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H.B. Carbide adds Mexico-based rep to sales network
H.B. Carbide, a Lewiston, Michigan-based manufacturer and global supplier of carbide blanks and pre-forms, has expanded its sales network into Mexico and Latin America through a partnership with Bu-Mac Technology Solutions in Querétaro, Mexico, led by Carlos Cortes as the local agent for all inquiries, technical, service, commercial requests.
IP68 Enclosures
The IP68 enclosures except size 44.27 are made of corrosion-proof foundry grade aluminum alloy and they are coated with oven-cured thermosetting paint with epoxy power, which makes the enclosures highly resistant to scratch, shock, seawater, and chemicals.
TungFlex Carbide Shanks
Since carbide shanks provide lower deflection than steel shanks, they enable aggressive machining with increased cutting parameters. This amounts to reduced machining time and increased productivity. Also, the new shanks provide excellent vibration resistance, enabling extremely productive machining with long overhang setup.
Allied Machine donates boring tools to restore a WW2 submarine
Wohlhaupter Tooling and boring tools from Allied Machine are helping to preserve the Pampanito, a World War II submarine.
ProCamPAC PRO Programmable Limit Switch (PLS)
A new Toggle Cam Output performs an asymmetrical toggle function, turning an output off or on for different stroke amounts. The output can be used to operate diverter gates and to control complex gagging operations. The new On/Off Counter Cam Output precisely controls functions that need to operate at a preset interval instead of on every machine cycle.
Upgraded Niagara Cutter A245/A345 Product Family
The newly upgraded Niagara Cutter A245/A345 product family solves the power consumption issue that most aluminum manufactures encounter. By combining an engineered flute shape and polished K-land, giving you an optimal combination of helix angle and rake angle, this product family reduces power consumption by a minimum of 20%.
Reshoring/manufacturing perspectives for near-post-COVID
JM Performance Products and The Reshoring Initiative analyze "near-post-COVID" parameters with a trajectory focus on training, technology, supply chain, production, and reshoring.
Eriez Expands Service and Repair Center
Eriez sells both standard and custom equipment to handle the unique requirements of manufacturers around the country in diverse industries. Eriez stocks parts that integrate with Eriez equipment as well as competitors' products.
Tungaloy small insert lines
Tungaloy going small. Small inserts, outstanding productivity. Featuring the AddDoFeed for maximum speed and efficiency at minimum size, Tung-Tri for small shoulder milling operations with cost-efficient inserts and outstanding chatter stability, TungForce-Rec versatile shoulder milling cutter with unique V-shaped bottom for maximum productivity, AddInternalCut four-edged insert for small internal grooving operations with a minimum diameter of 0.438", and AddMeisterDrill — the world's smallest exchangeable head drill series with 0.004" increments.n
USCTI scholarship helps part-time student with a full-time engineering job
In an email to Cutting Tool Engineering, Kaylee Dudek, a full-time employee in the application engineering department at Allied Machine & Engineering, Dover, Ohio, describes the impact of winning a $5,000 scholarship from the U.S.
Simplified CMM inspection for productive quality control
WLR Precision Engineering is a contract machining specialist in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, and the company was using a pair of 15-year-old coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in its inspection room. Looking to upgrade the technology, WLR Precision invested in two CMMs manufactured by LK Metrology. Soon, they had largely superseded the older CMMs.
White paper: Basics of static electricity
The Basics of Static Electricity white paper presents 20 comprehensive and full-colored pages on the causes of static electricity, how it develops, and solutions for combatting it in manufacturing processes.
