Product News

With the new release of TDM Global Line 2019, TDM Systems offers many of the functions of its core solution. The TDM core solution is comprised of TDM Shopfloor Manager, TDM Production Document Management, Graphic Functions and TDM WebCatalog.

Okuma America Corp. announces new standard warranty programs for new machine tool purchases. The new, standard warranty includes coverage for all Okuma core and high tech products, as well as OSP and FANUC controls.

ToolRoom RN34 is the latest generation of ANCA’s successful software package that has been specially designed for the aerospace, die and mold, general machining and power generation industries.

The new Tru Temp XT process forms a durable black oxide finish on difficult-to-blacken steel, iron and most stainless steel alloys. Long asked for by metal finishers, Tru Temp XT is a mid-temperature process that forms a satin black magnetite finish that protects critical surfaces in storage, shipment and startup while resisting galling and aiding break-in.

Robotiq announced the launch of its I/O Coupling. Designed to eliminate the need to run an external cable along a cobot arm, the I/O Coupling provides manufacturers with an effective solution for common cable management problems.

Kyocera Precision Tools introduces the new SIGC small internal grooving tool. The SIGC toolholder has a newly developed clamping system providing a firm insert hold made for the most efficient high-precision machining.

Platinum Tooling announced that it has an extensive line of Heimatec tooling available for the new Haas BMT turret. Platinum Tooling is the master importer of Heimatec tools for North America.

Spontaneous errors in the manufacturing process can be a thing of the past thanks to the new EventCam from SICK. This industrial-grade 2D camera brings clarity when unexplained gripping, handling and positioning problems arise or when unreproducible installation errors or machine downtimes occur.

OCTOPUZ redefines the standards in offline robot programming (ORLP) by offering a simplified approach to solving toolpath trajectories. The revolutionary PathFinder suite of tools automatically identifies and solves limits and errors within a robot toolpath, enabling users to more efficiently achieve a desired path based on OCTOPUZ intelligence and/or manual user input.

During drilling from solid in steel, the focus is on quality, time and cost-effectiveness. And these topics are therefore also in the foreground during the development of new tools. Along with the Tritan-Drill Steel, which is the tool of choice for the highest cost-effectiveness even in difficult drilling situations, MAPAL has developed new tools for special applications with clear added value for the user.

Tungaloy is expanding its SNG line of internal grooving tools to include GMR, a new insert geometry that enables effective chip control and evacuation in internal grooving applications.

Designed for factories and shops that require immediate dust filtration, Palmgren’s Auto Start Dust Extractor Pedestal eliminates dust in the workstation. This compact extractor creates a safe work environment by capturing grinding and deburring dust at its source.

New from THK, the Type SHS-LE integrates the global standard THK Type SHS LM Guide with a THK linear encoder (linear position sensor). This combined model allows for compact machine designs that require less assembly time.

Carmex Precision Tools’ CIM system provides high precision, accuracy and repeatability through an internal tool indexing mechanism that locates the tool in the correct orientation. The collet holds the tool securely for high stability, and tool change does not require removal of the holder.

Quality Wire EDM Inc. has introduced a tooling-on-demand program called QW Elite. This program was designed from the ground up with the ease and convince of the end user in mind. The QW Elite tooling-on-demand program ensures to be the most comprehensive and efficient program in the industry for managers, toolmakers, buyers and the like to keep their production tooling up and running.

MOCAP is proud to announce we have expanded our offerings within the insert box series of products. The addition of many new sizes and styles of insert boxes will be used to further develop the ever-expanding Beckett Packaging division, which manufactures a full line of packaging for the cutting tool industry.

Energid released Version 5.5 of the Actin software development kit (SDK), an even more powerful and easier-to-use version of the industry’s only real-time adaptive robotic motion control and path planning toolkit. Actin Version 5.5 adds Actin Viewer enhancements, Motion Script updates and G-code support, making it even easier for robotic systems developers to focus on the robot’s tasks rather than joint movement and paths.

Strong Hand Tools announces the new cylinder cart for the safe handling of heavy gas cylinders. The self-supporting four-wheel base of the new gas cylinder cart provides a safe and stable method for the transport, lifting and placement of heavy gas cylinders while minimizing the effort required for heavy cylinder handling.

MachineMetrics announced the formation of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Partner Ecosystem. The program is designed to drive collaboration and innovation around MachineMetrics’ unique IIoT platform to improve machine performance, enhance legacy manufacturing processes, and drive new revenue streams and business models related to machines.

Bosch Rexroth announces GoSelect, a new online ordering tool designed to streamline product selection and make cost quoting a breeze.