Product News

Magid has developed a new cut-resistant work glove, the CutMaster Aramax XT AX5100.

WIDIA says manufacturers of high-precision components (aerospace, transportation, die and mold, general engineering, and many more) wage a constant battle between producing high-tolerance parts and a "we-have-to-have-it-tomorrow" reality. WIDIA is announcing a significant new weapon to bring shops closer to victory, a universal, high-precision collet chuck offering use in multiple applications (milling, drilling, reaming, and tapping), while maintaining runout accuracies of 0.003mm (0.0001 inches) at 3xD.

Sensofar Medical has been established as a new company within the Sensofar Group, with the goal of applying Sensofar's optical profilometry technology to medical applications. The new company's first product is the >Q six< system for assisted stent inspection, designed as a comprehensive solution for simplifying and streamlining stent assessment and approval.

Industrial network systems allow for real-time distributed control of many connection points from a single controller. These "network bus" systems reduce the total amount of cable required and can simplify the overall design. Mencom offers a broad range of industrial network connectivity products to streamline your installation.

MC Machinery Systems, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., introduces a new software solution to provide production monitoring, support and transparency to the laser-cutting process.

The flexible, modular Unilock Zero-Point Clamping System, offered by BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc., is available in a kit specifically designed for all Haas 160mm platter rotary indexing tables.

MecWash Systems introduces the Maxi, a fully automatic, highly customizable, self-contained aqueous cleaning system that reportedly meets the highest aerospace, automotive, and hydraulic industry cleanliness standards.

MecSoft Europe GmbH, distributor of CAD/CAM software solutions in Europe, has announced that VisualCAM for SolidWorks is certified to run inside the new release of SolidWorks 2015.

Seco Tools LLC added a new helical tool to its Square T4-08 line of square shoulder mills that feature four cutting edges and an innovative tangential cutter design.

Lucifer Furnaces delivered a Red Devil Series furnace to Precision Solutions, Richmond, Utah.

HAWE Hydraulics offers specially certified valves to meet specific requirements of hazardous environments.

Jergens Inc. range of pallet solutions has been expanded to include two more styles, a 4-Pin pallet and a manual version of the company's popular ZPS (Zero Point System).

Hexagon Metrology launched PC-DMIS 2014.1, a significant update of measurement software used for the collection, evaluation, management and presentation of manufacturing data.

Diehl Steel has introduced Marshalloy MQ/FM pre-hardened alloy steel.

Blackstone-NEY Ultrasonics, a division of Cleaning Technologies Group LLC, has reportedly introduced an innovation in aqueous parts cleaning, offering a modular plug and play configuration multitank cleaning system.

Dorner Mfg. has introduced new pallet system components for use on its 2200 SmartFlex flexible chain conveyor platform that provides accurate positioning and routing of parts for assembly, robotic and inspection applications.

The configuration software Festo Design Tool 3D reduces the risk of errors when designing and ordering system modules and offers greater convenience.

The HACO-FLEX regenerator is not a new product," says Peter Haefeli, coowner of long-established grinding tools manufacturer Haefeli, when asked how long the product has been on the market. "Although this exceptionally practical tool has been part of our range for almost 50 years, it looks a bit different these days and is now even more effective."

Tungaloy Corp. announced the expansion of PVD-coated grade AH3135 for milling operations.

HELLER Machine Tools introduces the top range of its 4-axis H Series horizontal machining centers, the H 14000.