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Intelli-MAX Software Suite for JetMachining Centers
OMAX Corp. expanded its Intelli-MAX software suite for OMAX JetMachining Centers with the release of Intelli-MAX 21.
BIDEMICS Grade Inserts
NTK Cutting Tools has released a new proprietary group of advanced composite cutting tool materials called "BIDEMICS."
Costimator Cost Estimating Software
MTI Systems announced that three U.S. fabrication shops have chosen to implement its Costimator cost estimating software to help them increase their speed, accuracy, and consistency during their critical sales and quoting processes.
GE10A Hobbing Machine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has completed the development of a new model in its best-selling "GE series" of dry-cut hobbing machines.
HydroMax Dust Collectors
Micro Air HydroMax dust collectors are designed specifically to address the growing problem of dust explosions in manufacturing plants, and related recent OSHA and NFPA regulations.
PX30i Vertical Machining Center
Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced an all-new Methods-YASDA 5-Axis automated vertical machining center, the PX30i, to meet challenging OEM and job shop requirements.
SMOOTH TECHNOLOGY Process-Performance Platform
Mazak Corp. says its new SMOOTH TECHNOLOGY is a complete process-performance platform that spans the entire part-production landscape, from programming and setup to metal-removal operations to automation to monitoring/data collection and transfer.
IndraControl VR Series Embedded Terminals
The compact IndraControl VR series of embedded terminals from Bosch Rexroth complement the company's existing IndraControl V portfolio of larger screen HMIs and the PC-based panels, including the IndraControl VEP, VDP, VSP, and VPP series.
GoTo Products App Version 4.0
Bosch Rexroth has released version 4.0 of its popular GoTo Products app, a convenient mobile app for customers of Rexroth's GoTo Focused Delivery Program.
Open Core Engineering
Higher productivity through intelligent functions is an increasingly critical factor in the competitive ability of machine tools. Machinery manufacturers are therefore looking for ways to add new and unique functions while protecting their know-how at the same time. Open Core Engineering from Rexroth offers many such functional advancements with the CNC system solution IndraMotion MTX.
51nx-5XU 5-axis Horizontal Machining Center
Manufacturers of medical, aerospace, prototype and complex multiface parts have long understood the positive impact that 5-axis machining can have on productivity and quality, simply by consolidating operations. Makino's a51nx-5XU 5-axis horizontal machining center reportedly raises these capabilities to a new level, building on the quality, durability and reliability of the nx-series next-generation horizontal machining platform.
Model 7GT-M24 Box Furnace
This July, Lucifer Furnaces provided a new Model 7GT-M24 Box Furnace to Quantum Machine Works Ltd. in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.
