Product Demos

Parlec is creating new standards for the precision boring industry. Manufactured in America, the Parlec modular boring line offers a full range of capabilities, a modular design and unmatched repeatable precision.

Norton Abrasives video focuses on Norton Vitrium3, which has been engineered for maximum performance and cost savings in precision grinding.

Get faster, more accurate set ups with Carr Lane's CL5 Quick-Change 5-Axis Workholding solution, which consists of three components: a subplate, a riser and top tooling made up of a vise or a fixture plate. The combination allows flexible and easy clamping, and 5-side part access.

ThermoGrip is the "new" tool clamping system for automotive, aerospace, medical and die/mold manufacturing. Its high TIR cutting tool precision is said to improve cutting tool performance in tool life and machining accuracy.

That's a typical result for thousands of companies that are using Fastenal's vending solutions to dispense, control and track their supplies. For more information, contact your local Fastenal store.

The new Toolingtrader.com is said to be the industry's most complete interactive web portal for buying and selling surplus tooling for the machining industry. The site also features industry forums, technical data sheets, and the ability for sellers to upload multiple products at once.

Tungsten ToolWorks offers a web-based tool that lets you create your own custom cutting tool to fit your exact needs. This video takes you through the process step-by-step so you can complete a quote on your own.

A random arrangement is all well and good when it comes to avant-garde music, but the random crystal growth direction found in conventional CVD alumina cutting tool coatings can create weak areas where cracks form, shortening tool life.

The portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM) arm-free probing system HandyPROBE and the C-Track dual-camera sensor form a unique duo that generates high accuracy measurements and increases the reliability and speed of the measurement process.

The RobbJack Corp. demonstrates its patented mirror-edge geometry, which reportedly dampens vibration to help eliminate chatter, in this brief 78-second video.

OML's SinterGrip vise jaws demonstration.

When it comes to certain holemaking applications, combination cutting tools can save shops a significant amount of production time, according to several companies that offer such tools. Ceratizit and Heule Tool offer a closer look at the benefits of combination tools in the following CTEplus video supplement.