Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

Retrofitting old machine tools with new CNCs can make more sense than buying new -- particularly for larger machines.

Learn details about the many new products manufacturers are offering the metalworking industry.

Heller Machine Tools offers a technology for coating cylinder bore surfaces of lightweight automotive aluminum engine crankcases, imparting a durable material, extending engine life, and enhancing performance.

Shrinking batch sizes with larger varieties of parts and rising competitive pressure are increasingly leading to the demand for complete 5-axis machining, milling as well as turning, in a single set-up. To meet these demands HELLER Machine Tools introduced the CP 8000 5-axis milling and turning center.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers series GN 334 Aluminum Oval Tubular Handles, in inch and metric sizes.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers innovative oil drain valves, breathers and accessories with metric or BSPP parallel threads.

igus' E4-1 Energy Chain cable carriers combine the features and benefits of its three predecessors in the E4 cable carrier range, including low noise, ruggedness and modularity.

HEIDENHAIN introduces the ROD 1930 rotary encoder series for use in mechanically-demanding motion control environments.

Okuma America Corp. introduces its Turn-Cut function, which allows for processing work on horizontal machining centers without the need to use secondary machinery for a turning application.

Okuma America Corp. introduces the 5-axis Auto-Tuning System, which replaces the manual tuning process typically used to maintain motion accuracy in the CNC machining process.

Video report features the Form 20 sinker EDM machine, the Mikron HSM 400U LP 5-axis milling machine, and the Cut 300 Sp and Cut 200 mS wire EDM machines.

Repairing a spindle--the heart of a machine tool--is more economical than buying new, but part manufacturers need to understand the process.