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Finding the sweet spot
One wheel sales guy says finding the sweet spot on a wheel is all about material-removal rates. Another guy keeps talking about wheel speed. A shop turned to Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, to find out who's right in the 17th episode of the video series.
P30 Positioning Sensor
SICK announced it has launched the Inspector P30 Positioning Sensor. The Inspector P series offers a flexible method for part location and provides a precise positioning point of a known target.
Nano-Ceramic Grease
New DAYLube high performance grease, which uses nanoceramic particles that act as sub-microscopic ball bearings to provide continuous lubrication to steel surfaces, is now available in 1 and 5-gallon pails from Dayton Progress Inc.
Pero R1
Peros R1 vacuum solvent cleaning systems from ZPS America LLC is suitable for any type of machined or formed metal components that can fit into a standard 530 x 365 x 250mm basket (other sizes are available as special order).
Widia-Rubig Deep-Hole Drills
In deep-hole drilling applications up to 30XD, new solid-carbide WIDIA-Rubig deep-hole drills reportedly remove between three and four times the metal compared to gun drills, in addition to delivering excellent hole quality and cycle times.
DraftSight for Linux
Dassault Systèmes has announced the availability of a beta release of DraftSight for Linux.
Temper Tough Alloy
Carpenter Technology Corp. has developed a new ultrahigh-strength steel (UHSS) alloy that is a lower cost alternative to many cobalt-containing precipitation hardenable alloys.
Mobile Lubrication System
A new mobile lubrication system from the fluid storage and handling specialists, The IFH Group, provides storage and dispensing of lubricants, cutting oils, bearing oils, hydraulic fluids, transmission fluids and engine oils for plants requiring lubrication maintenance at multiple locations over a large area.
Equator Gaging System
Renishaw says Equator is a radical new alternative to traditional dedicated gaging, filling a gap in the market never before addressed.
C 151z-a Marking Machine
The C151 z-a series from SIC Marking USA is remarkable for its repeatability and precision: this is due to its micropercussion technology, its "AERO" type stylus, and its precise mechanism (movement resolution is just 0.05, compared with the 0.1 generally seen on the market).
VPFL Vacuum Lifter
A below-the-hook, pneumatic vacuum lifter that picks up pipe, rod, and other cylindrical loads from the top surface and eliminates blocking, bending, and sagging has been introduced by Anver Corp.
O-Inspect
The O-INSPECT multisensor measuring machine from Carl Zeiss allows the very easy, very accurate and thus very efficient inspection of complex parts.
