Product News

WIDIA’s Top Ream platform covers the majority of hole finishing needs, with diameters up to 42 mm (1.65 in.) and a range of edge preps and geometries available. The three keys to hole quality are diametral accuracy, form and position, and surface finish.

Harrington Hoists Inc. has introduced its RCB Ex-certified spark-resistant hand chain hoists and RPT/RGT manual push and geared trolleys. These products are manufactured with materials that will reduce risk of sparks produced by impact or friction in heavy-duty industrial applications.

Walter has launched a major extension of its turning geometry program with new products that bring Walter precision and reliability to a range of new applications. Extensions include the FM4 positive inserts.

Machinery + Planning Inc. offers an optimised 3,000kN MHF 700D/300 horizontal injection molding machine, which is ideal for economical production of seals and O-rings, for example. Thanks to its extreme opening width with extended tie-bars, hydraulic nozzle lifting (Maplan Duale) with variable nozzle immersion depths and an extremely short nozzle, the machine provides extremely high flexibility and compatibility when using very different tool concepts, regardless of whether the tools are thick, flat, large or small.

Schaffner EMC presents PQS3, an update to their acclaimed Power Quality Simulation tool that allows planners, consultants and application engineers to accurately model and simulate low-voltage, 3-phase network topologies. With this online tool, users can simulate complex power networks and receive rapid answers to challenging power quality issues.

Machinery + Planning Inc. offers the vertical MTTF-C 30 C-frame Machine from Maplan. A 300kN version is added to the 200kN machine. A further extension with 400kN and 500kN clamping force is coming soon.

In 1978, LACH DIAMANT discovered the use of spark erosion as a means of forming polycrystalline cutting materials and allowing for the production of rotating PCD tools, e. g. step drills and profile tools. Since then, PCD diamond tools have established themselves in metal, wood and plastic industries all over the world.

Machinery + Planning Inc. off the fully hydraulic Maplan MTF 1500/250 from the new MTF-range. As a vertical beam injection molding machine, it brings the topics of user-friendliness and ergonomics to the forefront, according to the company.

All Sensors Corp. has announced a brand new low pressure sensor, the DLHR series. This new devices series reportedly offers design engineers superior performance over lower pressure ranges of 0.5 to 60 inH2O, compared to the DLH. The DLHR series provides higher resolution than any other fully compensated low-pressure sensor on the market, according to the company.

KYZEN introduces a line of solvent blends designed for high reliability in a wide spectrum of industrial cleaning applications. With critical focus on meeting increasing regulations and high quality output, KYZEN’s new solvents have affectionately been dubbed “green and clean,” by many in the industry.

HEIDENHAIN offers the new QUADRA-CHEK 3000 evaluation electronics system for high-precision measuring machines. With its sleek industrial design, is right at home on the shop floor or in clean room environments.

Okuma’s new V920EX one-saddle, vertical lathe features a powerful turning spindle and a large work envelope, making it ideal for cutting a variety of large, heavy parts. The V920EX boasts a work envelope with a maximum turning diameter of 36.22" and 33.86" of swing over the saddle enabling it to accommodate large, odd–shaped workpieces.

The latest version of Siemens’ NX software (NX 11) reportedly delivers a breakthrough in digital product development with Convergent Modeling, a new modeling paradigm that simplifies the ability to work with geometry consisting of a combination of facets, surfaces and solids, without the need for time-consuming data conversion. Convergent Modeling will help engineers optimize part design for 3D printing, speed up the overall design process and make reverse engineering a far more common and efficient practice in product design.

Exact introduced Smart Shop Floor with Exact for Manufacturing, a cloud-based application for factory operators and workers to efficiently retrieve job data, track time and materials and record job progress within Exact for Manufacturing. The Smart Shop Floor app breaks down the physical and virtual barriers of a manufacturing business, creating constant, clear communication between all employees from the back office to the shop floor.

4D Technology today announced the 4D InSpec Surface Gauge, a handheld, noncontact instrument that measures precision machined surface defects and features with micrometer-level resolution. The 4D InSpec employs 4D’s patented technology, which enables rapid measurements that are unaffected by vibration present in most manufacturing environments.

To simplify product selection of maintenance-free, self-lubricating linear guides, motion plastics specialist igus has developed a modular construction kit for belt-driven DryLin ZLW linear axes. With the new "ZLW toolkit," customers can customize their own solutions, including rail widths, system length, etc., even for small installation spaces.

To help manufacturers enjoy benefits such as reduced cycle times and greater tool life when performing hard part turning, Sandvik Coromant has strengthened its existing offer in the ISO H05 to H15 application area with the introduction of two new grades: CB7105 and CB7115. The grades will be of particular benefit to those machining transmission components for the automotive industry, where lower cost per part can be achieved.

A new series of laser line generators from Coherent Inc. enables the detection of smaller features in machine vision applications based on triangulation. Specifically, StingRay µFocus (Micro Focus) lasers feature a linewidth that is 40 percent smaller than standard Coherent StingRay products (at the same working distance), and can achieve focused linewidths as small as 20 µm, thus providing increased spatial resolution and the ability to discern finer details.

Walther Trowal offers a new generation of blast turbines for the troughed-belt, continuous-feed shot blast machines, type THM. These turbines increase the throwing speed and, thus, reduce cycle times for shot blasting of light metals like aluminum and magnesium.

KME CNC announced that it has surpassed the company's wireless 5-axis tombstones with its new wireless 5-axis trunnions. KME CNC designs and manufactures American-made 5-axis systems that transforms current 3-axis and 4-axis machines to 5-axis production on virtually any machining centers.