Product News

KAAST Machine Tools offers a new fully-automatic bandsaw.

ETEL announces the XYZT Planar Platform is now available in North America through HEIDENHAIN Corp.

Fischer Special Tooling introduces the Hyper-Change, a quick-change system that makes tooling changes fast and repeatable for consistent positioning of form cutting tools.

ABB Robotics has introduced the FlexMT, a flexible, pre-engineered system designed to load and unload machine tools using vision guided robotics.

Like its HMC400, OKK's new HMC500 Horizontal Machining Center is thoroughly built for speed and faster cycle times.

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it offers EN 239.4 plastic hinges with an integrated switch, in metric sizes.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG has released version 2014.1 of the hyperMILL CAM software.

Werner Geissler GmbH has been producing precision turned parts for 40 years predominantly for the automobile and automotive supply industry. Where as speed is the name of the game in automotive suppliers market, Geissler recently sought out a solution to accellerate cycle times for a test bench that performed the final inspection of precision turned parts. At the heart of the system was a pneumatic rotary indexing table which had reached its limits and was no longer able to produce the desired shorter cycles.

Approximately one year ago, William R. Jones, CEO of the Solar Group of Companies, decided to donate a small horizontal vacuum furnace for use as a teaching tool in the ASM International training facility in Materials Park, Ohio. This furnace was given the name "The Mentor" as it would serve to teach and guide students seeking to advance in the metals processing world.

Sunnen Products Co. is introducing a 60-grit premium red aluminum-oxide honing abrasive that reportedly cuts material 25 to 50 percent faster than other conventional stones, depending on the workpiece material.

Micro Photonics Inc. announced the release of the SkyScan-2211 Multi-Scale Nano-CT.

The Sysmac NJ Machine Automation Controller from Omron Automation and Safety provides direct connectivity to SQL databases, including Microsoft SQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, MySQL and Firebird. This enables OEMs and end-users to improve machine performance by eliminating the maintenance complexities associated with PCs and middleware, while reliably collecting data for analysis and optimization.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc.'s new RSX Radius Mill Cutter Series is designed for a wide variety of applications, including face milling, ramping, slotting, 3-D interpolation and helical boring.

Miyachi America Corp. announces the availability of the Miyachi MDA-10000A ultrafast, high-current linear DC weld control, which can operate in constant current mode, constant voltage mode or both.

Dialight announced the launch of its high-output LED Vigilant High Bay, offering a viable replacement for costly and inefficient 1,000W traditional HID high-output fixtures.

Based in Chennai, Proteck was established over twenty five years ago and is now one of India's leading production machinery suppliers; distributing, supplying and manufacturing a wide range of printing machinery, machine tools, metal cutting & forming equipment and CAD/CAM software throughout its home market and in more than 20 countries world-wide. Its manufacturing subsidiary, Proteck Precision has a young, dynamic and highly qualified engineering work-force that develops and produces exciting new economy solutions for the fast growing Indian manufacturing industries as well as providing competitively priced machinery that is exported beyond Asia. The technology driven company has styled its production, quality control and engineering logistics departments on a European model and has two very modern manufacturing facilities in Chennai complete with state-of-theart CAD/CAM, MRP systems and the latest ISO accreditations. Proteck began working closely with Kollmorgen EU following an impressive performance and reliability experience of the global motion systems suppliers' servo motors and drives included as part of German CNC machine tools that Proteck were distributing into its own markets.

Available for Heidenhain, Leine & Linde's 800 rotary encoder series now includes an integrated over-speed capability with programmable switching speeds.

Zebra Skimmers is optimizing compressor condensate discharge performance by offering the f16ac system, combining features of a durable translucent barrel, spin welded fittings preventing leaks, permanent coalescing media that collects gravity separating oils, oil drain spigot automatic air release vent, automatic de-oiled water drain port and overflow protection.

Breuning IRCO's ecoPROFI from Lexair delivers automatic, multi-size barfeeding in an economical, small-footprint package suited for job shops and others looking to increase flexibility, productivity and efficiency.

In the last 10 years, the success of IBARMIA, a Basque firm manufacturing innovative machining centres for different sectors, is thanks to REDEX, who has provided the company with rack and pinion systems for the X-axis of its machine tools, according to the company.