Products

Products • February 4, 2019

Mastercam 2020 Public Beta

Mastercam 2020 Public Beta is open to all Mastercam customers with current Maintenance. Shops all over the world—from small job shops to Fortune 100 companies—get a chance to test-drive Mastercam 2020 before it is released and provide valuable feedback to help shape the final product.

Products • February 4, 2019

hyperMILL 2019.1 CAD/CAM Software Suite

Open Mind Technologies has introduced hyperMILL 2019.1, a new version of its advanced, comprehensive CAD/CAM software suite. hyperMILL 2019.1 has a range of new features and enhancements including an expanded Finishing Module in the hyperMILL MAXX Machining Performance Package, process optimizations such as a new thread milling module, a new function for reducing calculation times, tool database flexibility, and CAD optimization.

Products • February 4, 2019

High-Load Ball Screws

Thomson Industries Inc. has introduced a ball screw with more than twice the load capacity of a standard ball screw. The redesigned ball screws handle more than double the load capacity or provide 10 times the service life compared to standard ball screws at equivalent performance points – along with Thomson's characteristic German-engineered precision, high reliability and exemplary stiffness.

Products • February 4, 2019

Dyna Force Measurement Device

BIG KAISER has developed Dyna Force, a device for measuring the retention force of machine tool spindles. Insufficient retention force of the spindle clamping mechanism could lead to reduced rigidity and vibrations, loss of machining quality, poor surface finish and shortened tool life. By ensuring that the retention force is at the correct level, cutting performance remains consistent, providing high-quality machining results.

Products • February 4, 2019

CNC Communication URCap

Manufacturers struggling to get CNC machines to communicate directly with their collaborative robot now have a solution: VersaBuilt's CNC Communication URCap is a simple yet powerful interface for machine tending applications with Universal Robots. The URCap allows a UR cobot to easily execute any machining program stored on the CNC directly through the cobot's own teach pendant.n

Products • February 4, 2019

StuderTechnology Grinding Software

Swiss cylindrical grinding specialist STUDER called on grinding experts to compete against the StuderTechnology computer. Seventy specialists took up the challenge. Each had the same grinding task: Six criteria had to be fulfilled for an optimum grinding result. The result? Only eleven percent of the experts achieved optimal values at the first attempt. The StuderTechnology software achieved 100 percent and thus sets new standards in cylindrical grinding.

Products • February 1, 2019

Gecko Gripper

OnRobot kicked off the new year by shipping pre-orders of its new Gecko Gripper, that uses millions of micro-scaled fibrillar stalks that adhere to a surface using powerful van der Waals forces—the same way that geckos climb. The Gecko Gripper lets robots pick up flat, smooth objects with significant energy savings over existing grippers such as vacuum grippers, which require compressed air that is costly, power-intensive, and bulky.

Products • February 1, 2019

RG2-FT Robot Gripper

The RG2-FT from OnRobot is a new gripper available to manufacturers around the world. An update to OnRobot's first edition, the RG2-FT now has built-in force/torque sensing, supporting workpiece detection and centering.

Products • February 1, 2019

drylin W Linear Guides

igus has developed an exchange bearing for its drylin W linear guides that allows for swift replacement in high-frequency applications. To execute the exchange, users simply unlock the bearing, push out the old liner and replace it. The exchange bearing saves time and cost, and is available in sizes 16 and 20 for linear guides on the drylin W series, besides the standard installation size 10.

Products • February 1, 2019

Slip Ring SR160

The Kuebler Group offers contact and contactless slip rings for reliable Ethernet transmission—achieving higher data rates and greater cycle synchronicity in demanding industrial environments.

Products • February 1, 2019

M18 FUEL 4-1/2″ to 6″ Braking Grinders

Milwaukee Tool rounds out its cordless grinding lineup with the addition of new small-angle grinders that generate the power of 13 amp corded. Featuring a full 6" grinding capacity, the M18 FUEL 4-1/2" to 6" Braking Grinders include Rapid Stop to automatically stop all accessories in less than 3 seconds.

Products • January 31, 2019

Model E-619 High-Power Piezo Amplifier

PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has released the new model E-619, a high-power piezo amplifier designed to drive high-capacitance multilayer piezo actuators with rapid rise times or high frequencies. As a special form of electro-ceramics, piezo materials are the industry standard when it comes to speed, force and precision in a small package.