Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

JW Winco Inc. offers GN 414.1 metric size, steel, safety indexing plungers with push-button, click-type lock and pin in the retracted position.

A recent CNC Cookbook survey included respondent comments about what they found lacking in their current CNC control. They mentioned inadequate work offsets, lack of web monitoring, limited tool data management and other shortcomings. FANUC Corp.'s Paul Webster explains why for some users, it may not be too late to easily add the capabilities they need.

JW Winco Inc. offers GN 342.1/342.2 metric size, tapped and threaded, stud-type, steel, vibration-damping leveling mounts. The specified load for these RoHS compliant leveling mounts features a recommendation up to the point the damping element can be permanently subjected.

New ON-SIZE bushings from Carr Lane Mfg. Co. are suitable for fixtures used at high-temperatures up to 750° F (400° C), such as in autoclave curing. These precision bushings are used with bullet-nose dowels to align two pieces of a fixture.

If you are looking for product quality improvements that only an ultraprecision tooling spindle can provide, and also require the robustness of an industrial grade design, Precitech says the ASD-H25 and ASD-Cx high-speed air-bearing ultraprecision tooling spindles by Levicron are precisely what you need.

The CNC Cookbook blog recently polled its readers regarding their use of CNC control systems. According to the results, the five most-used CNCs are FANUC, Haas, Mazak, Siemens—and Centroid, which jumped up 9 places from last year's poll. The company is less well known that those other four but has a growing niche among "do-it-yourself" manufacturers.

JW Winco Inc. offers GN 214.2 metric size, rapid release pins with plastic push button, steel shank, securing pins and pull ring. The RoHS compliant rapid release pins are used for quick assembly, connecting and locking of various jig and fixture systems.

HEIDENHAIN's LIC 4100 V linear encoder for vacuum environments is a new addition to the LIC 4100 linear absolute kit style encoder system. With several technical considerations, these new encoders can operate down to 6*10-7 mbar, survive a 100o C bake out and have low outgassing.

GTI Spindle Technology says spindle repair and rebuild is the heart of what the company does, and it prides itself on being able to handle any spindle that comes through the door. All spindles can be repaired, though the associated cost for some can eclipse that of a brand-new spindle. When this happens, GTI Spindle Technology turns to Peron Spindle for a replacement.

Premier Industries' pressure regulators are subjected to tough duty in the oil & gas, aerospace and welding industries, but their precision performance is also critical, as regulator outlet pressure determines downstream pressure. A HORN modular toolholding system allow the company to reduce cycle times by 65 percent and cost per part by 79 percent—with better finish, flatness and tool life.

Today's machine tool users have more spindle choices than just the steep-taper designs developed 40 years ago.n

As a long time EPPINGER supplier, EXSYS Tool offers a line of high-quality EPPINGER spiral bevel gearboxes. EPPINGER's BT (bevel torque) and BM (bevel maximum torque) compact spiral bevel gears deliver high torque and efficiency for gear applications that require extreme reliability and variability at speeds over 1,000 rpm as is the case for vehicle differentials.