Product News

The key to success when individually deburring parts from bulk goods is the use of intelligent automation systems in connection with precise and accurate cleaning and deburring technology. Strama-MPS offers both main areas of expertise required for maximum outputs, i.e. automation and cleaning, and links them with reliable processes for superior cleaning and deburring results.

The continuous advancement of Hermes specifications has led to a new generation of ceramic honing rings. A higher porosity supporting a better chip removal interacts with a high-performance grain, which leads to longer tool life. Thus, a significant tool reduction is the result.

PFERD INC. says its latest depressed-center grinding wheels feature an advanced pure ceramic-oxide grain that delivers excellent stock-removal rates, long service life and cost-cutting performance. Ideally suited for working with steel and stainless steel, the new wheels, designated CO 24 Q SG, have a hardness grade Q and excel at a variety of applications, including weld grinding, chamfering, deburring and surface grinding.

Cortec says it has introduced a major step forward in the spray can technology, the EcoAir complete line of compressed air-powered, water-based spray can products. Fast acting, economical, dependable and safe to handle, EcoAir is an environmentally safe corrosion-protection technology that eliminates waste disposal costs. Cortec is providing spray cans powered by compressed air that are complete, biobased replacement for expensive and hazardous chemical propellants.

Ransohoff, a division of Cleaning Technologies Group LLC, has introduced the next generation of its popular WasteWizard solution recycling system, which now features advanced Siemens controls with programmable digital color display screen and expandable modules to meet a wider range of recycling applications.

With the Sonopower Digital 3S system for 25/50 kHz, Weber Ultrasonics presents an innovative ultrasonic solution that also enables the use of multifrequency ultrasound in vacuum chamber cleaning systems. The flexibility and range of possible applications of these systems is thus considerably increased.

With the EcoCCompact, a full vacuum system for cleaning and corrosion protection with modified alcohols and non-halogenated hydrocarbons, Dürr Ecoclean has optimized its successful predecessor of the previous Compact 80 C/P series. Extensive experience and innovative technologies from other Dürr Ecoclean cleaning systems were incorporated into this machine. Thus, it provides increased flexibility for various cleaning tasks.

Pinpoint Laser Systems has introduced the Microgage wireless laser receiver, a convenient new option for use with the Microgage PRO laser alignment system. Pinpoint now brings the advantages of wireless technology to the alignment process.

Reversible hard jaws from Dillon Manufacturing Inc., which are suitable for ID and OD workholding, can reportedly decrease the time and cost of tool setups, yet still accurately grip and locate workpieces. The jaws hold a specific range of part sizes and are usually used for first operation workholding.

ATI Industrial Automation has developed a new series of single-axis compliant deburring tools. The RS-151, RS-340 and RS-660-ER models provide radial, single-axis compliance, allowing the spindle and cutter to pivot in one plane about a single-axis to provide high stiffness parallel to (and excellent compliance perpendicular to) the direction of motion resulting in exceptional surface finishes.

Euro-Tech Corp. says high-accuracy inspections with true 4K inspection capability, magnification to 400x and X-micron linear scales make the new PG1000-400S-4K inspection gage ideal for microtools. More pixels per inch result in better image quality and higher accuracy inspections with this Reaction series gage.

PhotoMachining Inc. recently installed its new MicroMachine – USP III ultrashort pulse laser micromachining workstation at a world renowned medical care and research institution for the development of novel medical, implantable, surgical and diagnostic devices.

Chemetall introduces high-performance glass grinding and drilling coolants. Acecool 5679 increases glass grinding and drilling processing speeds while reducing the amount of dressings. The result is increased output of glass parts at low coolant concentrations without burning and greater tool life, according to the company.

A new design belt skimmer by Keller Products Inc. eliminates skimmer discard pail overflow and permits virtually 100 percent tramp oil discard with no loss of coolant, while continuously recycling clean coolant to the sump.

The MIL-Spec 5015 series from Mencom Corp. was originally designed for severe aeronautical and tactical service applications. Due to the rugged and versatile design, these connectors are widely used in a range of commercial and industrial applications, such as factory automation, robotics, instrumentation, medical equipment and power applications.

With trochoidal milling, significant improvements in terms of tool costs, clamping, processing times and load on the machine components can be achieved in many applications compared to conventional milling. For this milling technique, MAPAL has expanded its OptiMill product range by adding mills for the machining of titanium and high-alloy steels, as well as for hard machining.

The new UBT-T4 universal single-roll burnishing tool from Cogsdill Tool Products Inc. offers a compact design for use where limited space is available. This turning-holder-style tool is designed for, but not limited to, use on multispindle automatic and screw machines.

HEIDENHAIN Corp. announces the release of its next generation testing device, the PWT 100. The PWT 100 is a compact standalone device used for checking the function and adjustment of HEIDENHAIN encoders, and is ideal for mobile use.

Marposs Corp.’s Brankamp CMS system for collision monitoring is designed to reduce or even eliminate machine collisions that generally lead to high repair costs and long downtimes. The Brankamp CMS system detects dynamically increasing forces with damage potential within milliseconds and sends a stop signal to the machine drives.

Palmgren says its Powergrind XP bench grinders provide more horsepower, torque and value-added features. They are designed for heavy-duty use and long duty cycles.