Product News

EXSYS Tool Inc. has expanded its line of EPPINGER high-precision industrial gearboxes to include planetary-type gearboxes. The planetary range provides excellent energy efficiency, minimal heat generation and extremely smooth motion for a wide variety of applications and industries.

LMT Onsrud is offering its innovative compression tooling technology within its new line of high-speed steel dor-bits.

SICK announced the launch of the W16 and W26 photoelectric sensors. The W16 and W26 were designed as smart sensors so they can be configured remotely via IO-Link for efficient set up. As smart sensors, W16 and W26 also offer additional diagnostic functions that can be used to predict maintenance and other smart tasks.

LMT Onsrud has expanded its line of AR endmills designed to provide exceptional performance and tool life within aluminum and nonferrous roughing applications.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the release of the new M2 2D Processor. The M2 2D Processor will be available as part of a new package with the PH-A14 comparator.

Conveyors are usually fundamental to the efficiency of manufacturing, warehousing and logistics operations and often they are built to a bespoke design. Adrian Wells of WDS Component Parts Ltd. looks at the most efficient ways to design and build conveyors that exactly meet specific user requirements.

Specially designed threaded collar nuts that can be machined from a variety of materials, in bore sizes from 0.25” to 12” with virtually any thread style and OD treatment to fit lock-washers and adapters have been introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp.

Custom-manufactured, highly corrosion-resistant conductors with high current carrying capacity that can withstand harsh environments and extreme thermal cycling are available from Anomet Products.

BIG KAISER presents the Torque Fit, a tightening fixture for collet chucks with an integrated torque measuring system. This device makes it easy to ensure that a collet chuck is correctly tightened.

POLINOX hand pads from PFERD are a versatile and cost-effective answer to a range of grinding and cleaning needs. Suitable for very fine grinding on small to large surfaces and contours, and for manually cleaning metal and painted surfaces, they are highly flexible, enabling optimal adjustment to the contour of the workpiece. This allows users to access hard-to-reach areas.

Marposs Corp. has announced its Ready2Probe software application to assist CNC users when programming cycles for measuring and checking components and tools using Mida spindle probes, lasers, TBD (Tool Breakage Detector) and VTS (Visual Tool Setter). Using simple-to-understand icons and menus, Ready2Probe assists users in commands and codes to generate the measurement cycle within seconds, based upon the machine tool part program. This helps to reduce programming time and errors when generating G code while improving quality assurance.

With more than 80 years of expertise in the metal processing/coil industry and an extensive range of process solutions for pickling, lubrication, cleaning, pretreatment, passivation, coating and lamination, Henkel has firmly established itself as a global one-stop partner of the metal coil industry. New product innovations are strongly focused on helping customers manage the process needs of next-generation alloys while meeting cost and regulatory challenges.

Everyone needs a refresher sometimes. The 8th edition of the AutoCAD Pocket Reference by Cheryl R. Shrock and Steve Heather from Industrial Press Inc. covers AutoCAD 2018 and 2019 software, including concepts, how-to, and fundamental commands.

The information and communications technology (ICT) and automotive sectors requiring graphite molds for glass end products and graphite electrodes present distinct challenges in terms of surface finish, precision, process reliability and productivity. GF Machining Solutions’ high-speed Mikron MILL S 400/500 GRAPHITE and Mikron HSM 500 GRAPHITE are dedicated specifically to graphite machining, helping users master precision over time and meet their customers’ expectations for flawless surface quality.

Spectro Scientific has introduced TruVu 360 Enterprise Fluid Intelligence Platform, an all-encompassing web-based fluid analysis data management system. The new platform simplifies and streamlines the fluid analysis process so high-quality information and actionable intelligence facilitate rapid decision-making. It closes the gap between maintenance recommendations on the oil analysis report and the impact on continuous process improvement.

SCHUNK has introduced several improvements on the original PGN-Plus and has announced the newest generation gripper, PGN-Plus-P. Enlarged supporting dimensions between the six load-bearing shoulders of the multiple-tooth guidance allow higher moment capacity, which can accommodated longer fingers and greater loads.

HSS has developed into an important quality and added value factor in the production of cutting tools. VOMAT supplies compact and capable filtration machines with its FA series. The systems can be configured with add-on or optional modules to customer-specific high-performance filters.

The DeHoff G548-D4 is a 4-spindle gundrilling machine designed for high-volume production of gun barrels. It features automated loading and unloading of the barrels to enable long periods of untended machine running. Up to 48 barrels can be preloaded into the magazine holder, and lift-and-carry automation is used to load the barrels in and out of the fixturing.

When Time is of the Essence, after an exposure to a hazardous chemical substance, any delay, even for a few seconds, can result in serious injury. OSHA and ANSI require that emergency showers be located within 10 seconds walking distance from hazardous site location. HEMCO emergency shower/decontamination booths are fully assembled and ready for installation to water supply and waste systems.

INDEX Corp. has announced iXworld, a new online portal that expands the company’s service offerings and establishes a single interface for a broad spectrum of information and functionality. At launch, iXworld will include four distinct areas: iX4.0, iXplore, iXshop and iXservices. This suite of services will provide customers with fast, secure connectivity, production data, remote diagnostics, spare parts ordering from the machine and more, all designed to minimize downtime and further boost machine utilization rates.