General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

HEIDENHAIN announces the latest version of their PC-based QUADRA-CHEK Metrology software providing advanced functionality for inspection measurement machines.

OSG Tap & Die Inc.'s HY-PRO HXL, VXL and RXL Series is designed to produce unparalleled chip control to minimize cutting torque and improve chip evacuation and surface finish.

The EXSYS/EPPINGER PRECI-FLEX Adapter System is continuously expanding to meet the toolholding needs of today's manufacturers. Joining the PRECI-FLEX line of high-precision modular tooling systems are the new Type 02 extended adapters and new Shrink-Fit adapters.

Sodick Inc. has released the eco-friendly AG100L Sinker EDM.

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., Cutting Tool Division introduced its new PV7025 PVD-coated cermet grade of indexable cutting tool inserts for general machining of steel.

INDEX offers the new MS22C-8, from its Multiline series.

Seco Tool's new generation of Crownloc Plus exchangeable tip drills takes holemaking to the next level by increasing output and decreasing machining costs.

Walter LLC has expanded its popular line of Walter Titex X-treme deep-hole micro drills with three new high performance variants: the X-treme M, X-treme DM8 and the X-treme DM12.

Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of advanced metal cutting systems, is pleased to announce the launch of an expanded line of Centricut brand consumables for Kjellberg systems.

Platit Inc. recently hosted an open house in Libertyville, Ill., where the Switzerland-based toolcoating company presented cutting-tool and wear-part coating machines based on plasma-generating physical vapor deposition technology. The animation here offers an "insider's" view of the company's coating equipment.

Swiss Automation Inc. employs 172 people and runs 115 machines in two locations in Chicago's northwest suburbs. In the past year the company expanded by about 25 percent when it opened its second location, adding some 56 employees and 26 new machines.

A promotional report prepared by Universal Separators Inc., based in Verona, Wis., provides an in-depth look at the company's SmartSkim coolant recycling system. The company offers a line of SmartSkim products and services to handle skimming and capturing floating oils and other contaminants from industrial process fluids.