Fabrication & Cutting

Coherent Inc. offers a platform reportedly designed to deliver all the benefits of ultrafast laser materials processing at a lower price point than previously available. Specifically, RAPID NX combines the best aspects of Coherent's Talisker and RAPID series lasers, including pulse-on-demand and burst mode operation.

Lincoln Electric introduces its preventive maintenance service that offers numerous short- and long-term benefits for customers who use fume extraction systems.

Fountain Industries has introduced its ECOMASTER Series 7000 modular aqueous parts washing systems for fast and effective parts cleaning for a range of industrial applications.

Preco Inc. introduces high-speed, discrete-part, laser-processing system for "tool free" processing of coil-fed metallic materials.

OMAX Corp. has introduced a 100- hp direct-drive pump with EnduroMAX technology.

Osborn's engineers develop problem-solving JacksonLea polishing solutions at Hamilton, Ohio Product and Application Lab.

Deburring of steel, aluminum and nonferrous metal pipes and tubes, specially those with unconventional configurations, has become easier and more efficient with the release of the Abtex Turnamat, a 5-second solution to efficient tube and pipe deburring.

Sunnen's new HTR all-electric job-shop tube hone combines servo precision and cycle-automation features with constant spindle power and 0.1mm (0.004") stroke repeatability to efficiently hone blind bores or correct tight spots in a bore without operator intervention.

Omegasonics introduced two ultrasonic cleaning units for use with fuse deposition modeling (FDM) 3D parts.

A line of direct field-replacement CO2 laser lenses and mirrors that are shipped overnight from stock and fit popular lasers used for gasket fabrication are available from Laser Research Optics.

A new arc technology for depositing smooth PVD coatings on cutting tools.

EXAIR Corp.'s new PEEK Pico Super Air Nozzle reportedly has been engineered to produce the highest performance attainable from a tiny nozzle.