General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

The following video, which accompanies an industry news item (below) from the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, provides a brief glimpse of the direct metal laser sintering process for additive metal fabrication.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduced the Model 700 air chuck.

With its patent-pending diffusion cone and dual filters, the new Amano MZ-15 Mist Collector from Vega Tool Corp. features a 99.7 percent capturing efficiency of 2µm particles.

In order to maintain the legibility of the VIN over time, the quality of the engraving is essential. This is why SIC Marking has developed a comprehensive and highly adaptable VIN Marking System based on scribing technology.

ACU-RITE's 3500i CNC control has been designed with innovative, operator-oriented enhancements that will facilitate an intuitive transition for customers to the next generation of control technology.

Emuge Corp. introduced a tap with superb chip-breaking capabilities that is ideally designed for machining applications in the energy and related industries.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. announced new CAD Auto-Align and Auto Pass/Fail software tools for the VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparator System, developed by VISIONx Inc.

From its advanced VDS point geometry designed to reduce chipping on the cutting edge to its precision shank engineered for low runout, the WIDIA VariDrill is a new multi-application drill engineered to deliver acceptable hole finish and extended tool life across a wide range of materials, including in steels, stainless steels, cast irons, non-ferrous materials, and high-temperature alloys.

The Jackson Safety G40 Nitrile Foam Coated Gloves from Kimberly-Clark Professional have been improved to offer a host of additional benefits to industrial workers, including being washable and silicone-free.

Ingersoll Rand announced a new, greener approach to treating compressed air with a new line of heat-of-compression (HOC) dryers.

Powered with proprietary conversational software, Maruhide's Pipe Coaster from SB Machine Tools requires the bare minimum of operator involvement to achieve extremely precise and highly productive pipe cutting.

Walter USA LLC has expanded its Walter Titex X-treme line of versatile, high-performance solid carbide drills with the addition of a drill for shallow hole drilling, while maintaining high rigidity requirements.