Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

Makino Inc. featured its a61nx-5E horizontal machining center at IMTS 2014. Designed with an innovative pallet-change system, the a61nx-5E provides enhanced rigidity through a three-point bed casting and tiered column structure. It has X-, Y- and Z-axis travels of 730 mm (28.7 inches), 730 mm and 680 mm (26.8 inches), respectively.

Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Cos. donated a Zeiss DuraMax coordinate measuring machine to the Precision Tool Manufacturing Training Program for students who attend Plymouth High School. The donation was announced at the 2014 International Technology Manufacturing show in Chicago.

Do your homework when adding labor-saving devices to your shop, urges the Shop Technology column in the September 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Solid-carbide end mills with unique cooling channels to enable significant productivity gains.

Semifinished inserts within which PCBN tips are fixed in a steel body via thermal shrink fitting.

For a guy like me who remembers when a landline telephone was the only way for an individual to share information immediately over long distances, today's world of infinite connectedness still has an otherworldly, "Alice in Wonderland" feel to it.

Heavy-duty multitask machine tools provide numerous benefits for producing large, complex components -- when the application is right.

When tool pre setters are integrated into a shop, a key question is who will take the measurements.

ANCA USA introduced its tubular linear motor technology in three machines at IMTS 2014. The line of FX linear tool and cutter grinders incorporate the new LinX tubular linear motor technology developed by ANCA Motion. The LinX motor is said to be an efficient, high-performance cylindrical motion system that provides improved performance at alower cost when compared to conventional linear and rotary motors.

Schmitt Industries Inc. announced today that it has added a new advanced multi-functional process control capability to its line of SBS balancing and process monitoring products for the grinding industry.

Dialight announced the availability of its new CE compliant and UL-certified Vigilant LED High Bay fixture with integrated controls and cloud based monitoring for industrial applications, including manufacturing, material processing and other rugged applications.

ESAB Cutting Systems introduces SGX, a compact, automated cutting machine for plasma and oxy-fuel cutting.