Product News

Late last year, Kennametal finalized its acquisition of the tungsten materials business from Allegheny Technologies Inc., including the full line of Stellram metalworking tools.

After introducing mechanical face drivers to the U.S., LMC Workholding offers patented face drivers and live centers from Tecnologie FRB.

Micro Air HydroMax dust collectors are designed specifically to address the growing problem of dust explosions in manufacturing plants, and related recent OSHA and NFPA regulations.

OMAX Corp. has introduced a 100- hp direct-drive pump with EnduroMAX technology.

Shops turning a wide range of materials face extreme challenges daily. They know that the most efficient machining means finding the "sweet spot." Too slow may increase attention to detail but also increase opportunities from speedier competitors. Accelerating speeds and feeds may actually lower efficiency if you're using up tooling faster or stopping your turning center more often to clean out stringers. The WIDIA Victory family of turning inserts from WIDIA is announcing new geometries and grades that extend your turning sweet spot by delivering excellent chip flow that results in smooth machining, improved efficiencies, and extended tool life.

Flow International Corp. announced an upgrade to the FlowXpert Software Suite, FlowXpert 2015.

Laser Marking Technologies LLC, a division of The LMT Group, introduced its newest edition to the COBALT product line.

Lach Diamond offers the >>Cool Injection-Plus<< PCD cutter developed in cooperation with the AUDI AG.

Preco Inc. introduces high-speed, discrete-part, laser-processing system for "tool free" processing of coil-fed metallic materials.

Okuma has introduced its new LU4000 EX CNC lathe, which utilizes two turrets.

Omegasonics introduced two ultrasonic cleaning units for use with fuse deposition modeling (FDM) 3D parts.

Osborn's engineers develop problem-solving JacksonLea polishing solutions at Hamilton, Ohio Product and Application Lab.

DaytonLamina introduces the LamCam line of universal compact cams.

SICK announced the launch of the CLV600 IP 69K Housing bar code scanners, which provide high read rates in challenging conditions.

Parlec Inc. has introduced the Origin, a compact tool measurement and inspection system that weighs 140 lbs.

A line of direct field-replacement CO₂ laser lenses and mirrors that are shipped overnight from stock and fit popular lasers used for gasket fabrication are available from Laser Research Optics.

Lincoln Electric introduces its preventive maintenance service that offers numerous short- and long-term benefits for customers who use fume extraction systems.

With rising energy costs, new laws and a new environmental conscience, the topic of energy efficiency of production machinery is increasingly being discussed and influences more and more purchasing decisions. The same holds true for filtration systems designed to clean cooling lubricants in the tool manufacturing process. Distributed by oelheld, the filtration specialist VOMAT prides itself to provide systems that filter in an energy efficient way, saving a lot of operating cost, just as its compact design does, by utilizing less expensive production floor space.

Hexagon Metrology announced a new release of DataPage+ 5.0, statistical process control (SPC) software for quality assurance professionals.

Deburring of steel, aluminum and nonferrous metal pipes and tubes, specially those with unconventional configurations, has become easier and more efficient with the release of the Abtex Turnamat, a 5-second solution to efficient tube and pipe deburring.