Products

Cleaning a sump today no longer means shutting down the machine for a half a day while someone bails the slimy coolant from the sump with a bucket. Sump cleaning today, using a high-vacuum sump cleaner, can be done in a matter of minutes.

Coherent Inc. has expanded upon its family of compact, flexible Laser Machining Centers with the launch of its MetaBEAM, designed for processing metals but capable of addressing non-metal processing as well.

Dapra Corp. has introduced HFDEH high-feed inserts, which fit current Toroid cutter bodies.

ESPRIT 2011, the latest release of computer-aided manufacturing software from D.P. Technology, features system-wide upgrades that are of benefit to all programmers, and includes new, innovative, productivity-enhancing technology for CNC programmers of mills, lathes and wire EDM machines.

Dunham Tool manufactures a high-quality 2j CNC collet chuck, 5c collet chuck, 16c collet chuck and 3j CNC collet chuck, as well as a 1c collet chuck and 3c collet chuck.

Eriez is now stocking the E-Z Tec 9100 Metal Detector.

Exair Corp.'s new Precision Safety Air Gun is lightweight and comfortable to operate during periods of extended use.

It may have a small footprint, but the Hardinge Inc., Workholding Division, GD5C2 rotary indexer packs a big punch.

Heidenhain Corp.'s recently introduced a new phase of its absolute angle encoders that is said to offer numerous advantages for today's machine tools. The angle encoders with integral bearing and hollow shaft provide reliable position and speed control through use on rotational axes such as on rotary tables, tilting axes and direct drives, and are often the encoders of choice when angle measurement in accuracy of a few angular seconds is required.

Keller Products Inc. says its cleanable magnetic rods greatly extend the life of filter bags when filtering iron or steel particles.

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. has introduced Mega ER Grip, a new premium ER collet chuck system featuring a runout accuracy of .00012" (3µm) at 5xD.

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. has introduced a new, high-precision hydraulic chuck for clamping straight shank tools with diameters ¼" to 1 ¼" and 6mm to 32mm.