As the demand for solar energy and electronics increases worldwide, innovative equipment and processes are key to increase productivity at lower costs. Leading manufacturers of silicon wafers, the principal raw material used to produce solar panels and computer chips look to custom-manufacturers like DoALL Sawing Products to enhance the process.
Unist Inc.'s MQL systems are for applying fluids in metalcutting operations. The precise delivery of lubricant means fluid is applied directly to the cutting tool/workpiece interface.
Rustlick is excited to announce the release of ULTRACUT Aero, a new premium water-soluble oil optimized for high-tech ferrous and nonferrous metals, including titanium, aluminum, Inconel and stainless steel, which are widely used in aerospace, medical and the electronics industries.
Hangsterfer's Laboratories offers Boeing BAC-5008-approved coolants. S-500CF is a water-soluble oil concentrate with antiweld and antiwear compounds for machining ferrous and nonferrous metals, particularly aluminum alloys.
Doosan Infracore's new VC430 vertical machining center features a 25 Hp motor that generates up to 12,000 rpm at the spindle and 123.6 ft-lbs of torque.
Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the new FANUC RoboCut iE Wire EDM Series, featuring a new power supply for highly accurate and efficient cutting performance in challenging materials.
BIG Kaiser has introduced the new, large diameter Kaiser 318 Series, a tooling system supporting a variety of aluminum and steel components optimized for twin cutter rough boring, precision finish boring and precision OD turning operations.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed a universal gear grinding machine, the ZE40A, which is capable of high-precision machining of various sizes of gears up to 600mm in diameter.
You've probably heard the term "vulcanized collet" and may have wondered what it means exactly. Vulcanization was named after the Roman God of Fire, Vulcan, and, yes, the injection molding process at Hardinge does involve heat.
Emuge Corp. has introduced a new line of High Performance JIS Taps for tapping applications at companies manufacturing products with Japanese-specified standards.
Mikron Corp. Monroe offers the CrazyDrill drill with cutting depths of 15, 20 and 30 diameters starting from a 1mm diameter and 40 diameters starting from a 2mm diameter.
A new line of flexible, cotton fiber abrasive wheels for deburing, blending, and finishing a wide variety of machined, cast, and stamped metal parts is being introduced by Rex-Cut Products Inc.
EnKon Systems recently introduced a new electric ball screw lift table for automation and robotic applications that require maximum control. Control features such as long standing static load positioning, accurate repeatability and speed directed by variable frequency drives are said to provide manufacturing or assembly plants with the power needed to improve their application's operation.
Doosan Infracore introduces the DNM 400A vertical machining center, designed for high productivity with precision tolerances, and built to fit the most crowded shop floors — and all at a price below $70,000.