Fabrication & Cutting

Miyachi America Corp. has introduced its BMI-500 gas dryer/purification system.

Featuring special high thermal conductive fillers, Master Bond EP48TC is two part epoxy paste that can be applied in bond lines as thin as 10-15µm.

The creation of superhydrophobic metals using femtosecond lasers.

SMART3D from Perceptron reportedly represents a productivity breakthrough for the reverse engineering and modeling sectors.

Metal finishers now can achieve both a high quality black oxide finish and a zinc phosphate finish using the same processing system from Birchwood Technologies.

The Comau family of robots has added a new model, SMART NJ 650, with an elevated payload to complete its range of high-payload robots.

Weiler Corp.'s Burr-Rx deburring tools feature black ceramic grain filaments. According to the company, this delivers up to a 400 percent greater edge-cutting action compared to traditional silicon-carbide and aluminumoxide filaments, minimizing cycle times and maximizing media life.

Sunnen says its new SSH-1680 honing system makes the efficiency, accuracy and consistency of power-stroke honing, affordable to shops looking to make better bores, faster, on a range of parts.

Omegasonics has introduced the OMG4430, its largest standard unit with a bath size of 40"x30"x30".

Omegasonics has added a hinged-lid as standard to its compact 1900BT cleaning unit.

One of the most nagging problems in manufacturing is deburring cross-drilled holes, according to J.W. Done Corp. In response, the company offers the Orbitool for in-process deburring of cross-drilled holes.

Guyson Corp. has introduced a rotary table wet blast system with manual and semi-automatic modes of operation.