Automation 4.0
toolcraft is now once again investing in the future and will take its first step towards Industry 4.0 in early 2016.
Product Category
Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories
Spinner Turning Machines
Eurotech is adding to its dynamic multi-axis machine tool line with European made Spinner CNC Turning machines.
Johnford DMC Series Double-Column Bridge Mill
Available from Absolute Machine Tools, Johnford DMC Series double-column moving table bridge mill is created from a one-piece Meehanite cast iron bridge/column assembly that reportedly takes up 30 percent less floor space than comparable C-frame vertical machining centers.
VLC 800 Vertical Turning Center
Mass production components always present challenges: planning the machine installation site, linking machines and coordinating cycle times all to achieve the perfect combination of quality and cost efficiency. The larger the workpiece the more demanding the planning process for the manufacturing set-up. However, optimizing the production of such parts, for example by reducing expensive automation components or reducing the process chain to just a few machines, can drastically cut costs. EMAG's VLC 800 vertical turning center for chucked parts up to 800mm is a production system that combines all these benefits in a single machine thanks to its integrated automation systems.
VFM-7039
Ganesh Industrial Supply Inc. offers the VFM-7039 machine tool with 70.86" X 39.37 travel, CAT 40 spindle and 12,000-rpm spindle speed.
400H Gear Hobbing Machine
The new Genesis 400H gear hobbing machine for workpieces up to 400mm in diameter and module 8mm supplements Gleason's successful line of Genesis hobbing machines in the medium-sized workpiece range.
Check spindles on the machine
Thermal drift is the biggest contributor to machining and part errors. SpindleCheck from Lion Precision measures changes in the point of machining as the spindle warms up, as chillers run and as the environment changes. Precise warm-up times can be determined for each machine tool and sources of thermal drift can be identified. This is the only method that tests thermal effects at the point of machining, reports Lion Precision.
Occupational exposure risk warning
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), Lansing, Mich., issued a reminder to workers and industry of the potential for exposure to microbial pathogens in metalworking fluids following a story in the Belfast Telegraph about metalworkers at a local shipyard who were diagnosed with pneumococcal disease. The workers are believed to have been exposed to aerosols containing the bacteria.
Smalley donates waterjet machine
Smalley Steel Ring Co., a designer and manufacturer of retaining rings and wave springs, donated an OMAX 2652 to the College of Lake County (CLC) in Grayslake, Ill.. The abrasive waterjet machining center is the college's first and broadens the CNC/Machine Tool Trades Department's ability to offer the waterjet technology skills sought by many employers recruiting CLC graduates, including Smalley.
Oberg expands equipment and capacity
Contract manufacturer Oberg Industries, Freeport, Pa., has invested in new equipment to expand its production of medium and large machined components and assemblies.
Okuma expands warehouse, increases service
Charlotte, N.C.-based Okuma America Corp.'s newly-expanded warehouse increases the company's capacity for mechanical repair and exchange service, providing faster spindle and cam box replacement service, according to the company.
Improving the inspection process
An interview with Michael Nahum, Micro Encoder Inc.