Materials & Raw Stock

Products • July 7, 2016

CX005 Mini Hand Chain Hoist

Harrington Hoists Inc. has introduced its new CX005 mini hand chain hoist. This hoist has a rated capacity of ½ ton and is the second model in the company's line of small and lightweight hand chain hoists.

Articles • July 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

An impact-resistant amorphous steel alloy

A team of engineers from several California colleges has developed and tested a type of steel with a record-breaking ability to withstand impacts without permanent deformation. The new alloy, named SAM2X5-630, could be used in applications from drills to body armor to meteor-resistant casings for satellites. The material is an amorphous steel alloy, a subclass of steel alloys made of arrangements of atoms that deviate from steel's classical crystal-like structure, where iron atoms occupy specific locations.

Products • July 1, 2016

Photo Chemical Etching of Tungsten

Tech-Etch specializes in the photo chemical etching of tungsten. Because tungsten is extremely dense, 71 percent heavier than lead, it is used in medical applications, including grids used to collimate and attenuate stray X-rays in CT scanners, as well as ID tags used in implanted medical devices.

Products • June 9, 2016

TigerTouch v1.2 Touchscreen Material Automation Solution

TigerStop offers an entirely updated version of its user-friendly, on-board, touchscreen material automation solution, TigerTouch. The new TigerTouch v1.2 is now capable of pack and panel processing and has greatly expanded printing capabilities, which include any printer with a Windows driver.

Articles • June 1, 2016 • William Leventon

Drilling stack materials

The aircraft industry now has the means to precisely machine multilayer material combinations. These combinations, called stack materials, include several thin layers of different materials. Aircraft skin, for example, could consist of titanium, aluminum and composite layers, according to Lee Coleman, automation division manager for Suhner Manufacturing Inc., Rome, Ga.

Articles • June 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Flying-machine machining

As aerospace materials have evolved, machine shops have had to use new tools and technologies in order to process them. The June 2016 CTE cover story delves into delamination of composites and other workpiece problems that challenge aerospace parts makers.

Products • May 24, 2016

Complete Packages for MRF/MSW Applications

Eriez suspended magnets, drum magnets and AIP magnetic pulleys are used to safely and efficiently recover ferrous metals. Technological advancements in separation equipment enable recovery of valuable ferrous and nonferrous metals less than 1-inch (2.54 cm) in diameter from the fines waste stream.

Products • May 17, 2016

Wire EDM Blocks

General Carbide has expanded its operations to produce more than 40 standard and custom sizes of wire EDM blocks for a range of stamping and fabricating applications. To help ensure that blocks are of the highest metallurgical quality and reach customers intact and quickly, the company processes every order in sinter-HIP furnaces, ships the blocks in durable packaging, guarantees turnaround of 3 to 5 business days and tracks shipments door-to-door.

Products • May 13, 2016

Toolholders Made with Toolox 44

International Mold Steel Inc. announced the results of a study that showed reduced vibration with Toolox 44 (made by SSAB) toolholders. A recent study conducted at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden, compared Toolox 44 with conventional tool steel alloyed with chromium, molybdenum and vanadium.

Products • May 13, 2016

76 Series Vibratory Feeder

In 2013 Eriez introduced the supersized 76 series vibratory feeder to satisfy customers' largest application demands while enabling increased overhang. "Over the past 3 years, the 76 series vibratory feeder has demonstrated success in operations across various and diverse industries," says Rob Yandrick, product manager-vibratory. "The 76 has become a popular choice to use with bucket elevators as well as bulk bag unloading, scale feeding and other challenging applications."

News • April 18, 2016

Exhibition for Ceramic Manufacturing Supply Chain

Ceramics Expo takes place April 26-28, 2016, in Cleveland and is dedicated to providing a marketplace for all raw materials, equipment, machinery and technology used within the ceramic manufacturing supply chain. Ceramics Expo is attended by technical leaders, production directors, engineers, project leaders, buyers and senior executives interested in exploring the latest ceramic manufacturing innovations.

Products • April 7, 2016

ED-V Mini Electric Chain Hoist

Harrington Hoists Inc. offers the ED-V Mini electric chain hoist. It is a single-phase, single-speed hoist that features Smart Speed Technology, which allows users to change the factory set speed to a higher speed by making a simple adjustment inside the hoist when necessary.