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ML4020 RX Laser Machine
Mitsubishi Laser introduces the new RX series, designed to give operators the capability to cut big, without carrying a heavy price tag.
SE30 Sump Cleaner/Filter
The SE30 sump cleaner/filter from CECOR has six wheels for easy maneuverability and longitudinal fork sleeves for stable forklift transport.
Emerald Waterjet Cutting Machines
WARDJet has introduced the Emerald 0606 (2' x 2') and the Emerald 0612 (2' x 4') to its existing Emerald Series Line of low-cost, American-made waterjets.
Abrasive Filament Deburring Brushes and Accessories
Abtex Corp. produces a full line of abrasive filament deburring brushes and accessories that enable shops to take advantage of in-machine capacity.
Cotton Fiber Finishing Sticks
An expanded line of cotton fiber finishing sticks for deburring and finishing precision cast or machined parts with tough to access areas is being introduced by Rex-Cut Abrasives.
Bio-Circle CleanBox Flow
Walter Surface Technologies announced the launch of CleanBox Flow, the newest addition to the family of Bio-Circle manual industrial parts washing systems.
Single-layered approach: The fundamentals of using coated abrasives in metalworking
Whether the surface-treatment task involves deburring, blending, grinding, polishing, finishing, dimensioning, patterning or shaping a metal workpiece, there's a coated-abrasive product available to get the job done. The products include belts, rolls, sheets, pads and flap discs and wheels.
NTC TLH 5-Axis Fiber Laser
Komatsu has announced advances made to its NTC TLH 5-axis fiber laser processing systems.
ARCH acquires Ultra-Dex and PTG
Precision components provider ARCH Global Precision, Livonia, Mich., has acquired two cutting tool manufacturers. ARCH purchased Flushing, Mich.-based Ultra-Dex Tooling Systems, including the Ultra-Dex USA branded product line and the Beamer Laser Marking Systems product line (collectively "Ultra-Dex") from Mark and Sharon Birchmeier. Ultra-Dex is a manufacturer of tooling systems, including indexable boring, milling and drilling systems, as well as tool holders, custom designed tooling and laser marking systems.
Custom Laser Optics
Custom laser optics made from zinc selenide and zinc sulfide in virtually any shape and size, with precise tolerances and surface finishes, are being introduced by Laser Research Optics.
Tool-Flo expands product line
Threading and grooving toolmaker Tool-Flo Manufacturing, Houston, has added polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) tools to its product line. The ultrahard materials allow for longer tool life when cutting abrasive materials such as graphite, hard rubber, plastics, carbon, fiberglass components, ceramics, wood, copper, bronze, brass and aluminum alloys, and permit higher removal rates and faster cycle times.
