Surface Finishing & Coating

Products • December 13, 2012

Smooth Touch Deburring Wheels

A line of Type 1 cotton-fiber abrasive wheels that are an effective alternative to unitized wheels for automated stainless steel deburring applications is available from Rex Cut Abrasives.

Products • December 13, 2012

700-Jet Holders

The new 700-Jet Holders, carried by FLP Tooling Inc. offer coolant right to the tool tip for the Applitec 700 Series insert line.

Products • December 13, 2012

Tru Temp Black Oxide Process

Manufacturers are increasingly being asked to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and EPA regulated metals from their facilities. The TRU TEMP low temperature black oxide system from Birchwood Technologies is reportedly safe and simple to operate and serves as a direct replacement for conventional high temp black oxide.

Products • December 13, 2012

Cleanliness Testing

Ever since the introduction of VDA 19, the task of monitoring technical part cleanliness has grown vastly in importance, not only in the automotive industry. One major drawback of cleanliness testing used to lie in the associated time-consuming and costly laboratory methods. With its new EcoCLab system, Durr Ecoclean now offers an automated in-line capability for inspecting and documenting particulate cleanliness in compliance with VDA 19. Thanks to this technology, results are obtained much faster and process reliability increases significantly.

Products • November 13, 2012

Nexus Inserts

Nexus Cutting Tools, a new product line from Techniks, introduces its new line of Lamina cutting inserts.

Articles • October 1, 2012

Tempering heat-treatment costs

END USER: LMC Industries Inc., (636) 282-8080, www.lmcindustries.com. CHALLENGE: Heat treat tooling components in-house to reduce costs and turnaround times. SOLUTION: A dual-chamber heat-treatment furnace. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Lucifer Furnaces Inc., (800) 378-0095, www.luciferfurnances.com

Articles • October 1, 2012

Combining post-processors, verification

The October 2012 Get With The Program column focuses on improving 5-axis machining by combining post-processors and verification software.

Articles • October 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Effectively reaming nickel-base alloys

Effectively reaming nickel-base alloys requires a slow and steady approach.

Products • September 13, 2012

Model RB-600 Blast Machine

Guyson Corp. has introduced a lean robotic blast system that is designed for single-piece-flow processing of precision components and is offered with special adaptations for shot peening or surface preparation of turbine buckets and blades.

Products • September 13, 2012

Surface Preparation Wheels and Discs

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels expanded its surface conditioning offerings, adding a line of surface preparation aluminum oxide and silicon carbide wheels and discs.

Products • September 13, 2012

ALC 50 Alkaline Cleaner and Conditioner

ALC 50 from Chemtool Inc. is a water-based, low-temperature alkaline cleaner and conditioner (contains biocidal additives) designed for the internal and external cleaning of metalworking fluid sumps and systems.

Products • September 13, 2012

Smooth Touch Wheels

An upgraded line of blending, finishing, and polishing wheels that operate at higher RPMs for use in automated and hand finishing operations has been introduced by Rex-Cut Abrasives.