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A full range of pneumatic saws and pipe machining tools that can cut all types of pipe, regardless of size and material, and prepare them for welding are available from Esco Tool.
2200 Series Modular Belt Conveyor
Dorner's newly redesigned 2200 series modular belt conveyor features additional belt options, a sleek open-frame design, a universal T-slot and is ideal for applications within the metalworking, packaging, assembling and general manufacturing industries. The product redesign includes a number of improvements.
Air Caster Rigging Kit
Compact and flexible, the AeroGo Air Caster Rigging Kit contains everything necessary to move heavy, awkward or delicate loads using compressed air. The kit is housed in a rugged and lockable storage box. The rigging kit system can be configured to accommodate numerous and varied load requirements in a variety of applications, handling load weights as heavy as 64,000 lbs.
SmartCAM ShopFloor Milling Programming System
SmartCAMcnc announced the release of SmartCAM ShopFloor Milling, an easy-to-use and affordable shop-floor programming system designed to empower machinists with CNC programming independent of their in-house programming department. With this new product launch SmartCAMcnc reportedly provides more functionality than traditional conversational programming, offline and independent of specific conversational CNC format.
Verisurf 2017 Measurement Software
Verisurf Software Inc. announced Verisurf 2017, the latest release of its measurement software for advanced surface analysis, quality inspection, assembly guidance and reverse engineering. The new release includes many enhancements and added capabilities.
Verisurf Software to Drive zCAT Portable, Programmable CMM
Verisurf Software Inc. announced its latest release, Verisurf 2017, will be integrated to support and drive the Fowler, zCAT portable, programmable CMM. The accuracy, portability and repeatability of the zCAT CMM coupled with the power of Verisurf dimensional metrology software reportedly delivers a robust and fully programmable, portable inspection solution.
ROD 620 and 630 Rotary Encoders
HEIDENHAIN is expanding its range of incremental sealed rotary encoders for high loads with the introduction of the new ROD 620 and 630 models of the ROD 600 series. The sturdy design of these encoders' mechanics opens up broad fields of application in machine tool, plant construction and in-position feedback systems for controlling asynchronous motors.
Seco Tools introduces Niagara Cutter new Stabilizer
Seco Tools LLC introduced the Niagara Cutter Stabilizer 2.0 during IMTS 2016. Jay Ball, Seco Tools product manager, Niagara Cutter Solid Endmills, covers the new aspects of the Stabilizer 2.0 in this brief video report.
Takumi USA debuts at IMTS 2016
Takumi USA makes its North American debut at IMTS 2016. Sebastian Bertoncini, Takumi's manager of operational planning, interviews Daniel Ornelas, Takumi's vice president of product development and manufacturing operations.
CTEplus visits with Somma Tool at IMTS
Cutting Tool Engineering visited with Abel Rodrigues, sales engineer, Somma Tool Co., during IMTS 2016 as he provided the play-by-play for a video demonstration of external and internal rotary broaching.
CAM software sticks the landing
END USER: Ramona Enache, +31 634-824-992, www.tothepointer.com; SOLUTION PROVIDERS: DP Technology Corp., (800) 627-8479, www.espritcam.com; Logicad Solutions srl, www.logicad.ro; CHALLENGE: Design metal parts for a wine glass that sticks into the ground. SOLUTION: CAM software that defines all the machining operations, cutting tools and machining parameters.
Raptor has a voracious appetite
END USER: RJ Enterprises, (310) 327-8127, www.rjenterprise.net; SOLUTION PROVIDER: Kyocera Precision Tools Inc., (800) 823-7284, www.kyoceraprecisiontools.com; CHALLENGE: Reduce cycle time when roughing a fuel sensor made of 304 stainless. SOLUTION: Switching from a ½"-dia., 4-flute solid-carbide endmill to a 5⁄8"-dia., indexable-insert endmill.
