Product News

Mikron Corp. Monroe engineers special tools, which are often combination tools for several different machining operations.

Osborn International recently announced its new line of JacksonLea brand bar and liquid compounds that are free from any animal fat, oil or any ingredient derived from animal sources. This line is compliant with the United States FDA directive that restricts the use of bovine materials and also complies with any regulation that restricts the use of animal components of any kind.

Jet Edge's iP60-50R water jet pump has two intensifier systems. If one of the intensifier systems should fail or require service, the second intensifier system can continue operations until the intensifier pump can be shut down for service.

Rockford Systems Inc. offers a bench grinder safety gage to properly adjust the tongue and workrest openings on bench grinders to be in compliance with OSHA standards.

Three new carbide bur kits that are for specific tasks and come packaged in metal storage boxes to fit into a machinist's toolbox are being introduced by Rex-Cut Products Inc.

A compact, wet Tri-Ten planetary head deburring system is available from Abtex Corp. in a return-to-operator configuration.

Mayfran International has introduced the ConSep Flex universal chip conveyor/separator, an innovative new system that efficiently handles a full range of materials and chip types while also cleaning coolant at the machine tool.

With the latest version of its standard measuring software Calypso, Carl Zeiss IMT offers additional functions for users of measuring technology.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has developed a new GEA Series of gear hobbing machines capable of processing large workpieces.

New shrink-fit toolholders for machining centers and multitask machines are available from Kennametal Inc. The shrink-fit program is split into two lines. The GP (General Purpose) line for carbide, HSS and steel shanks can be accommodated with clamping torques suitable for most general machining tasks.

Guyson Corp. has introduced a robotic blasting system that incorporates a component-manipulating 6-axis robot and a shuttle transfer cart to automate processing of tray-loads of components.

The new F-Series vertical machining center from Makino Inc. integrates 8mm fine-pitch ballscrews and 0.05μm as standard equipment to provide enhanced precision. The series consists of two models: F3 and F5.

s the aerospace, automotive, and mold-and-die industries trend toward monolithic components and large structures, there is a growing need for large-travel machining centers. To accommodate large-volume machining, Haas Automation Inc. has expanded the capacity of its EC-1600 horizontal machining center with an additional 10" of Y-axis travel.

Seco Tools Inc. has announced the development of grade RX2000 with a surface hardness coating of up to 3,200 HV.

GF AgieCharmilles' new CUT 1000 OilTech wire EDM makes surface protection a priority.

Lovejoy Tool Co. Inc. offers PCD chip control geometry inserts.

Carl Hirschmann Inc. offers stainless steel, submersible 1-axis and 2-axis rotary indexing tables used in the manufacture of complex workpieces for wire, vertical, small-hole EDM, and milling applications, which include medical, power turbine, aeronautical engineering, gear manufacturing and R&D.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its Model 450WHF chuck.

Emuge Corp. has announced the introduction of MultiTAP, a tap to cut a wide range of materials, including carbon steel, steel alloys, stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass and bronze.

Eriez' Chip and Parts Conveyors employ a unique self-contained, continuous series of permanent magnets to automatically move and elevate ferrous turnings, chips, parts and small stampings along the outer surface of the stainless steel slider plate.