Product News

HEIDENHAIN Introduces the new ND 5023 digital readout (DRO) for use with manually operated machine tools. This new DRO replaces HEIDENHAIN’s entry-level ND 522/523 models and consolidates it to one 3-axis product. The new DRO comes equipped with a new TFT color display that significantly improves the readability of the information displayed over older models, plus features other design changes and enhanced functions.

JW Winco Inc. has available GN 509.4 heavy-duty ball transfer units without flange.

Hypertherm announced the release of ProNest 2019, a major version update of its advanced CAD/CAM nesting software for automated cutting. This new release contains more than a dozen new features and enhancements designed to make customers more efficient and profitable.

Custom-designed shaft collars and rigid couplings that solve specific mechanical drive or packaging system and conveyor component compatibility issues are available from Stafford Manufacturing Corp.

The UNi5X 5-axis high-speed vertical machining center from Chevalier Machinery Inc. reportedly offers high accuracy, enhanced productivity, low manpower and high profitability.

For years the flexible, ball-style hone has dominated the market for applications that require honing of cylindrical metal surfaces, such as engine piston bores and drilled through-holes. Now the tool, in a slightly different configuration but with the same filaments and abrasive globules, is increasingly being utilized on 2D, or planar, surfaces.

"Make a complex process simple and intuitive." This was the goal for the specialists at DATRON AG intent on developing an innovative control called "DATRON next." The result is a control system with surface optics that compare to the newest smartphone technology--clearly laid out tiled optics, self-explanatory icons with intuitive control logic, clearly illustrated tools in 3D optics. Simply swiping the colored touchscreen activates an integrated camera within seconds.

Osborn has expanded its TufBrush stringer bead product line to five additional products. The TufBrush product line boasts up to two times longer life and up to 60 percent better material removal than its closest competitor.

The latest release of Vero Software’s WorkNC high-performance CAD/CAM solution for machining complex geometries is said to be the next step on its quality journey. Brand Manager Miguel Johann says the new and enhanced functionality in WorkNC 2018 R2 keeps users at the cutting edge of technology.

Blackstone-NEY Ultrasonics, a division of Cleaning Technologies Group LLC, introduces an innovation in cellular aqueous parts cleaning, offering a stainless steel GMC ultrasonic cleaning system. The GMC is an optional package to achieve chemical compatibility with aggressive caustic and acidic agents.

Beckhoff Automation has introduced new EL34x3 series EtherCAT Terminals for advanced power measurement and mains monitoring. Energy management for machine operation and the energy industries creates a range of demands, starting with basic monitoring of the supply network and process control to high-end power monitoring. The new EtherCAT I/O terminals from Beckhoff answer exactly these demands.

Tests on the new nesting engine unveiled in Alphacam 2018 R2, by Vero Software, show a 17 percent improvement in material yield. Using proprietary technology to deliver what Brand Manger Hector Henry says are “best-in-class geometry,” toolpath optimization and part handling, the nesting engine also provides faster calculation times, along with improved feedback and graphics.

TBI Motion is a manufacturer specializing in high-performance linear components. Concentrating on innovative design to maximize quality and precision, TBI Motion is working together with Anaheim Automation to deliver two high-quality product lines: ball screws and linear guides.

To improve coverage for all tasks in the fields of automation, visualization and communication, the popular C60xx series of ultracompact Beckhoff Industrial PCs has been expanded with the addition of the new C6017. This latest addition to the Beckhoff Industrial PC (IPC) portfolio combines compact design and installation flexibility with an increased variety of interfaces and an integrated UPS.

Mastercam is known for precision NC programming, but it also delivers a suite of shop-tested design tools aimed at getting parts on and off the machine as quickly as possible. Powerful modeling tools include not only 3D surfacing and solids, but hole-filling, direct editing without a solids history and geometry repair.

The DeHoff 518 Cell is a gundrilling machine for high-volume production of scroll compressor drive shafts. The shaft requires a different diameter hole to be drilled in each end for lubrication of the scroll bearing.

Metrologic Group and Creaform have entered into a partnership in which Creaform integrates Metrologic Group’s software suite with its new CUBE-R 3D automated dimensional inspection solution. This laser scanning, all-in-one solution features Metrologic Group’s advanced 3D measurement programming and inspection software packages, Silma and Metrolog X4 i-Robot, and combines efficiency and reliability of robotization in an automated industrial measuring cell.

The patented POLIFAN-STRONG flap discs from PFERD reportedly remove more material in less time than most other consumable abrasives for angle grinders. Featuring a unique extended flap design for consistent and extremely aggressive grinding up to the last grain, this disc delivers optimal performance for high-powered angle grinders.

The Eriez HydroFlow redesigned SumpDoc portable inline fluid reclamation machine is winning new orders and generating an overwhelmingly positive response from users, according to the company. The modified design, which was developed based on customer input and unveiled in 2017, makes SumpDoc units more affordable and easier to use in a smaller footprint.

WDS Component Parts Ltd. has introduced a range of stainless steel lift off hinges (or detachable hinges) for cleanroom environments where corrosion resistance is critical. The development of these new parts has been built on the company’s experience in the medical and health care sectors, and provides a range of hinges that is suited to the broadest spread of cleanroom applications.