Products

Walter Surface Technologiesoffers its new Coolcut S-50 soluble cutting fluid. The new fluid will improve the life of cutting tools and reduce heat buildup and friction on workpieces, even in tougher applications and on hard-to-machine metals, according to the company.

An optical cleaning kit designed for cleaning splatter from CO2 laser optics that is ideally suited for sapphire, quartz, germanium, silicon, and other materials is available from Laser Research Optics. The LRO advanced optical cleaning kit was designed for cleaning spatter and blowback from CO2 optics in the field to prevent damage to coatings, extend lens life, and improve laser performance.

Gleason Corp. introduces the P90CD and P90iC horizontal hobbing machines. Now, two new machines from the P-Series enhance the current model line to provide optimized solutions for specific applications which require high productivity and efficiency.

Guysons Model RXS-400 (rotary indexing spindle) system is designed to accommodate specific shot peening specs. The system is equipped with a Model 75-12 Cyclone reclaimer classifier for size control, spiral separator for shot shape control and D-2000 dust collector.

Hardinge Inc. announces the release of its newest 5-axis vertical machining center, the Bridgeport XT 630 5-axis. Bridgeport's new generation full 5-axis VMC is a fully digital, high-quality machine tool, designed to achieve maximum capacity and performance in the aerospace, mold and die, medical and automotive industries and many other manufacturing sectors.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers EN 5337.9 technopolymer plastic lockable safety five-lobed knobs, with tapped brass insert, in metric sizes. These RoHS-compliant safety five lobed knobs are temperature resistant to 100° C (215° F), as well as resistant to solvents, oils, grease and other chemical agents.

Mastercam 2017 Mill from CNC Software Inc. offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation. 2D high-speed Toolpaths, 3D enhancements and multiaxis features combine with dozens of additional new enhancements in a package intended to improve shop floor productivity.

PRAB Inc.'s E-Series Chip Processing System reduces volumes of metal turnings into thumbnail-size chips, separates oil and dry chips, and collects oil for reuse. According to the company, it engineers and manufacturers the equipment based on the exact needs and specifications of the application.

Peddinghaus Corp. offers new AGTOS shot-blast machines, which are precisely designed and manufactured in Germany. This kind of machines is used for cleaning, roughening, shot peening or the finishing of part surfaces.

HEIDENHAIN announces the introduction of the new and improved +/-1um accurate ACANTO 1217 and 1218 length gages. Paired with the proprietary bi-directional serial interface EnDat 2.2, operators can monitor gages being used in production and detect failures before they occur, allowing mangers to plan and maintain optimal production levels and minimize machine down time.

Titan Tool Supply Inc. announces the introduction of a line of micro diamond and borazon grinding pins designed to meet an increasing demand for extremely small, precision ID grinding. The grinding pins, starting at a 0.016" diameter, are on a carbide shank, which provides extra strength and precision.

Mazak introduced the UN Series of high-speed vertical and horizontal machining centers, the UN-600/30V and UN-600/30H, respectively, to meet the high productivity, reliability, maintenance and automation requirements of the growing automotive manufacturing industry. Designed for the mass production of automotive components, these 30-taper machines feature an extremely small footprint as indicated by their UN (ultra-narrow) designation and are up to three times more productive per unit of floor space than normal-sized machines, according to the company.