Products

Diamond dressing plates, such as sintered versions, were the innovations of yesterday. »Dia-Fliese-perfect« from Lach Diamond Inc. is today's new standard diamond dressing tool for perfect cuts, particularly in series production.

Niagara Cutter has launched a new portfolio of solid-carbide thread mills that bring strength and process reliability to a broad range of general-purpose machining applications. Overall, the portfolio comprises thread mills for the cost effective, highly accurate production of Unified, National Pipe Tapered and metric thread forms.

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has released its new HP-S-X1 series of compact probes for 3D coordinate measuring machine (CMM) tactile scanning. The HP-S-X1 product line features a new bearing system for better joint repeatability and accepts longer horizontal styli for improved flexibility.

Jet Edge introduces its latest generation of waterjet shuttle systems. Designed especially for high-volume water-only waterjet cutting applications, Jet Edge waterjet shuttle systems reportedly increase productivity by allowing operators to continue cutting as they unload finished parts.

A line of CO2 laser optics optimized for 10.6 microns that are in-stock for popular etching, marking, and thin metal cutting lasers are available from Laser Research Optics.

Marposs offers its new BLÚ distributed control network for machine tools. The BLÚ system represents a new approach to the concept of a localized network on a machine tool.

NTK Cutting Tools offers a line of high-feed cutters (HFC) for milling aluminum. This series maximizes teeth/cutter, from seven teeth on the 50mm-dia. cutter to 22 teeth on a 125mm-dia. cutter, to reduce production time.

NTK's new 3D molded chipbreakers are enhanced to achieve optimal chip control on the company's Swiss tooling. They include: CTP–CX for cutoff operations, GTMH-GX for grooving or side turning, and TBP/TBPA-BM for "single-pass, back-turning" operations.

Machine shops faced with identifying ways of achieving secure machining with long and predictable insert life in steel milling operations can turn to GC1130, an insert made with the Zertivo, a unique production technology from Sandvik Coromant. GC1130 helps to overcome challenging machining conditions with a clean and intact edge, delivering high metal-removal rates and performance levels in both wet and dry machining operations.

Slater Tools has expanded its accessory line to include GO/NO-GO inspection gages. In addition to standard sizes, inspection gages can be manufactured to custom specifications to help aid customers with manufacturing quality assurance.

Tannewitz introduces the model 36MH70 horizontal automated traveling-head honeycomb bandsaw. The saw is capable of cutting all types of honeycomb material 60" wide up to 33" thick with a saw head travel of 140".

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.