Product News

New, high power ultraviolet (355nm) and green (532nm) additions to Coherent’s popular AVIA industrial nanosecond laser family extend and improve the performance of microprocessing applications in microelectronics, photovoltaics and related industries. Specifically, the new AVIA 355-55 features a very high (150 kHz) pulse repetition rate, resulting in an average power of 55 watts at 355nm.

Tsugami Automation's new Tsugami CNC Swiss Turn, the SS207-5AX LaserSwiss, is a 20 mm, 7-axis CNC Swiss Lathe with two fully integrated SPI lasers, one for cutting and one for welding. The machine is the latest model in the company’s LaserSwiss product line, and the first to include a second laser head for welding.

NUM has released a new software facility for its latest-generation Flexium+ CNC platform that places an advanced tool management system at the disposal of manufacturers operating multiple CNC machine tools. It is especially suitable for complex high-end milling applications, as well as HSM applications in the mold and die market.

Aerotech says its new product feature, ThermoComp, is a complete mechatronic solution to thermal errors. Through the employment of integrated hardware and sensors, and a proprietary compensation algorithm implemented via Aerotech’s A3200 controller software, ThermoComp minimizes stage inaccuracy due to thermal effects even over extreme temperature ranges.

SMTCL has announced the development of a new horizontal turning center, the EHC125300. This machine reportedly demonstrates SMTCL’s commitment to United States’ job shop customers by allowing them to get a large high-quality machine tool at a cost-effective price.

With the success of the Twister XD series of high-performance drills, M.A. Ford is expanding the offering to include micro sizes down to 0.50mm in diameter. The MXDSR (Micro Xtreme Drill Solid Regular) 5X drills are designed for high-performance microdrilling in a broad range of materials.

Master Magnetics Inc. says magnetic countersunk neodymium round-base assemblies provide amazing strength in a small size. These new countersunk magnets broaden the company's product line (The Magnetic Source) and provide users with another option for workholding and mounting.

SmartCAMcnc has announced the release of SmartCAM v2017 Service Pack 1 (SP1). SmartCAM v2017 SP1 addresses a number or requested bug fixes, and also adds a handful of small enhancements.

The new SRP 5000 angular positioning system from HEIDENHAIN incorporates its high accuracy MRP 5000 angle encoder with accomplished bearing technology along with a unique ETEL torque motor with ultralow detent torque. This combination allows for high stiffness with low cost of ownership and can easily replace rotary air bearing systems used for metrology.

Weiler Abrasives Group has announced the expansion of its Tiger BobCat mini flap disc offering, along with design improvements to enhance performance and extend product life. The enhanced design of the Tiger BobCat mini flap discs offers one and a half times greater life compared to the original BobCat flap discs, lowering the total cost of use.

Walter says its new FM5 finishing and RM5 roughing indexable insert geometries deliver optimal cooling, longer tool life, and increased productivity in high-temperature alloy and stainless-steel machining. The new inserts owe their effectiveness, in part, to their "jet guiding geometry," or targeted cooling.

GTI Predictive Technology Inc., creators of the iPad Vibration Analyzer, offers VibePro 8 - the complete, affordable predictive maintenance solution for iPad. Condition monitoring, M2M and the IIoT have reached a new height. VibePro 8 is a compilation of 2 years’ worth of work, thousands of hours and customer input.

Highly versatile, the Palmgren universal horizontal milling machine can handle both horizontal and vertical milling, making it an ideal solution for just about every milling application, according to the company. The vertical spindle head attachment can quickly transform the horizontal machine to a vertical one.

TNC contouring controls from HEIDENHAIN are popular with users thanks to their workshop-oriented operational design and conversational programming. And now, HEIDENHAIN’s compact TNC 620 control combines its advantages of HEIDENHAIN contouring controls with the latest in touchscreen technology.

GEORG offers an integrated two-point measurement system for horizontal machining centers of its ultraturn MC series. These machines process workpieces weighing 10 tons and more and with diameters of 1,000 mm upwards.

The T8 Hybrid 9-axis twin-spindle mill/turn center from Quicktech combines a 3-axis power turret and a 360˚ B-axis with a sub-spindle that features a 4-axis gang slide to enable complete machining of complex parts with a capacity of 38 tools. Quicktech machines are distributed in North America exclusively by Absolute Machine Tools Inc.

Dialight announced the launch of its next-generation Vigilant and SafeSite LED Area Light, offering high efficiency along with several new features that make it a flexible, functional and durable LED area light for industrial and hazardous area applications.

Meister Abrasives says its new HPL (High Performance Lubrication) grinding wheels rely on premium-grade CBN crystals fixed with durable, porous, intrinsically lubricated bonding matrix to allow substantially faster grinding of difficult materials without sacrificing quality due to wheel loading and/or part burning.

SPRING Technologies has enhanced the optimization capabilities of its flagship NCSIMUL package. The improvements are contained in the NCSIMUL OPTITOOL module of NCSIMUL MACHINE, SPRING Technologies’ CNC machine verification software for simulating, verifying, optimizing and reviewing machining programs.

A line of CO2 laser optics optimized for cutting and etching thin metals when fabricating filters, strainers and related applications is available from Laser Research Optics. Laser Research CO2 Optics include lenses that feature coatings with < 0.2% total absorption values to keep them cooler and silicon turning mirrors which have an enhanced DMBR coating to provide up to 99.6% reflectivity.