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Tungaloy adds a substantial number of new geometries and shapes to its BXA20 line, a successful grade of coated T-CBN inserts, designed to deliver efficient solutions to hard turning operations.

Product April 17, 2019

PVD-Coated AH8015-Grade Inserts

Tungaloy adds PVD-coated grade AH8015 in several geometry types to its MiniForce-Turn series for machining heat-resistant superalloys, steel and stainless steel.

News April 16, 2019

Hermle to showcase “Milling at its Best” at 2019 Global Open House

Hermle AG will welcome over 1,000 companies and 3,000 visitors from across the globe to its annual Global Open House event in Gosheim, Germany. from May 8-11, 2019. Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with more than 20 machine models in various configurations and with complementary equipment from high-tech industries to demonstrate the vast range of capabilities provided by Hermle products.

News April 16, 2019 Alan Richter

In with the old

In response to my Lead Angle column in the April 2019 issue about machining large parts and my attraction to vintage machine tools, I received the following email from Chuck Oloffson, a CAD detailer and former CNC and manual machinist.

Product April 16, 2019

FlexBEAM Machining Center

FlexCNC introduces the Beam Line – the latest addition to its lineup of machining centers for large or long parts, like structural steel beam, in a single setup. With an open-bed design that measures 40-feet by 2-feet, this new model can machine parts up to 40 feet in length.

Product April 16, 2019

Lead Screw Configurator

igus has developed a new lead screw configurator that will allow customers to quickly design their own lead screw and associated drawing without in-depth technical knowledge and CAD software. Designing a lead screw usually requires significant effort for the user, who is required to have technical drawing skills and access to a CAD program.

Product April 16, 2019

FZ 16 S 5-axis Machining Center

Producing complex aerospace parts such as vanes, blisks and impellers requires a particularly fast, very precise and extremely dynamic machining center. For manufacturing critical components used in engine and turbine construction, this means a 5-axis machining center. Machines for highly dynamic milling with five simultaneously controlled axes are essential for producing reliable aircraft engine components.

Product April 16, 2019

Packing Stations with Integral Conveyors

Verti-Lift introduces new packing stations which combine a full-length work area adjacent to a full-length integral conveyor for speeding the container, product or component to its next destination. Built on the proven Verti-Lift tandem scissor lift platform, these extra-long packing stations can be raised or lowered to meet the application needs of manufacturing, processing, distribution operations and more.

Product April 16, 2019

Vero Equipment Health Monitoring System

Wireless power pioneer Nikola Labs will launch Vero, the perpetually powered equipment health monitoring system. An industrial internet of things (IIoT) solution, VERO is an out-of-the-box system for manufacturers to closely monitor process critical equipment.