Product News

Walter has introduced a reduced weight version of its Walter Precision^MEDIUM B4031.C with the Walter Capto modular toolholding interface.

An open gate on an elevated mezzanine level is a serious safety concern that could result in an employee falling and sustaining severe injury, including broken bones, lacerations, or even death. For every elevated application where an open gate situation could occur, an early warning device such as Wildeck's EdgeAlert open gate alarm system could reportedly make all the difference.

Eriez SafeHold permanent lifting magnets are for carrying semifinished products such as machined parts, castings, press molds, steel plates, bars and tubes without slings, hooks or cables.

The LSM-500S laser scan micrometer from Mitutoya America Corp. can measure ultrafine wires as thin as .0002" (0.005mm) in diameter to a resolution of .000001" (0.00001mm), and the LSM-512S can measure cylindrical workpieces with a diameter as large as 4.7" (120mm).

PartMaker Inc. offers the new PartMaker mobile app for smartphones and tablets.

5th Axis Inc. announces the introduction of its newest V75100 self-centering 5-axis vise.

Verti-Lift introduces their complete lineup of hydraulic and pneumatic work positioners, which keep workpieces close at hand, eliminating unnecessary reaching and other operator movements and thus enhancing ergonomics.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its Model 450 Sliding-Jaw Air Chuck.

Kennametal continues to seize the productivity-building potential of NOVO by launching a new service offering combining its vending solution, ToolBOSS and its cloud-enabled digital tooling and process knowledge vehicle NOVO.

Dapra Corp.'s EDGE2 indexable cutting tools accept inserts with two cutting edges. The Spherical Ball Nose (SBN) series tools enable long, unattended finishing runs and enhanced tip cutting and 3D profiling, according to the company.

SpiroGrooving is a method for machining seal ring grooves developed by Sandvik Coromant that reportedly ensures high output of quality components and meets tough security demands.

Jet Edge Inc. introduces its new iP60-30 60,000 psi (4100 bar), 30hp (22 kw) hydraulic waterjet intensifier pump.

Palmgren's high tech line of C-clamps has the right model and size for every job.

Mersen USA Inc. says its DS4C copper-impregnated EDM graphite material provides ultralow electrical conductivity, ultrahigh thermal conductivity and improves machinability, thereby enhancing ultrafine detail.

Greenleaf Corp. says its Index-O-Cut high-performance milling system is suitable for machining all materials because of its high-shear cutting action and a 45° lead angle on the octagon-style insert.

Omegasonics has added a hinged-lid as standard to its compact 1900BT cleaning unit.

BLM Group USA has introduced the BC80, an automated machine for cutting to length, chamfering, facing, boring and threading of tube and bar.

MecSoft Europe GmbH has announced the availability of VisualCAD/CAM/3DPRINT 2015, MecSoft's standalone additive and subtractive manufacturing software suite.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. offers the YASDA YBM 7Ti 5-axis HMC for machining heat-resistant materials. According to the company, the machine has a unique rotary table design that offers four times the rigidity of other tables.

Allied Criterion Boring Systems is an expansion to Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.'s holemaking portfolio. The large mounting surface maximizes rigidity and stability, according to the company.