Product News

The chatter or vibration in metal cutting poses an eternal challenge for manufacturers. The ISCAR products of the latest HIGH QLINE family of cutting tools offer an interesting solution: Indexable Milling Insert with an asymmetric shape.

Five-axis machining varies from very small to extremely large and requires the right workholding to obtain optimal machining results and no single workholding option solves all needs, reports Kurt Manufacturing. Part complexity and size requirements coupled with machine capabilities and limitations dictate what workholding works best. To meet these challenges, Kurt has expanded its 5-axis workholding to include 15 different options to provide the solution that reportedly offers a cost-effective platform, high clamping force, high productivity and reduced downtime.

A line of Type 1 cotton fiber abrasive wheels that outperform non-woven nylon wheels in many robotics deburring cell applications is available from Rex-Cut Abrasives.

CIMCOOL Fluid Technology introduces five new cleaners to the market.

Walter has expanded its line of Walter Titex X-treme DM high performance micro drills with eight new models, in drilling depths ranging from 2xD to 30xD.

Allen Benjamin Inc. has introduced a line of high performance, application-specific HSSE spiral-flute pipe taps.

A new electric O.D. clamping end prep tool for use on both thin-wall and heavy-wall tubes with a high percentage of chrome, especially in high purity applications, is being introduced by ESCO Tool.

Lista offers rugged Technician Series toolboxes at an affordable price.

Okuma America Corp. has released a new app that displays scheduled maintenance and inspection reminders.

As more applications demand use of superhard alloys, manufacturers are demanding tooling that can deliver precision threads and high production in less time. To meet these challenges, Carmex Precision Tools Ltd. has engineered carbide grade HBA, an extra-fine, submicron grade with high toughness for optimized performance on hardened steel and cast iron up to 62 HRC, as well as titanium alloys and superalloys, including Hastelloy, Inconel and nickel-base alloys.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc. has expanded is best-selling AC400K Series for cast iron turning to include new finishing and general-purpose grades.

oelheld U.S. introduces DiaCut CP, a new line of punching oils which have been developed especially for fast punching machines.

Nexus Cutting Tools introduces its SNKX high-feed insert.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 753 Guide Rollers in metric sizes.

Yuasa International's dual 8" automated chucker offers a 6 second load/unload time.

Parlec Inc. introduces the Parsetter TMM Series 1850 CNC presetter with Process, Automate, Connect technology.

Sandvik Coromant introduces GC4325, a new-generation coated cemented-carbide grade for steel turning.

Due to increased accuracy demands for angle encoders exceeding an inside diameter of 100mm, HEIDENHAIN has developed the EIB 1500 External Interface Box.

Guyson Corp. has designed and built a robotic blast machine that precisely repeats programmed surface preparation routines on individual components and automatically processes a tray-full of parts without interruption.

ESAB's Global Center of Excellence for Gas Apparatus introduces a new line of manual Straight Cutting Torches (SCTs) as part of its new Elite Series of gas apparatus products.