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8000 Space Saver Series Dual-Chamber Furnace
Lucifer Furnaces says it originated the dual-chamber furnace design and perfected it with its 8000 Space Saver series. From high-temperature hardening to convection tempering, the dual-chamber design delivers a full range of heat treating capability in a rugged, compact unit that will maximize the productivity and efficiency of any toolroom.
VIS-P Portable Laser Marker
Automator gets the grip with hand-held marking requirements by introducing the VIS-P portable laser marker. The VIS-P joins the Automator family of laser marking solutions, and is an extremely light and solid unit. Ease of use makes this a product of choice when marking, according to the company.
VR-3000 Series 3D Measurement System
Keyence Corp. has released a new model of its VR-3000 Series. The new VR-3000 Series allows an instant, noncontact 3D scan of a wide area, which has been difficult to achieve with conventional methods. The new model can easily measure rough surfaces, flatness, warpness and planarity.
centroteX System
The centroteX System from HAINBUCH America offers significant advantages to manufacturers processing multiple parts of varying sizes requiring various clamping methods.
Spanntop Workholding System
The HAINBUCH SPANNTOP high-precision workholding system offers users the option of converting the basic chuck for OD, ID and 3-jaw clamping operations with a change-over time of 2 minutes or less. Equally important, in each mode, the chuck delivers proven performance and high repeatability, according to the company.
SP-10 Grit Blast System
When a major fortune 500 aerospace company, who had built their reputation on being "dependable ," selected Guyson to design and build a custom grit blaster for batch processing gas turbine blades; its engineering team realized that this was something truly unique.
VibePro-EX Explosion-Proof Vibration Analysis Package
GTI Predictive Technology Inc., creators of the VibePro iPad Data Collector, offers VibePro-EX, an explosion-proof vibration analysis package for iPad. The package includes a wireless Bluetooth accelerometer, a specially certified explosion proof iPad case meeting all hazardous compliance standards, and a new version of GTI's vibration analysis software, VibePro.
76 Series Vibratory Feeder
In 2013 Eriez introduced the supersized 76 series vibratory feeder to satisfy customers' largest application demands while enabling increased overhang. "Over the past 3 years, the 76 series vibratory feeder has demonstrated success in operations across various and diverse industries," says Rob Yandrick, product manager-vibratory.
Umill 1800 5-axis Milling Center
The Umill 1800 from Mecof, part of EMCO Group, offers milling and turning solutions designed to meet the needs of mold makers, aerospace, automotive, and precision engineering users by offering precision, high dynamics, operational flexibility, and cost-effectiveness.
Clipless Steel Guarding
Custom industrial safety guarding provider Faztek LLC announces its new line of clipless steel guarding. Faztek's steel guarding line is used to create a variety of custom products, including robotic guards, safety guards, welding cells and conveyor guards.
LabMax-Pro Mobile App
A new mobile app from Coherent Inc. enables operation of the company's laser power and energy sensors using a tablet computer, thus delivering an improved user interface and enhanced ease-of-use.
Shefcut Nonadjustable Reamers
Using the proven and time-tested Shefcut reamer design, Cogsdill now adds a new twist. Shefcut precision reamers and fine boring tools have always been designed to produce accurately sized, extremely straight and round bores, with fine surface finishes, according to the company.
