Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

Effectively directing high-pressure coolant to the cutting zone enhances machinability and extends tool life when cutting heat-resistant superalloys, such as when making parts for the energy industry.

To meet the need of linear measurement machine applications where high force is required, Heidenhain offers ETEL ironcore linear motors called the LMS and LMG series.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 741 and GN 742 aluminum fill/drain Pplugs with metric and BSPP parallel threads.

Available from Heidenhain Corp., Leine & Linde introduces a new stainless steel version of the ISA and IHA 600 series of absolute rotary encoders.

Lucifer Furnaces Inc., Warrington, Pa., shipped a high-temperature laboratory box furnace to Pottstown, Pa.-based Hammond Lead Products, which provides products to the battery, ceramics and glass industries. The Model 3027 AK12 heats to 2,500° F using silicon carbide rod-type heating elements mounted above and below the hearth, providing uniform heat in the work chamber.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has announced the introduction of the new YASDA H40i 5-Axis High Precision Machining Center for exceptional repeatability and accuracy.

Makino announced the new a81nx horizontal machining center.

GF Machining Solutions designed its new Mikron HSM 500 MoldMaster (MM) high-speed milling machine with today's mold and die makers in mind.

Shimada and Gosiger have collaborated to design a new hybrid CNC multispindle bar machine.

Amacoil-Uhing Model RG3 linear drives are now available with an option which doubles the drive's thrust capacity without significantly increasing the size of the unit.

EMAG LLC, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based machine tool supplier, has launched an apprentice training program to encourage continuing growth in Michigan's mechatronics manufacturing industry and ensure an advanced workforce to close the sector's skills gap. Developed in conjunction with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Oakland Community College and Henry Ford Community College, the program offers high-school graduates a career in machine mechatronics, a discipline incorporating electrical, electronic and mechanical studies, providing all graduates an advanced associate's degree.

When possible, manufacturers should avoid applying custom cutting tools because they typically cost more than standard catalog items and can be used only for a single purpose. In addition, it is difficult to substitute other tools in place of a special when it is out of stock, and lead times for new custom tools can be long.