Product News

Seco Tools Inc. continues to enhance its Multi-Directional Turning (MDT) program, most recently announcing the GS (Grooving Sharp) and GG (Grooving Ground) chipbreakers for grooving steel, nonferrous alloys and superalloys.

Exair Corp.'s new Modular E-Vac vacuum generators are a series of low cost, compressed air-powered vacuums for lifting, "pick and place," clamping, chucking and surface mounting applications.

Three new carbide bur kits that are for specific tasks and come packaged in metal storage boxes to fit into a machinist's toolbox are being introduced by Rex-Cut Products Inc.

The Tribos-RM toolholder for micromachining from Schunk Inc. has a one-piece, rotationally symmetric design to reportedly ensure long life of the machine spindles and the complete transmission of power.

No. 887 is a gas-fired, 1,000°F cabinet oven from The Grieve Corp., currently used for curing metal coatings onto parts.

Sunnen Products Co. says it meets contemporary needs for planet-friendly industrial consumables with the introduction of SHO-500, a long-lived general-purpose honing fluid based on a renewable vegetable formulation that makes sustainable metalworking affordable and practical.

Nikon Metrology recently released the ModelMakermmDx handheld 3-D scanner series enhanced with digital ESP3 technology.mmDx now scans nearly all sample materials and surface finishes by automatically using the most optimal laser stripe settings.

Renishaw Inc. offers the XL-80 laser calibration system.

Ingersoll Cutting Tools says its new CVD-coated series T-TINOX grades bring new levels of productivity to stainless steel turning.

Where applications demand precise thread quality and improved threadmaking productivity, Widia offers its new high-performance WIDIA-GTD HSS-E taps.

To improve productivity and reduce tooling costs, Tungaloy America has introduced the new TecMill series of shoulder milling cutters.

Jet Edge's 5'x5' mid-rail gantry waterjet cutting system is powered by a 60,000- or 90,000-psi waterjet intensifier pump, available in 30- to 200-hp models.

Seco Tools Inc. has announced the availability of its new grade CBN60K for finishing case-hardened steels (58 to 63 HRC) where precision and reliability are more important than high speed.

Exair Corp.'s new Summing remote display for the digital flowmeter makes it easy to monitor compressed air consumption from a convenient location.

Dorsey Metrology International offers a new comparator has the same high-quality features as the current product line, but in a smaller package and at a lower price point.

The clamping of thin-walled and easily deformed components is challenging. With its ROTA NCR 6-jaw compensation chuck, Schunk Inc. offers a standard solution for this type of workpiece.

Nikon Metrology recently introduced the MCA II range of articulated arms with a measurement volume between 1.8 meters and 3.6 meters in diameter. Equipped with the brand new ModelMakermmDx, the MCA II is an ultra-modern and accurate handheld scanning combination that is said to handle every inspection task, regardless of specimen size, material and location.

The Pitbull Clamp Co. Inc. offers a line of workholders for measurement and inspection applications.

Ingersoll Cutting Tools' Power-Feed+Mini high-feed cutter accepts double-sided, four-edge inserts.

NCCS, the developer of NCL multiple-axis machining software for the aerospace, automotive and turbo machinery industry, announces new capabilities for multiaxis machining within NCL increasing overall productivity and tool path efficiency.