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Cellulose-based components mass produced with AP&T press line
CGTech announces worldwide reseller agreement
AM-produced mandrels provide new market opportunities
Composites manufacturing with advanced programming strategies
Composite material cutters offer a growing opportunity for toolmakers
The next generation of surface profilometer for in-process inspection
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German manufacturer to open 1st plant in U.S.
The Berghoff Group, a German manufacturer, recently announced plans to open its first U.S. plant, which will be located in Auburn, Ala. The company reportedly will invest $30 million to open the manufacturing facility, which is expected to create 100 precision-machining jobs over the next 5 years, according to a news release from the Alabama Department of Commerce.
Indexable-Insert Tools
Dormer Pramet has expanded its indexable offer for turning and milling applications.
Tool Architect Tool Selection Program
Wohlhaupter Corp. has made specifying the most-effective boring tool configurations quick and easy. Wohlhaupter's Tool Architect is a powerful tool selection program that will identify and specify boring tool configurations based on end user specifications.
Slow business can have a silver lining
Doug Wetzel, managing director at contract manufacturer Protomatic, Dexter, Mich., is finding business to be slower than he wishes. Like many other U.S. job shops, the 45-year-old company is experiencing a slowdown caused by tumbling oil prices and worldwide political and economic uncertainty. The difference is Wetzel isn't too worried.
XL Vises
Up to 28.5 inch jaw opening and 12,000 lbs. of clamping force makes Kurt's XL 8-inch vises ideal for the largest tool and die, molds and machining extra large parts in automotive, aerospace and oil drilling industries. Kurt XL vises also function well as a receiver for other workholding setups.
HF 120.4 High-Speed Spindle
IBAG North America offers the HF 120.4 high-speed spindle for Haas and other leading machining centers, delivering up to 42,000 rpm, 16kW and equipped for HSK40 and BT30 Tooling. The HF 120 is ideal for production manufacturing in aerospace, medical, mold and die machining and can be used in hardened steels, aluminum, brass, copper, graphite and various plastics.
Global Coordinate Measuring Machine
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence offers a new model of its GLOBAL coordinate measuring machine designed in collaboration with internationally-renowned design house Pininfarina. This new machine is tailored specifically to offer process speed and efficiency to manufacturers requiring accurate tactile scanning and high throughput.
NC Feed Systems
Dake Corp. introduces their line of NC feed systems, giving shops everywhere the ability to increase productivity, decrease setup time, reduce operator error and reduce waste. Using the Dake feed systems, any semiautomatic ironworker, cold saw, drill press or punching machine can easily be turned into a fully automatic production tool, according to the company.
EIV5 Series Endmills
The EIV5 series from Millstar is revitalizing conventional practices for machine shops. With its combination of radial grind, variable helix, variable pitch and radius preparation, the EIV5 is a versatile endmill engineered for diverse machining applications.
LT-FREE 5-axis Fiber Laser Machine
BLM GROUP USA has announced the introduction of the LT-FREE―a 5-axis, fiber laser machine for cutting 3D formed or shaped parts such as bent tubes, hydroformed tubes, welded assemblies and stamped or flat sheets. The part does not move during the cutting operation as the laser head's freedom of movement reportedly guarantees the highest flexibility and accuracy to produce parts.
Presto Black Blackening System
Manufacturers needing immediate corrosion protection on small quantities of parts can get it with all of the quality of larger finishing systems using Birchwood Technologies' Mini PRESTO BLACK line. The BK-1 line is a low-cost alternative and/or substitute for large scale finishing.
Dom Plus 4-axis Grinding Center
AGATHON AG offers the new Dom Plus 4-axis grinding center equipped with automated loading capacity for high production grinding of indexable inserts on the periphery with two K-Lands through integrated reclamping.
