Fabrication & Cutting

The manufacturing industry has a long tradition of machine shop employees wanting to be their own boss and starting their own shops. Gary Lee took a similar path but with a twist.

Part complexity combined with difficult material properties make deburring a challenge for many part manufacturers.

TeraDiode has announced shipment of its first four kilowatt high brightness TeraBlade laser doubling the power density of the direct-diode platform.

Laser Machining Technologies LLC, a division of The LMT Group, has added to its Cobalt product line.

Kafko has introduced a line of Oil Eater Flex Line parts washers that offer three tiers of features with add-on options.

Universal Laser Systems Inc. extends its product portfolio with the XLS product family.

Walter Surface Technologies has introduced QUICK-STEP XX, the latest addition to the company's QUICK-STEP family of sanding disc products.

The importance of effectively cooling the cutting zone when grooving.

Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. introduced Elevance Clean 1200, a degreasing and VOC-exempt solvent that outperforms traditional and bio-based solvents for industrial degreasing applications targeted toward heavy manufacturing, transportation maintenance and repair operations (MRO), and industrial food processing.

Flow International Corp. announces the next-generation direct-drive ultrahigh-pressure pump technology, the HyPlex Prime.

A line of replacement CO₂ nozzles offered in various materials and configurations for popular CO₂ lasers such as Trumpf and Mitsubishi is being introduced by Laser Research Optics.

Walter Surface Technologies announced key updates to its COOLCUT XX sanding discs.