CNC Machining (General)

Products • April 2, 2019

MarSurf GD Series for Roughness Measurement

Mahr Inc. announced the addition of the MarSurf GD series for roughness measurements to its new line of surface measuring instruments. MarSurf GD series measuring stations provide high levels of speed, flexibility and intelligent ease of use, allowing users to improve the manufacturing quality of workpieces with faster throughput and higher accuracy for the broadest range of applications. Developed from the ground up, the new MarSurf GD series enable profile and waviness evaluations to be carried out in addition to surface roughness evaluations.

Products • March 26, 2019

High-Performance Helical Chamfer Mills

Scientific Cutting Tools Inc. announces a new line of high-performance helical chamfer mills. The helical cutters are significantly freer cutting and impart a smoother finish than the standard straight-flute alternatives. The variable-helical flute design provides high sheer, reduced side cutting pressure and improved chip evacuation, thus achieving extremely high performance.

Products • March 18, 2019

3D Import Feature Includes 3D DXF technology

The Hurco MAX5 control is now even more powerful with the new 3D Import feature that includes 3D DXF technology. This control feature allows the user to simply load the file they receive from their customer directly into the Hurco control.n

Products • March 17, 2019

AWL Direct Mount Toolholder System

ARNO Werkzeuge offers its new AWL direct mount for Star Swiss-type machines. The toolholder system for turning or grooving tools (patent pending) has an integrated adjustable high-pressure coolant supply of up to 130 bar. When combined with the AFC quick-change system, users can increase productivity for Swiss-type machines because the system significantly cuts setup and non-productive times.

Products • March 17, 2019

H12 CNC Double-Column Machining Center

The Takumi H12 CNC double-column machining center, designed for parts that require outstanding speed and accuracy, and unparalleled surface finish, delivers world-class performance for die/mold, aerospace and other high speed applications. The ladder structure and double-column design provide extreme rigidity and outstanding support to the head casting.

Products • March 4, 2019

G-Series Vertical Machining Centers

FlexCNC introduces G-Series vertical machining centers for facemilling, helical milling, rough milling and drilling of large or long parts in a single setup. The standard edition Model 20-06 SE boasts a 20-foot by 6-foot bed to machine parts up to 20-feet in length.

Products • March 4, 2019

LaserPlus In-Process Measurement

Thread milling is a versatile, cost-effective process for cutting a variety of threads, parts and workpiece materials on the same machine. This process produces an internal or an external thread by doing a helical interpolation on a CNC machine, which can make helical paths.

Products • March 1, 2019

Purge Coolant Filtration System

MP Systems has launched a new coolant filtration system designed to prevent chips from accumulating inside a CNC machine tool's coolant tank and causing coolant starvation of the machine tool's flood pump and the high pressure coolant pump.

Products • March 1, 2019

VERICUT 8.2 CNC Machine Simulation and Verification Software

CGTech offers its latest versions of VERICUT and composites programming (VCP) and simulation software. The aerospace industry continues to push for lighter, faster and more cost-effective parts. To support these goals, VCP now puts more power into user's hands.

Products • February 21, 2019

Software for CNC Simulation, Verification and Polygon-Mesh Modeling

MecSoft Corp. has licensed MachineWorks' cloud-computing technology. MachineWorks Ltd. is a provider of component software for CNC simulation, verification and polygon-mesh modeling. The new cloud-based technology provides CNC manufacturers with a solution for running simulation on a server whilst displaying the results on one or more remote clients.

Products • February 14, 2019

BX40Ui 5-Axis CNC Double-Column Machining Center

The Hurco BX40Ui 5-axis CNC double-column machining center, with trunnion table mounted along the Y-axis, combines performance and flexibility. The ladder structure and double-column design provides extreme rigidity and outstanding support to the head casting.

Products • February 4, 2019

CNC Communication URCap

Manufacturers struggling to get CNC machines to communicate directly with their collaborative robot now have a solution: VersaBuilt's CNC Communication URCap is a simple yet powerful interface for machine tending applications with Universal Robots. The URCap allows a UR cobot to easily execute any machining program stored on the CNC directly through the cobot's own teach pendant.n