keep up on the painting line. Jimmy's in trouble with the boss because he can't make quota. These are just a few of the challenges faced by workers on the manufacturing floor, problems that, in many cases, can be solved with collaborative robots.

Products • January 1, 2015

Titanium Program

Emuge Corp. is introducing a comprehensive line of high-performance tools for threading demanding alloyed titanium materials.

Products • January 1, 2015

Sabre Wet Blasting Machine

Vapormatt has announced that its Sabre wet blasting machine has been installed at coating specialist Ionbond's demonstration centre in Switzerland.

Products • January 1, 2015

DeskTom CT 3D Scanner

Laser Design Inc. announced a partnership with Rx Solutions of France for North American distribution of the Rx Solutions DeskTom CT 3D Scanner.