Product News

A right angle pipe and boiler tube machining tool has been upgraded with a new air motor which provides more torque at the cutter head and is easy to disassemble and clean is being introduced by ESCO Tool.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG has released hyperMILL ShopViewer, a proprietary visualization solution for the workshop.

A variety of modular units from Carr Lane Roemheld can be combined in numerous ways for safe and efficient handling and movement of heavy loads in assembly operations.

Drake Manufacturing Services Co. LLC delivered a so-called "Drum" or "Crown" grinder to an Asian manufacturer of tapered roller bearings.

Techniks SFS12 Modular ShrinkFIT System delivers excellent accuracy and clearance at extended lengths.

Guyson Corp. has designed and built a robotic grit-blasting machine that is specially adapted for processing aircraft turbine blades in production lots.

What strikes the observer first about the new EcoCFlex 3 is Dürr Ecoclean's proprietary scara manipulator replacing the standard 6-axis jointed-arm robot, as well as the machine's exceptional design.

eNETDNC announces a new wireless USB DNC unit.

Okuma's GI-10NII is equipped with extremely rigid, high-speed grinding wheel spindles that produce high-performance production in automated environments.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its newest expanding mandrel collet chuck.

High-performance CNC lathes are available from Kaast Machine Tools with a large spindle bore (6", 9", 12" or 14") and double chuck system.

Kurt's new DoveLock vise is a 5-axis workholder for the most advanced aggressive machining operations.

The new, affordable AccuteX "Great Economy" (GE) Wire EDMs from Absolute Machine Tools, advertised at $89,000, reportedly combine high cutting speed and accuracy.

Now available in configurations for threading, grooving and chamfering, Carmex says its expanded CMT line of vertical milling inserts delivers longer tool life, higher material removal, excellent surface finish, reduced cycle times, and lower cutting forces in materials up to 62 HRC steel.

Kistler expands its range of RCDs (Rotating Cutting Force Dynamometers) with the new Type 9171A rotating dynamometer for use in high-performance cutting applications.

Palmgren Steel Products Inc. says its self-centering, low-profile machine vise is ideal to use with drilling and milling machines whenever quick, accurate centering of the workpiece below the spindle is required.

Already reportedly well respected for accuracy, HEIDENHAIN adds versatility to its gaging line by expanding its length gage offerings with new variants of its successful in-line SPECTO and ACANTO gages.

HEIDENHAIN is pleased to announce the latest expansion of its gaging line, the ZERO-FORCE METRO Length Gage.

Walter has extended its range of pilot drills with addition of the X·treme Pilot 180.

Available from German Machine Tools of America (GMTA), the Präwema SynchroFine 205 HS gear honing machine features direct-driven, digitally controlled spindles for the tool and the workpiece, enabling precise, rigid synchronization.