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Three Decades of Expertise in High-Feed Milling
As a pioneer in the industry, Tungaloy has three decades of know-how developing the most efficient solutions for High-Feed Milling. Feed the speed with Tungaloy!
CNC Software names marketing director
CNC Software Inc. in Tolland, Conn., developers of Mastercam software, has named Paco Agrafojo as marketing director.
HX Jobber Drill
The PTD HX can deliver up to 70% more holes in moderate conditions. The versatility of the industry's "Go-To" jobber drill extends beyond medium strength materials, delivering 18% more holes in heavy conditions and up to 30% more holes in light conditions.
ASCO Power settles on one nesting software package
ASCO Power Technologies, which manufactures automatic transfer switches, switchgear and other power management products, solved manufacturing issues by integrating Jetcam Expert nesting software throughout its facility.
Fastt-Grind Ceramic Discs
Premium Ceramic Grain - provides a cooler cut for a longer lasting disc; 50 Grit – less emphasis on aggression with refined surface finish; 36 Grit – best combination of stock. Works well on stainless steel & carbon steel, weld bead removal, chamfering and beveling, flame-cut steel removal, edge grinding and deburring.
Heavy-Duty Bench Grinders
Every grinder provides four to seven times longer duty cycle under load and eight times less speed degradation than the competition. The grinders provide smooth, quiet power for grinding cleaning, deburring, chamfering and sharpening.
Intellistat Ion Air Gun
This Intellistat is activated with a comfortable, ergonomic short throw trigger which requires minimal effort. Constructed with a low voltage transformer converting 120V to 24V, it was designed to ensure user safety, in addition to using an EXAIR engineered air nozzle to maximize efficiency and meet OSHA requirements for sound level and dead-end pressure. It is equipped with a red/green LED to signify proper functionality, as well as a hook for easy hanging and storage.
Simcenter 3D 2021
Simcenter 3D continues to further improve its powerful unified and shared engineering platform for all simulation disciplines to help users gain full value of the benefits that simulation provides in terms of cost, speed and impact to innovation. Introducing new enhancements to the AI (Artificial Intelligence) driven user experience, new simulation types as well as refinements in accuracy and enhanced performance speed.
Nightforce Optics improves quality with new CMM
Nightforce Optics in Orofino, Idaho, manufacturers riflescopes and other high-precision optics. To achieve quality specifications, the company upgraded its technology with a new CMM that supports a probe.
CNC machine tending with Haas VF-2SS & UR10e
Watch a Cobotics Corner demonstration that helped increase productivity by 43% using a Universal Robots UR10e arm with a Robotiq dual parallel servogripper on a 2018 Haas VF-2SS CNC machine, according to Fusion OEM.
Eriez white paper attacks metal contamination
Eriez' new white paper, "Six Ways to Attack Metal Contamination to Improve Product Purity and Avoid Recalls," covers best practices processing plants should implement to achieve the highest product purity and avoid costly tramp metal damage.
AM Cube 3D Metal Printer
It is suitable for coating and repairing components up to 500 mm in size, for cylindrical components up to a meter long and for the near-net-shape production of semi-finished products. The AM Cube can be provided with up to 3 deposition heads with patented, hardwired energy, material and data supply. Max. workpiece dimensions are: 3-axis: 1,000 x 400 x 500 mm; 4-axis: Ø 300 x 1,000 mm; and 5-axis: Ø 500 x 500 mm.n
