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Hydraulic and Pneumatic Work Positioners
Verti-Lift introduces their complete lineup of hydraulic and pneumatic work positioners, which keep workpieces close at hand, eliminating unnecessary reaching and other operator movements and thus enhancing ergonomics.
PowerMAX 365 Series UV-A LED Floor Lamps
Spectronics Corp. offers the PowerMAX 365 Series UV-A LED flood lamps.
SMART3D Laser Scanning System
SMART3D from Perceptron reportedly represents a productivity breakthrough for the reverse engineering and modeling sectors.
COORD3 Benchmark Coordinate Measuring Machine
The COORD3 BENCHMARK CMM from Perceptron offers customers a high-performance cost-competitive CMM with the added benefit of a small footprint.
TSC Milling Tools
InovaTools offers TSC tools that have been optimally adapted in terms of substrate, geometry and chip clearance for various materials, such as special alloys, hardened steel, tempering steel, INOX, general construction steel, aluminum and plastic.
Conveyor Motors and Controls
A conveyor system is only as good as the motor and controls that power it, which is why Dorner has revamped its motors and controls offering to support a variety of technologies to cover all applications.
Vigilant H2 Series LED High Bay
Dialight announces the Vigilant H2 Series LED High Bay.
480V Passive Power Supply
Dialight announced the debut of its new durable 480V Passive Power Supply, offering higher energy efficiency to reportedly outperform conventional switch mode power supply (SMPS) technology in high-voltage applications.
SMART NJ 650 Robot
The Comau family of robots has added a new model, SMART NJ 650, with an elevated payload to complete its range of high-payload robots.
e$CORE Software
5ME's new e$CORE software feature generates a monetized version of machine tool performance based on the six span-time categories as defined by AMT — The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
DS4C copper-impregnated EDM graphite material
Mersen USA Inc. says its DS4C copper-impregnated EDM graphite material provides ultralow electrical conductivity, ultrahigh thermal conductivity and improves machinability, thereby enhancing ultrafine detail.
Open-Sight LEAN Fixture Plate System
Phillips Precision Products Div. has designed a work holding kit for Vision Inspection that complements its Open-Sight LEAN, fast-swap fixture plate system.
