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Lightweight Boring Tool
BIG Kaiser has introduced the new, large diameter Kaiser 318 Series, a tooling system supporting a variety of aluminum and steel components optimized for twin cutter rough boring, precision finish boring and precision OD turning operations.
Tool presetters
Koma Precision Inc. offers tool presetters in six models manufactured by its partner Elbo Controlli. The presetters are constructed with a solid-granite column and base.
Beyond Blast through-coolant insert tech said to improve reliability
Kennametal Inc.'s Beyond Blast tools channel coolant through the insert at the interface of the cutter and insert.
Rustlick Ultracut Aero
Rustlick is excited to announce the release of ULTRACUT Aero, a new premium water-soluble oil optimized for high-tech ferrous and nonferrous metals, including titanium, aluminum, Inconel and stainless steel, which are widely used in aerospace, medical and the electronics industries.
ITA (Iscar Tool Advisor)
Profitability from machining a part is dependent on the machine type, cutting tool, cutting conditions and the interaction between them. ITA (ISCAR Tool Advisor) is a user-friendly, web-based tool selection software that is constructed upon a unique mathematical algorithm.
enDURO Endmills
IMCO Carbide Tool Inc. introduces the enDURO line of tools.
1000 and 1100 Series Encoders
HEIDENHAIN Corp. now introduces new low profile incremental rotary encoders with block commutation tracks, especially suitable for use in small-dimensioned servo motors.
ECI 119 Rotary Encoder
HEIDENHAIN Corp. has released a new absolute, inductive rotary encoder.
FlexC Vulcanized Collets
You've probably heard the term "vulcanized collet" and may have wondered what it means exactly. Vulcanization was named after the Roman God of Fire, Vulcan, and, yes, the injection molding process at Hardinge does involve heat.
Boeing BAC-5008-approved coolants
Hangsterfer's Laboratories offers Boeing BAC-5008-approved coolants. S-500CF is a water-soluble oil concentrate with antiweld and antiwear compounds for machining ferrous and nonferrous metals, particularly aluminum alloys.
Carbide series deburring tools
E-Z Burr's small-hole carbide series tools deburr the front and back of a hole in a single pass, and deburr hole diameters as small as 0.125".
High-Performance JIS Taps
Emuge Corp. has introduced a new line of High Performance JIS Taps for tapping applications at companies manufacturing products with Japanese-specified standards.
