Vertex 550-5X VMC
Mitsui Seiki has evolved its popular "Vertex 550-5X" line of machines with new features and capabilities, and a broader range of options and configurations within the series.
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Refractometers
Eriez HydroFlow Refractometers are simple yet rugged instruments that give users the ability to quickly determine the concentration of metalworking coolants and cleaners, heat-treating fluids, water-based hydraulic fluids and plating baths.
ECOSine Active 30/50/100A Harmonic Filter
Schaffner EMC introduces the ECOSine Active 30/50/100A, a harmonic filter which provides harmonic compensation in real-time.
Type 9171A Rotating Dynamometer
Kistler expands its range of RCDs (Rotating Cutting Force Dynamometers) with the new Type 9171A rotating dynamometer for use in high-performance cutting applications.
JacksonLea Nonwoven Abrasive Wheels and Brushes
Osborn introduces a line of JacksonLea brand non-woven abrasive wheels and brushes.
Small-quantity/High-mix Tube Manufacturing
In the US, many high volume tubing suppliers have moved production facilities overseas to low cost producers like China or Mexico. Minimum buys are now the rule, leaving many US manufacturers with a quandary – How to get small quantities of a wide variety of tubing needed for research and development or smaller production runs.
120K-W Laser Power Meter
Ophir Photonics offers the 120K-W Laser Power Meter, a commercial sensor for measuring high power 120kW lasers.
Manufacturing Day 2014 had 1,679 events
A total of 1,679 events were held across North America, in all 50 states, three Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico. For the first time this year, more than a dozen virtual events were held. Discovery Education and Alcoa hosted the largest virtual event — with more than 100,000 students participating.
FLP releases new Applitec catalog
FLP Tooling's Applitec brand has launched its 2015-2017 product catalog with three new product lines added: Top-Watch, Trio-Line and Micro-Line. Top-Watch is a line of inserts and holders for micro machining ultrasmall parts, developed in collaboration with Swiss watchmakers. The Trio-Line boasts 3-sided inserts, including a set of grooving inserts for circlips, adhering to DIN 6799 and DIN 471 standards.
BIG Kaiser celebrates 25 years in U.S.
BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc., Hoffman Estates, Ill., celebrates 25 years of North American operations in 2015. Incorporated in the spring of 1990 under the name Kaiser Precision Tooling (KPT), the subsidiary of Heinz Kaiser AG, Oberbüren, Switzerland, provided the North American market access to Kaiser's boring tools and modular boring systems.
Seco’s recycling program expands
Seco Tools LLC, Troy, Mich., collected 15 percent more used carbide in 2014 than the previous year for its North American Carbide Recycling Program. The company received 350 returns during the year and processed a total of 144,877 pounds (65,715 kg) of used carbide tools. Since the recycling program began in 2011, Seco Tools has received over a half million pounds (226,796 kg) of used carbide.
Shops have plenty of choices when gripping small parts
Wedge, cam, square and pull-down clamps, micro vises and chucks, hexagons and rounds. These are just some of the workholding options available to shops that mill small workpieces. Finding the right clamps isn't a problem, but how they're utilized may be. This article examines some of the options and provides tips on how to use them.
