General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

Siemens announced today the availability of wall-mounting kits for its Sinamics G120C and G120 PM240-2 modular drives. These kits allow easy, fast installation of the drives and conform to NEMA 1 and UL Type 1 standards for interior applications.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 1024 metric size steel or stainless steel spring cotter pins.

HEIDENHAIN's new LIP 6000 miniature linear encoder system, consisting of a scanning unit and glass scale, has the unusual capability to measure to 2 nm resolution with high speed of 4m/sec at long lengths of scale. This encoder was developed with large mounting tolerances, small interpolation error and low noise levels, thereby making the encoder useful in machine feedback applications where very constant speed control is needed or high position stability at standstill is important.

When was the last time you took a serious look at your supply chain? You may be surprised to learn that many of the advantages to offshoring have eroded in recent years.

The backlash-free, flexible ROBA-ES elastomer couplings by mayr power transmission compensate for radial, axial and angular shaft misalignment. They protect the drive system against critical vibrations.

With the new Version 14.5 the CAD tool KeyCreator comes with new, powerful functions on the software marke, K2D-KeyToData GmbH reports.

Industrial part cleaning equipment manufacturer Dürr Ecoclean uses virtual reality in training its global service staff to carry out maintenance support on its complex manipulators.

No. 852 is an 850° F (454° C), high-temperature walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used for heat treating and baking varnish at the customer's facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 60" W x 96" D x 72" H.

Shape Corp., a tier-one automotive and industrial component supplier, is partnering with the SME Education Foundation to expand its manufacturing education program for high school students. The Foundation, Shape Corp. and Grand Haven Area Public Schools will collaborate through SME's Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education (PRIME) initiative, to develop and launch an advanced manufacturing education program at Grand Haven (Mich.) High School beginning in the 2018 academic year.

Milacron Holdings Corp. announces that its CIMCOOL brand releases a new series of MILPRO Process oils, formulated for slide-way, hydraulic and gear oil applications.

PI has added a higher performance model to its range of compact hexapods. The New H-811.i2 provides twice the velocity along with sensor resolution up to eight times higher compared to the current H-811.D2 miniature hexapod.

Rockford Systems announced its new RSXpress fully-automated machine safety assessment service. The new service integrates Rockford System's surveying expertise with a proprietary, cloud-based digital platform, allowing the company to generate risk assessment and machine survey proposals up to 50 percent faster than legacy methods.