Products

Exair Corp.'s new PEEK Super Air Nozzles deliver strong blowing force while providing non-marring protection should the air nozzle come in contact with other surfaces.

Guyson Corp. has introduced a robotic blasting system that incorporates a component-manipulating 6-axis robot and a shuttle transfer cart to automate processing of tray-loads of components.

s the aerospace, automotive, and mold-and-die industries trend toward monolithic components and large structures, there is a growing need for large-travel machining centers. To accommodate large-volume machining, Haas Automation Inc. has expanded the capacity of its EC-1600 horizontal machining center with an additional 10" of Y-axis travel.

Continuing to provide the Quadra-Chek metrology digital readout for 2-D geometries, Heidenhain Corp. introduces it with a new dark gray faceplate. It is now called the Quadra-Chek ND 1200.

Carl Hirschmann Inc. offers stainless steel, submersible 1-axis and 2-axis rotary indexing tables used in the manufacture of complex workpieces for wire, vertical, small-hole EDM, and milling applications, which include medical, power turbine, aeronautical engineering, gear manufacturing and R&D.

New shrink-fit toolholders for machining centers and multitask machines are available from Kennametal Inc. The shrink-fit program is split into two lines. The GP (General Purpose) line for carbide, HSS and steel shanks can be accommodated with clamping torques suitable for most general machining tasks.

Lovejoy Tool Co. Inc. offers PCD chip control geometry inserts.

Lyndex-Nikken Inc. offers a wide range of live and static tools for Mori Seiki CNC lathes (NL and DuraTurn series) and multiple-axis Machines (NZ and NT series).

Makino announces the release of the UPV-3 and UPV-5 wire EDM with an oil-based dielectric fluid system for high-accuracy machining of hardened materials and mirror-like surface finishing capabilities.

The new F-Series vertical machining center from Makino Inc. integrates 8mm fine-pitch ballscrews and 0.05μm as standard equipment to provide enhanced precision. The series consists of two models: F3 and F5.

Mayfran International has introduced the ConSep Flex universal chip conveyor/separator, an innovative new system that efficiently handles a full range of materials and chip types while also cleaning coolant at the machine tool.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has developed a new GEA series of gear hobbing machines capable of processing large workpieces.