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Huot Workstation
Designed with a machine shop environment in mind, the new Huot Workstation provides a solid, stable work location with plenty of functional top surface space.
Wall Tree Locker
The New Huot Wall Tree Locker includes three toolholder shelves available in all popular tapers, and different taper toolholder shelves can be used together.
LF Series Linear Scales
With the newly revised LF series linear scales, HEIDENHAIN says it now offers higher precision than ever for use on high accuracy machine tools, jig bore and grinding machines, and linear motors.
Model RB-600 Blast Machine
Guyson Corp. has introduced a lean robotic blast system that is designed for single-piece-flow processing of precision components and is offered with special adaptations for shot peening or surface preparation of turbine buckets and blades.
G550 Horizontal Machining Center
GROB Systems Inc., Machine Tool Division has introduced its G550 high-precision horizontal machining center, which has unique features and an innovative design allowing it to machine parts in 5-axes using less motions, with reportedly twice the rigidity of conventional quill feed machines.
GibbsCAM Link
In supporting phase one of the DMG/Mori Seiki standardization initiative, Gibbs and Associates will provide the machine tool builder's customers a smooth and reliable flow of programming data from any CAM system to the machine controls.
Bar Magnets
Eriez Bar Magnets, available in a variety of sizes, can be used in a wide range of separation and automation applications.
Solids-from-Liquids Centrifuges
Metal chips and fines that collect in machine tool sumps and large central systems can now be effectively removed with Eriez Hydroflow's Solids-from-Liquid Centrifuges using media free filtration.
Sump Cleaner
The Eriez Hydroflow line of heavy-duty industrial wet/dry vacuum sump cleaner units clean virtually any machine tool sump, tank or pit quickly and thoroughly.
META Platform
Coherent Inc. has extended its integrated laser machine tool product portfolio with its new META platform, offering improved performance and greater ease-of-use.
Mikron HEM 800 VMC
With its new MIKRON HEM 800 three-axis vertical machining center, GF AgieCharmilles says it brings an excellent price/performance ratio to the high-precision production of medium to large-sized parts for several different industries, from aerospace to electronics to mold and die.
Surface Preparation Wheels and Discs
CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels expanded its surface conditioning offerings, adding a line of surface preparation aluminum oxide and silicon carbide wheels and discs.
