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Mycenter-Supercell400 HMC
Kitamura Machinery has expanded its machining center line-up with the Mycenter-Supercell400 horizontal 5-axis machining center.
Mid Rail Gantry Model MR513
Waterjet manufacturer Jet Edge Inc. introduces the Mid Rail Gantry Model MR513 water jet cutting machine.
MS40P Multispindle CNC Lathe
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.
No. 943 Electric Pit Furnace
No. 943 is an electrically-heated, 2000°F top-loading pit furnace from Grieve Corp., currently used on a variety of heat treating applications at a customer's facility.
Turbo Machinery Options
Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machine tools, offers two new GibbsCAM options specialized for simplifying the machining of turbo machinery parts (rotary parts with blades).
MiniTest 650
The battery-operated gage from Paul N. Gardner Co. Oinc. features a backlit display and a one meter sensor cable.
Adjustable Toolholding
A special compact gear hobber system from EXSYS Tool Inc. allows shops to generate splines, spur or helical gears in one operation.
Connecting Rod Grinder
C & B Machinery has improved productivity and flexibility of their double disc non-coplanar connecting rod grinding system first introduced in 2009 for the Chevrolet Volt 1.4L auxiliary engine.
Coated T-A Inserts
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.
GEN3SYS
Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. is pleased to announce the addition of a stub length drill and chamfer holder to the GEN3SYS product family.
Remote control for machine diagnostics
For the July 2011 Get With The Program column, Cutting Tool Engineering turned to Okuma America Corp. to address remote control for machine diagnostics.
Metalworking safety tips: General Industry Coverage
For his July 2011 Shop Operations column, Tom Lipton suggests that safety is a situational awareness issue as opposed to a matter of equipment.
