Product News

Castrol Industrial North America Inc. announced the launch of the Performance Biolubes product line.

Hardinge Inc. announces the release of four new turning centers: GS 42MS, GS 51MS, GS 150MS and GS 200MS.

Utilizing a newly engineered flexible backing, highly flexible Kushion Kut quick-change discs from Superior Abrasives are for contour sanding.

Hypertherm announced the launch of the Powermax105, a new 105 amp air plasma cutting system for hand and automated cutting and gouging designed to comfortably cut 1 ¼ inch (32mm) thick metal, and sever metal up to 2 inches (50mm) thick.

CIMMILL 1350 is fast becoming the fluid of choice in moderate-duty rollforming, threading and cutting operations of ferrous metals.

Eriez Chip and Parts Conveyors provide a practically maintenance free solution for moving and elevating ferrous materials.

Lucifer Furnaces recently supplied several top loading pot furnaces to a customer for use with glass and ceramic research.

Makino announces the D300 5-axis vertical machining center as the newest entry into the 5-axis aerospace machining arena.

Waterjet manufacturer Jet Edge Inc. introduces the iP36-50 Modular Waterjet Intensifier Pump.

Dapra Corp. has introduced precision-ground Ball Nose inserts with PCD tips.

STROTHMANN continuously improves its RoundTrack technology and incorporates customer requirements. Now, the quadro turnstile, the youngest RoundTrack crossing, is even thinner, facilitating an effort-saving in-floor installation.

Mollart Engineering's LD4 Drillsprint deep hole drilling machine offers a 750mm stroke complete with full automatic loading and unloading along with a range of the latest deep hole drill tooling from Botek.

Richards Micro-Tool has introduced the "Q Ball" line of 3-flute carbide end mills for metalcutting applications.

One year ago, Mikron Tool introduced flexible solid carbide drills and earned respect from the producers of deep hole drills, because these drills, starting at 0.1mm diameter, achieved drilling depths up to 30 x D. Today, the Swiss tool producer takes another step forward and expands their drilling program of CrazyDrill Flex. We are now talking about drilling depths up to 50 x D with integrated cooling which is indispensable for these extreme drilling depths. Also new is an option especially for the machining of Titanium.

Sandvik Coromant has launched a new, light cutting insert for its innovative CoroMill 170 precision gear milling cutter.

O.M.G. North America has introduced a new Spindle Speeder, adaptable to all CNC Machining Centers, for finish milling, drilling or engraving operations.

Quickmill has introduced the Annihilator Series of Gantry Machining Centers to the metal cutting industry.

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels introduces a line of USA-made surface conditioning belts designed for work in wet or dry applications including cleaning, finishing, blending and deburring.

Third Wave Systems has released version 6.1 of its NC program optimization software, Production Module.

Zagar Workholding Group has added a complete line of rotary and indexing tables to its product offering.