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MFGAxis — Buyer’s Guide
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Machining References
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Hypertherm
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Summing Remote Display
Exair Corp.'s new Summing remote display for the digital flowmeter makes it easy to monitor compressed air consumption from a convenient location.
E-Vac
Exair Corp.'s new Modular E-Vac vacuum generators are a series of low cost, compressed air-powered vacuums for lifting, "pick and place," clamping, chucking and surface mounting applications.
14HE
Dorsey Metrology International offers a new comparator has the same high-quality features as the current product line, but in a smaller package and at a lower price point.
CBN60K
Seco Tools Inc. has announced the availability of its new grade CBN60K for finishing case-hardened steels (58 to 63 HRC) where precision and reliability are more important than high speed.
Grooving Sharp and Grooving Ground Chipbreakers
Seco Tools Inc. continues to enhance its Multi-Directional Turning (MDT) program, most recently announcing the GS (Grooving Sharp) and GG (Grooving Ground) chipbreakers for grooving steel, nonferrous alloys and superalloys.
Tri-Ten
A compact, wet Tri-Ten planetary head deburring system is available from Abtex Corp. in a return-to-operator configuration.
Enabling product line expansion: People & Companies
END USER: The M.K. Morse Co., (800) 733-3377, www.mkmorse.com. CHALLENGE: Eliminate dirt and debris from machine coolant when grinding cermet-tipped saw blades. SOLUTION: Filtration system capable of removing particles to 1μm. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Transor Filter USA, (800) 354-3040, www.transorfilter.com
Maintaining the productivity party
END USER: North America Clutch Corp., (414) 267-4000, www.noram-clutch.com. CHALLENGE: Lower manufacturing costs. SOLUTION: An automated turning center. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Amada Machine Tools America Inc., (847) 797-8700, www.amadamt.com; Progressive Machinery Inc., (414) 577-3200, www.progressivemachinerywi.com
Racking up ribs: General Industry Coverage
END USER: Prospect Mold Inc., (330) 929-3311, prospectmold.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce the time needed to cut grooves in a large mold. SOLUTION: Replace EDMing with endmilling. SOLUTION PROVIDER: OSG Tap & Die Inc., www.osgtool.com, (800) 837-2223
Leave it better than you found it
Machinist's Corner column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
CAD/CAM belongs on the shop floor
Get with the Program column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Finessing fins: Turning Performance
Part Time column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
