Medical & Healthcare

Products • January 1, 2014

GrindSmartNano5 Grinding Machine

With the GrindSmartNano5, Swiss grinding machine manufacturer Rollomatic has developed a high-performance grinding machine for the series production of dental and medical tools that not only grinds an impressive range of tools, but does so fully automatically, without any operator intervention.

Products • January 1, 2014

AVD 300 Parts Washer

MecWash Systems introduces the AVD 300 aqueous parts washer for complex and intricate machined or stamped parts that require high standards of cleanliness, surface finish, and drying, including defense, aerospace and medical components.

Products • January 1, 2014

JHP Swissturn Toolholders

ISCAR is expanding the range of SWISSTURN square-shank toolholders by adding new tools for high pressure coolant and also tools without the internal coolant feature.

Products • December 13, 2013

Costimator Software Version 12.1

With each new release of their cost estimating software, MTI Systems says its Costimator is improved, and the latest iteration, Version 12.1, is no exception, especially for manufacturers who do machining.

Products • December 13, 2013

Laserdyne 430 BeamDirector with Right-Angle Nozzle

The new 430 BeamDirector from Prima Power Laserdyne is available with a newly developed right angle nozzle which is used for close in cutting, welding and drilling.

Products • December 13, 2013

R-SF Mini-drag Machines

Rosler announces its R-SF line of efficient mini-drag machines.

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Tom Lipton

When to choose a CNC lathe for a job

Like many in the industry, when I started in the machining world it was on a manual lathe. I have a special place in my heart for lathes. That includes CNC lathes, the next step up for aspiring machinists. In my experience, I have found there is a lopsided ratio of CNC mill machinists to CNC lathe machinists, with about 10 times as many being mill machinists. My theory is this is partly because the CNC lathe is more difficult to operate.

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Kip Hanson

Cracking the code: Determining when complex turning and multitasking are the right solutions

While the basic CNC lathe is still a standby in many machine shops, new technology has vastly expanded turning capabilities. For example, live tooling and multiple turrets turn a basic lathe into a multitasking productivity center. When equipped with a large automatic toolchanger, these machines can hold tools for dozens of jobs, reduce setup time, and turn, mill, drill and finish parts in a single setup.

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Frank Burke

Keeping it real: New and traditional parts marking technologies help prevent counterfeiting

To the public at large, the word "counterfeit" mostly brings to mind so-called "funny money" or, more recently, low-priced CDs and DVDs that violate copyright laws. What is less widely known, but more threatening to public safety is the counterfeit parts and products that have found their way into the supply chains of critical industries, including aerospace, automotive and medical.

Products • December 1, 2013

Mini Rhinobar Bar Feeder

Lexair's Mini Rhinobar bar feeder automatically centers and feeds small-diameter bar stock to maximize the productivity of Swiss-style CNC screw machines and small fixed- or sliding-head lathes.

Products • December 1, 2013

UPN-01 Wire EDM

Makino announces the release of the UPN-01 ultra-precision horizontal wire EDM for micro-tolerance and fine surface finish applications.

Products • November 13, 2013

LIP 400 Linear Encoder Series

HEIDENHAIN releases its newest addition to vacuum encoder technology with the LIP 400 series linear encoder system.