Product News

Finnish thin film coating specialist Picodeon Ltd. Oy has developed its ultra-short pulsed laser deposition (USPLD) surface coating technology to be able to create either porous or dense aluminium oxide coatings on heat-sensitive substrates for use in a wide range of industrial metallisation applications.

Renishaw's new XCal-View software brings an updated look, increased functionality and greater flexibility to laser calibration data analysis.

Designed for today's hard machining challenges, Carmex says its new CMT line delivers longer tool life, higher material removal, excellent surface finish, reduced cycle times, and lower cutting forces in materials up to 62-HRC steel.

HEIDENHAIN unveils a new line of rotary encoders for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (ATEX).

Nikon Metrology announces two new CNC Video Measuring Systems, the iNEXIV VMA-4540V and 4540.

SICK announced the launch of the TIM551 2D laser scanner.

Toshiba Machine Co., America offers the newest addition to its TUE Series of vertical boring and turning mills: the TUE-100.

Automatic tool changers, type CTA — HSL from ITI Tooling Co. Inc. are suitable for applications on CNC milling machines, vertical and horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes and multi-tasking machines.

Abtex Corp. has designed and built the largest and most technologically advanced Tri-Ten deburring system in its 34 year history. The new system, designed for deburring high-volume fine-blanked parts, will operate three shifts/day, seven days/week. This results in an annual throughput of more than 15 million parts.

OSG Tap & Die's thread gage series is now offered with the NIST traceable gage certification option.

Storing and retrieving heavy loads or bulky goods generally takes manpower and heavy equipment. With the new Shuttle XP 1000, Kardex Remstar supplies an overhead crane mounted on the unit for easy handling of heavy goods.

"The FSG-C1224CNC profile grinder is designed to meet such grinding requirements as intricate profiles and mold components, and are well suited for the aircraft, automobile, electronic, medical, machine tool and defense industries," says Chevalier Vice President Johnson Lan.

ESAB's Global Center of Excellence for Gas Apparatus introduces the SabreCut series of gas apparatus products, a comprehensive line of straight cutting and combination torches, regulators, regulator-flowmeters, cutting tips and complete outfits.

For the aerospace market, the Sinumerik 840D sl from Siemens Industry Inc. offers CNC technology that reportedly increases machine tool performance and user productivity.

Single Source Technologies (SST) added the FCS Modular Clamping System (Breyl) to its product line.

Walter USA LLC has expanded its "Tough Guys" series of high-performance solid-carbide endmills with the new Walter Prototyp Proto-max_TG (the TG stands for Tough Guys).

A new line of Type 27 cotton fiber flexible abrasive wheels for blending and finishing aluminum in one-step without needing waxes or compounds has been introduced by Rex-Cut Abrasives.

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., Cutting Tool Div. introduced its new MFH-Raptor High Feed Milling Cutter, which features an anti-vibration design for increased productivity in ramping and helical milling at high speeds.

George Products Co. announces the release of software version 4.0 for its inspection system.

Sugino Corp. offers the newest application for its SSV2 Selfeeder Servo Series: the capability to mount to robots for complex automated drilling applications.