Machine Tools – Metalcutting

Products • March 15, 2016

Mycenter-HX250G Horizontal Machining Center

Kitamura's Mycenter-HX250G HMC offers up a small footprint with ultrahigh level accuracies. This unique powerhouse has a standard two-station APC with full 4-axis capabilities for drilling, milling, boring, tapping, threading and much more. A standard high-speed 15,000-rpm, dual-contact spindle is ideal for tougher cuts with a 30,000-rpm option for more highly intricate part processing.

Products • March 7, 2016

Saws for Cutting Aluminum

Increase productivity with saw blades designed for cutting aluminum. Use with billet saws, plate saws, chop saws, cut-off saws, ingot saws, etc. Custom saws matched to your exact machine are no problem.

Products • February 26, 2016

DT-2 and DM-2 machining centers

Haas Automation recently expanded its drill, tap and mill product line with a pair of high-speed, lean-style machining centers—the DT-2 and DM-2—that reportedly provide the same high acceleration rates, fast axis speeds and short tool change times as their smaller brethren. Yet, the new machines offer an additional 8" (203mm) of X-axis travel and table length, with only a slight increase in footprint.

Products • February 15, 2016

SiClone, BlockBuster band saw blades

Simonds Saw, Fitchburg, Mass., recently reintroduced two bi-metal band saw blade lines that combine new features with advanced manufacturing methods that reportedly increase cutting rates in production metal sawing applications by up to 20 percent, according to a Feb. 5 company news release.

Products • February 2, 2016

MILLAC VII Series machining centers

The MILLAC VII Series of vertical machining centers from Okuma America Corp., Charlotte, N.C., represents the pinnacle of large VMCs with high rigidity, heavy cutting ability and high operability, according to a Jan. 29 company news release. The VMC series is said to feature a strong base column construction with optimally placed ribs to counter chatter and twisting during heavy-duty cutting. In addition, traditional box ways are used for all axes to provide high accuracy and rigidity over the long term.

Products • February 1, 2016

KASTOwin saw line

With its new KASTOwin range, KASTO Inc., Export, Penn., presents a flexible, universal solution for serial and production sawing of solid materials, tubes and profiles, according to a recent company news release. Four automatic band saw models were presented at the company's 170th anniversary event. The full line will be on display for the first time at AMB 2016, an international exhibition for metalworking set for Sept. 13-17 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Products • January 27, 2016

MechaLogix Cosen Predictive Computing

Cosen Saws USA, Charlotte, N.C., has introduced MechaLogix Cosen Predictive Computing, a cloud-based system that reportedly revolutionizes the category with an innovative feature that monitors the performance of a blade and can accurately forecast the number of remaining cutting hours left before a saw blade dulls and is no longer cutting with precision or a complete breakage.

Products • September 1, 2015

Centurial CNC Cutoff Lathes

Fast-indexing Centurial CNC cutoff lathes from Modern Machine Tool Co., which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, can automatically load, cut off, chamfer, turn, bore, thread, drill and unload in one quick cycle.

Products • September 1, 2015

2613-D36 Vertical Bandsaw

The DoALL 2613-D36 vertical band saw is designed to cut brittle, dusty material where the dust is highly abrasive and may be flammable.

Products • September 1, 2015

KIWA Horizontal Machine Centers

Methods Machine Tools Inc. made significant updates to its line of KIWA horizontals.

Products • August 1, 2015

Danobat DS3A

Pat Mooney Saws, the U.S. dealer for DANOBAT bandsaw machines, offers the DANOBAT DS3A, a bandsaw designed to cut up to 13" capacity.

Products • August 1, 2015

Ultra 3200FA Ultrasonic Cleaner

Ultrasonic LLC introduces the Ultra 3200FA, a full-featured ultrasonic cleaner with 55-gallon main tank capacity and horizontal transducers for superior cleaning action without solvents.