General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

Rockford Systems Inc. offers a roll-up lead screw protection device for lathes.

Dorner 2200 and 2300 Series low profile belt conveyors now come with a new modular plastic belt small-pitch option that provides nosebar transfers as tight as 0.31".

Fluoramics Inc. introduces Tufoil engine oil treatment.

Portable Coalescers from Eriez Hydroflow are for metalworking plants with multiple machines.

Hypro Inc., a value leader in machining, manufacturing, assembly of components and complex parts, has ordered a turnkey double disc grinding cell from C & B Machinery.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc. has enhanced its drilling selection with the expansion of the WDX Series large-diameter drills.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. explains how mounting a set of four Model 450 custom-designed air chucks on the customer's machine improves finishing efficiency.

The new Sandvik Coromant solid carbide micro drills offer outstanding performance for holes from 0.073 inches to 0.116 inches in diameter.

The Look Ahead column for April 2012 sheds light on technology that reduces noncut time by optimizing B-axis rotation.

It's getting to be a broken record. February was another up month for U.S. manufacturing as output increased 0.4 percent. Output rose 0.7 percent in January after jumping 1.5 percent in December—the biggest gain in 5 years. Also, U.S. manufacturers added 31,000 jobs in February, on top of adding 227,000 jobs in 2011. Of course, the big question is how long can this last?

OSG Tap & Die Inc. has expanded the HY-PRO Holder series.

The new absolute LC 115 and LC 415 sealed linear encoders from HEIDENHAIN are now available for use on machines with measuring lengths up to 4240mm.