General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

DMI series S chuck jaws from Dillon Manufacturing Inc. provide extended jaw lengths with heights from 1½" (38.1mm) to 10" (254mm). The long lengths enhance workpiece stability and enable multiple uses of the blank before it is consumed, according to the company.

With the new UR3 robot, Universal Robots brings the collaborative benefits of a user-friendly robot to the table.

YG-1 Tool Co. Ltd. created its new U.S. Technology Center in Charlotte, N.C., to better support its customers and markets through specialized manufacturing, engineering, R&D and training.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers EN 236 plastic adjustable alignment hinges suitable for inch or metric applications.

Balluff announces the expansion of its SmartLight product family.

The Aqua Ex Flat from Nachi America Inc. is for drilling inclined and curved surfaces and is ideal for flat-bottom holemaking applications in the oil and gas, automotive and general manufacturing industries, according to the company.

Knight Carbide Inc. offers precision-ground carbide inserts, indexable inserts, form tools and carbide cutting tools. According to the company, the tools provide accuracy and repeatability for blueprint applications, and the carbide grades, geometries, edge preparations and coatings are fine-tuned to enhance performance.

Cole Family of Companies says its precision ground carbide cutting tools seamlessly integrate with end users' blueprints to enhance usability, efficiency and precision.

Dapra Corp.'s EDGE2 indexable cutting tools accept inserts with two cutting edges. The Spherical Ball Nose (SBN) series tools enable long, unattended finishing runs and enhanced tip cutting and 3D profiling, according to the company.

Hypertherm announced the introduction of the Powermax30 AIR, a new portable air plasma system and internal compressor in one.

Kardex Remstar introduces a fully SAP integrated software package, Kardex Drive.

Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding Inc. has expanded its tool coating capabilities to include surface treatment options. The coating options include AlTiN (aluminum titanium nitride), TiN (titanium nitride), TiCN (titanium carbon nitride), nACo (aluminum titanium nitride and silicon nitride) and nACRo (aluminum chrome nitride and silicon nitride).