Product News

Hougen Manufacturing Inc. announces their new RotaFoam Cutting Fluid.

Third Wave Systems introduced its newest machining modeling capabilities: part distortion and tool deflection.

Expanding collets and between center arbors (mandrels) grip the internal diameter of a part for turning, milling, grinding, assembly, inspection and automation applications. Hardinge Workholding Div.'s Sure-Grip Expanding Collet Systems have design features that provide durability for long production runs with superior surface finishes and fast collet changeover from the front.

A full line of cotton fiber mounted points that are ideally suited for EOAT (end-of-arm-tooling) in automated metal deburring and finishing applications is available from Rex-Cut Products Inc.

The compact design of the Eriez Hydroflow Portable Tramp Oil Separator is an ideal choice for small metalworking plants.

BALINIT ALCRONA PRO from Oerlikon Balzers has the same chemical composition as BALINIT ALCRONA. However, thanks to optimised process parameters as well as coating structure modifications, it was possible to significantly improve the residual stress profile and the thermal shock resistance of the coating.

Guyson Corp. offers its Model TR-900 through-belt conveyor blast systems with an oscillator to provide reciprocating motion of the blast guns, reduce the number of nozzles required for uniform coverage and lower the blasting machine's compressed air requirements.

The ChilAire Lite system from Cool Clean Technologies is a cost effective way to implement CO₂ cooling into any firm's current processes.

Mahr Federal Inc. has announced the addition of an economical and powerful new skidless surface evaluation system to its MarSurf line of mobile surface metrology systems.

Columbia Marking Tools Inc. pioneered the development of the double-acting air-operated impact marker and their tiny Model 78 Mite-E-Mark line is extremely rugged and cost-effective (most systems are under $500) and packs 18 times the force of an air cylinder with the same bore.

New product videos and new-generation catalogs hot off the presses, IMCO Carbide Tool introduced the latest wave of its customer-focused product information system.

Sandvik Coromant launches an extension to its range of Silent Tools milling adaptors.

A full line of cotton fiber abrasive products for grinding, deburring, polishing, and finishing stainless steel, aluminum, and exotics is available from Rex Cut Products Inc.

OKK USA Corp.'s HM500S/50 Horizontal Machining Center allows for the heavy-duty cutting of small parts, as well as hard-to-cut materials.

FANUC Factory Automation (FANUC FA America) introduces FOCAS Automation Solution Connect (FASConnect) software solution for network distributed data management for FANUC CNC equipped machine tools.

The Model 4087 Machinist Calc Pro from Calculated Industries is a machining math and reference tool.

Allied Machine and Engineering Corp. is pleased to announce the addition of AM200 coating on all T-A inserts designed for the structural steel industry.

The new INDEX MS40P CNC multi-spindle automatic lathe includes a quillstock with six tool carriers and one counter spindle opposite the main 6-spindle drum, making it possible to machine complex workpieces requiring many tools with highest precision in a single process.

Metabo Corp. has introduced its first professional-grade cordless angle grinder, complete with a rotating battery pack, making it ideal for grinding and cutting applications in hard to reach areas.

The precision of a tool is directly related to the production accuracy of its blank. Manufacturing complex blanks to the highest standards of concentricity and dimensional accuracy has now become significantly easier with the ShapeSmart NP5, the 5-axis cylindrical grinding machine from Rollomatic.