Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

The Metalworking Product Review in the February 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering features: Heller Machine Tools, FP 4000 5-axis HMC with twin drives in the Z-axis; Seco Tools LLC, 150.10-JETI parting-off system with HSS blades, Jetstream Tooling technology and tool blocks with coolant inlets; Wayne Products, the Mini-Skimmer R.S. belt-type oil skimmer; Fagor Automation USA, the CNC 8060 T.

More lathe purchasers are choosing automated material handling options, according to the February 2017 Machine Technology column by Bill Leventon.

Amacoil-Uhing Model RG linear drives now feature an option for fine adjustment of maximum travel distance. On the standard Amacoil-Uhing drive assembly, the end stops limiting travel distance are set by hand. With the new option, the end stops ride on threaded rods with control knobs on both ends.

Mencom SQUICH spring terminal rectangular connectors are known for their convenient tool-free solutions that significantly reduce the connection time by utilizing spring terminals with actuator buttons. The cabling time of the SQUICH connector can be 50% quicker than the screw-type connection and 20% quicker than the conventional spring-type connection.

GTI Predictive Technology offers the Wireless Machine Level. The company says this product is a major leap forward from its previous 1-axis level and supports both the iPad and Windows computers.n

After being packed into 11 crates and travelling from Neuhausen, Germany to Baltimore by boat, and onto its final destination by truck back in December, a 20-foot-long, 135,000 lb. industrial machine from Zimmermann was moved into place over the course of several hours at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology.

SPS Spindle takes their business very seriously. It realizes that its clients' bottom lines rely on the detail-oriented services provided by the spindle repair company. Machine downtime equates to profit loss, and SPS takes pride on being a no-nonsense company.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 303 (with steel components) and GN 303.1 (with stainless steel components) zinc die cast adjustable levers with push-button, threaded-stud type. The adjustable hand levers with push button, which are RoHS compliant, have proven to be ideal wherever parts have to be clamped in a confined space or in a particular lever position.

When machining requires high-speed performance, Troyke's direct-drive spindles deliver precision and control. Direct motor-to-spindle connection eliminates any chance for gear error, allowing for a high degree of accuracy.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 254 inch and metric size stainless steel vibration/shock-absorption mounts, conical type. These RoHS compliant vibration/shock absorption mounts are also known as shock absorbing mounts, vibration mounts, antivibration mounts, vibration bobbins or rubber bumpers.

HEIDENHAIN introduces a new series of functionally safe hollow-shaft connection encoders to the manufacturing equipment industry. Called the ECN/EQN/ERN 400 series, these new rotary encoders are especially useful in applications where quick machine shut-off is required in dangerous situations.

A free-standing, dual gooseneck LED lamp has been added to its line of microscope illumination products by Titan Tool Supply Inc. Designed by ANSER to provide an adjustable light source for microscopes and projectors, the bifurcated light guides consist of two 1/2-inch OD metallic-sheathed arms, which can be bent to any angle.