Products

Mastercam Art from CNC Software Inc. lets users quickly bring 2D sketches, clip art, photos, and CAD files to 3D life by crafting them on-screen and cutting them with easy, specialized toolpaths.

Dapra Corp., Bloomfield, Conn., now offers its advanced HBN Ball Nose inserts with helical cutting edge in metric sizes ranging from 10mm to 32mm in diameter.

Datron Dynamics Inc. has announced the release of the DATRON D5 Dental Mill.

Written by Harry G. Sachsel of Diamond Industrial Tools Inc., "Precision Abrasive Grinding in the 21st Century" is a 680-page book for those involved in precision abrasive grinding applications.

Complete inspection of gears as large as 350mm in diameter now can be performed up to 40 percent faster (gear design dependant) with the introduction of the Gleason 350GMS Analytical Gear Inspection System, one of a new generation of analytical inspection systems from Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation.

Gleason Corp. has introduced a new series of Opti-Form Honing Wheels that reduce the time typically required to perform the initial tool dressing by as much as 50 percent, while at the same time improving both the tool life of the honing wheel and the master gear used for dressing.

Heidenhain Corp. offers a compact touch probe primarily for use in NC-controlled grinding machines and lathes.

Heller Machine Tools announced the development of a technically and economically viable feed-out system that uses an additional axis to provide radial feed movement of the tool cutting edge.

Iscar Metals Inc. has expanded its popular HELIDO milling cutter family to optimize facemilling, especially for cast iron. The new HELIDO S865 FSN mill has a 65^o lead angle to minimize burr formation and edge breakout, which can complicate cast iron applications.

Kennametal Inc.'s Beyond Blast inserts channel coolant through the insert to the milling cutter/insert interface.

The MiniLock from Kurt Manufacturing Co. is a small, screw down clamp that operates much like a precision vise.

Bosch Rexroth Corp.'s rapidstar supply unit for metalworking coolant is comprised of a range of low- and high-pressure valve blocks, filters and screw pumps for customized pressure supply in remote systems.