Tungaloy expands its DoForce-Tri line of square shoulder milling cutters to include a size 07 insert, with six cutting edges for precision milling and insert economy.
Allied Machine & Engineering releases its most recent mobile app, Machinist Tool, available for download now at both the Apple Store and Google Play. This app is designed for machinists, tooling distributors and manufacturing engineers working with Allied's tools.
EXAIR's new Hot Tap Digital Flowmeters allow installation when compressed air piping is under pressure. By eliminating the need to isolate and remove pressure from the pipe, these compressed air flowmeters reduce installation time while maintaining safety.
The need for energy-efficient, sustainable processes is increasing especially with regard to the frictions caused by high energy prices, increasing global warming and scarce resources. These requirements also have a direct impact on vacuum systems, which are an elementary component in heat treatment plants and metallurgical processes.
Copper Development Association Inc. (CDA) has launched its Machine Tool Payback Calculator, a tool designed to help manufacturers realize the greater profitability and throughput they can achieve with brass on modern machine tools. The calculator enables shops to input their individual production, material and equipment data to assess the impact of new technology on their bottom lines.
BIG KAISER introduces the Fullcut Mill Contact Grip, an endmill that permits easy indexing of cutter heads while maintaining excellent rigidity and accuracy. With the addition of the Fullcut Radius Mill (FRM) and the Ball End Mill (BE), the Fullcut Mill Contact Grip series now features four connection sizes and seven cutter types.
When metalworking fluids are used during machining processes, they generate airborne mists that can pose a health and safety risk to workers. To help facilities ensure a safe work environment and regulatory compliance, Camfil APC offers the EM Expert coolant mist collector.
Dispense Works Inc. offers several large-format dispensing systems. The RD2500—manufactured in the U.S.—is a highly flexible large-format dispensing table.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. announces the CNC Total Care Package service for its CNC systems. The service package is tailored for Mitsubishi Electric's M8, M7 and M6 control series.
The production of special tools is a highly specialized discipline in tool manufacturing. Some manufacturers in the marketplace are good at this, but it is frequently the lead times that sort the wheat from the chaff.
Guardair Corp. has developed the new QuickSelect Tool Rack to organize frequently-used shop tools and keep them within easy reach. Made from heavy-duty aluminum, the QuickSelect features an array of slots and holes sized to accommodate the most popular tools including Allen wrenches, dead blow hammers, screwdrivers and safety air guns.
Versa Motorized Puller assemblies include all components for "out of the box" productivity for a wide variety of downstream handling requirements. Available in pinch wheel or Caterpillar designs, pullers are mounted on a 12" x 14" base plate for easy positioning of feed materials and includes a choice of either AC or DC motor and drive, and a remote operator control station (OCS) which can be mounted wherever desired.