Product News

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.

The SLN-G series wire EDM from Sodick is designed with the operator in mind.

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.

CribMaster released a suite of new software solutions, including CribMaster 10, CribMaster Web and CribMaster Mobile Plus, designed to help industrial distributors and manufacturers streamline inventory management processes to improve productivity and reduce operational costs.

Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. announces the availability of the new Amflex Modular Workholding – S.A.F.E. Self-Aligning Fixturing Elements.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 927.5 stainless steel clamping levers with eccentrical cam, with plastic contact plate, tapped type, in inch and metric sizes.

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

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).

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.

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.

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

ECOROLL Corp. Tool Technology has developed a new process for completely machining short hydraulic cylinders on CNC lathes. The cylinder is premachined with the company's (SKIOC) skiving head and finished with a separate (GZ) roller burning tool after an automatic tool change.

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

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.

One of the most nagging problems in manufacturing is deburring cross-drilled holes, according to J.W. Done Corp. In response, the company offers the Orbitool for in-process deburring of cross-drilled holes.

Ti-Coating announces its new PVD coating Tinalox SN2 for indexable carbide tooling.

Wiha's new BiCut SuperCuts are available in three styles; Soft Grip, Two Component Industrial SoftGrip and 1000-volt Insulated Industrial Cushion Grip.

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.

AMAMCO Tool offers compression routers for cutting aerospace composites and other challenging materials. The routers have advanced geometries to enable compression cutting and eliminate delamination, according to the company.

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.