Product News

Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM), makers of the Flex-Hone tool, is showing manufacturers how to automate deburring and surface finishing with professional-grade NamPower abrasive disc brushes in a just-released YouTube video.

Simonds International has introduced SnapShot, the latest addition to its Cutting Intelligence arsenal, a suite of analysis tools designed to help manufacturers identify savings opportunities.

With its EcoCSteam system, Durr Ecoclean has developed a new eco-friendly cleaning technology that reliably removes both particulate and film-type contamination from parts and surfaces of diverse materials without any use of chemicals.

Creform Corp. has designed and built a new AGV with a smooth, flat bed steel top that will accommodate a variety of pallets, boxes and containers in a wide range of applications.

Phoenix Medical Products is a Mountain City, Tenn., contract manufacturer of various devices used in the thoracic, laparoscopic, arthroscopic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, soft and hard tissue biopsy areas of the medical and research markets. As such, their watchword is precision at every turn.

Ideal for machining aluminum, alloy and steel parts, the 5-axis HEM 500U from GF AgieCharmilles features a highly dynamic 12,000-rpm spindle and 30-tool magazine that provides a 2-second chip-to-chip time for high-speed continuous milling operations and increased spindle uptime.

HEIDENHAIN's latest version of the PC-based QUADRA-CHEK metrology software provides advanced functionality for quality control inspection measurement machines.

HELUKABEL announced that its NANOFLEX line of hygienic control power and data cables have been approved by UL and CSA.

NuSol 21 Preeminent CP is a new technology that Chemtool Incorporated is introducing to the metalworking industry.

Industrial Magnetics Inc. has expanded its line of Transporter LP magnetic end-of-arm tooling, designed to magnetically transfer metal blanks, stampings and parts in automated station-to-station, press-to-press transfer and robotic pick-and-place applications.

A medical device manufacturer who has been using Creform Corp. built structures in its production facilities was faced with the problem of providing workstations for use in both its shipping and production departments to associates of various heights.

Walter USA LLC has unveiled the new Walter Titex reamers.

Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. announces the OTT/JAKOB Analog Position Monitoring System with the Electronic Analog Sensor, which allows you to monitor your drawbar for performance and wear.

HEIDENHAIN offers the ECN/EQN 400 series rotary encoders with PROFIBUS and PROFINET interfaces for use in manufacturing, process automation and more.

Blaser Swisslube Inc. announced the release of Blasomill Uni 10, Art. 3174.

Camfil APC has introduced two new dust collector hoppers for use where space constraints dictate the use of a low-profile dust collection system.

Trotec introduces a new line of CO₂ laser sources from US-based manufacturer Iradion Laser Inc.

Adding a 4th-axis rotary table to a machining center is a proven way to boost productivity, reduce setups, and increase accuracy on multi-op parts. Adding a fast rotary table to a fast machine creates a high-speed package that slashes cycles times even further. The HRC210 from Haas Automation is a high-speed, cam-driven rotary table that provides cutting and indexing speeds up to 830 degrees/second.

UltraFlex, a new portfolio of wear-resistant surface treatments from Kennametal, brings industry-leading wear performance to components with complex geometries in power generation, oil and gas, and many other industries.

SICK announced the launch of the deTec4 Core safety light curtain.