Product News

The Grit-Grabber and Grinder Guard from Midaco Corp. are designed for virtually all grinders and buffers. According to the company, the universal design offers significant advantages in installation, operator safety, productivity and maintenance.

Sensofar Metrology has announced a new addition to their high-end noncontact 3D surface metrology systems, the »Five Axis«. The new 3D optical profiler combines a high-accuracy rotational module and a high-resolution translation platform, together with advanced inspection and analysis capabilities.

MC Machinery’s fiber laser offering has expanded to include another option in laser-cutting technology. The new SR-F series from Mitsubishi features a 3m by 1.5m footprint with many of the features and options that are popular in its eX-F laser.

Seco continues to evolve and develop tooling solutions for the metalcutting industry. Two of the company’s latest examples of that are its EPB 5831 slim hydraulic chucks (pictured) and ER-to-Combimaster holders.

Vision Engineering announces the launch of the Swift PRO series, noncontact measurement systems designed to deliver fast and accurate 2- and 3-axis measurements. The Swift PRO series includes Swift PRO Duo, Swift PRO Cam and Swift PRO Elite.

IPA releases its latest abrasive bore-brush sets, the Micro-Bore and Valve-Guide brush sets in stainless steel (#8087) and brass (#8088). These convenient, eight-piece sets of small-diameter brushes are optimal for cleaning tubes, bores, valve guides and more.

Doosan Machine Tools America presents the PUMA 1000/M, which was specifically developed for industries like oil and aviation that have the need to machine large-diameter parts. The latest model in the PUMA 1000 series incorporates a highly rigid live tool turret and machines large rings, flanges, shafts and pipes.

Suhner Industrial Products announces its new Power Air Respiratory System e3000, specially designed for operator protection during high-grit grinding and polishing operations. The system, in combination with the e3000 lightweight helmet from Suhner, offer respiratory protection from the effects of smoke, dust and vapor, as well as operator comfort.

The demands for prototype, tool and mold making are increasing. Only those who can supply high-quality output, quickly and flexibly, can succeed against the powerful competition worldwide. Zimmermann is responding to this trend with the new FZU.

Drills, mills, lathes, grinders, saws and other 120V machinery can abruptly shut down during operation due to a power interruption. When an unintentional shut down takes place, it is critically important that a machine does not automatically restart, catching the operator by surprise and leading to a serious accident.

As a long time EPPINGER supplier, EXSYS Tool offers a line of high-quality EPPINGER spiral bevel gearboxes. EPPINGER’s BT (bevel torque) and BM (bevel maximum torque) compact spiral bevel gears deliver high torque and efficiency for gear applications that require extreme reliability and variability at speeds over 1,000 rpm as is the case for vehicle differentials.

When manufacturing small components with a diameter of between 2 and 20 mm, the GRINDSTAR grinding machine from JUNKER offers an economical alternative to turning. From batch sizes of 200,000, short cycle times and a long workpiece service life can drive down costs per workpiece by up to 25 percent.

Doosan Machine Tools has added the PUMA 2600 SY II to its lineup of high-productivity turning centers. The PUMA 2600 SY II is a high-performance, 10-inch class, subspindle Y-axis horizontal turning center designed to craft high precision parts from a range of difficult-to-machine materials.

Osborn introduced its new TufBrush 4-inch stringer bead with up to three times longer life for weld cleanup applications, including root and hot pass, surface preparation, pipe joining and other applications. With an improved, patent-pending design structure, Osborn’s TufBrush stringer bead is made from carbon steel material and provides twice the life and 15 percent better material removal than its closest competitor, according to the company.

Sandvik Coromant has unveiled a new, high-feed version of the CoroMill 745 facemilling cutter, featuring a 25° entering angle for additional productivity gains when milling steel and cast iron workpieces. The new, high-feed version facilitates even higher metal-removal rates in applications with depths of cut up to 2.8 mm (0.110 inch).

PI expands its PIMag series of high dynamics linear motor stages with a new compact positioner for automation tasks. The new V-408 stage is equipped with an incremental linear encoder for direct position measurement and a high-force 3-phase linear motor drive.

Ethernet POWERLINK is an open standard fieldbus for real-time Ethernet-based motion control created by B&R (Bernecker+Rainer Industrie-Elektronik) designed to give users a single, consistent, and integrated means for handling all communication tasks in modern automation. A POWERLINK network integrates all automation components such as PLCs, sensors, I/O modules, motion controllers, safety controls and HMI systems.

PFERD miniature brushes for cleaning and light deburring give users a competitive advantage by providing highly repeatable deburring and surface-conditioning results on a variety of materials, from hard alloys to soft aluminum. The lineup of wheel, cup and end configurations includes stem-mounted miniature brushes that are ideally suited for the precision applications required in many industries, including electronics, medical, aerospace and jewelry.

Weiler Abrasives Group introduced its new Tiger Aluminum cutting wheels, grinding wheels and combo wheels. Tiger Aluminum wheels have been designed with a nonloading formula that keeps them from gumming up, allowing operators to get more work done in less time—without compromising durability.

The Hommel-Etamic Toposcan is a system used for measuring the surface of cylinder bores larger then 60mm in diameter. The Toposcan is capable of automatically measuring the size of porosity and blow holes, stroke reversal radius, laser pocket structures, roughness of bore walls, torn and folded metal and cross-hatch angles. It can be used either for R&D tasks or in the production line.