Trade Show Booth Visits

The Greenleaf Corp. ran a demonstration at its booth during Eastec 2023 showcasing the capabilities of a range of tool, including indexable and solid options. Included in the demo were Greenleaf's Ring Max tool and its XSYTIN-1 phase-toughened ceramic insert grade. n

Starrett Metrology Solutions, a division of The L.S. Starrett Co., demonstrated its HDV 300 Horizontal Benchtop Digital Comparator at its booth during Eastec 2023. The system was designed to eliminate operator-to-operator variability in the utilization of an optical comparator.n

Guhring Inc., which featured several product lines at its booth during Eastec 2023, reviewed the company's newest offerings for drills, endmills, thread mills, taps, grooving tools, and a tool management vending solution.n

In addition to featuring its Cut F 600 wire EDMing machine and Mill S 200 U five-axis linear drive machine, GF Machining Solutions highlighted the micromachining capabilities of its Microlution product line. n

LANG Technovation General Manager Jon Dobosenski highlighted the HAUBEX automation solution for small batches along with a number of other products on display at the company's booth during Eastec 2023.n

Craig Fischer, plant manager for JM Performance Products Inc., highlighted some of the company's newer products, including BT30 retention knobs, that were on display at the company's booth during Eastec 2023.

CTE Publisher Dennis Spaeth asks MIKRON Tool's Clive Komlenic, sales director, East, about the company's new micro milling tool, the CrazyMill Cool Micro. The new cutter is said to answer their customer's desire for a micro tool that displayed a lot of the same characteristics as MIKRON's larger mills that start at 1 mm.n

KOMA Precision Inc. Vice President of Sales Andrew Esposito graciously took a few minutes during Eastec 2023 to provide an overview of the products available through KOMA, including Tsudakoma rotary tables, Alberti angle heads and live tools, as well as KOMAls own line of presetters. n

Dante Payva, regional sales manager for universal machines for GROB Systems Inc., detailed the features and benefits of the company's G550 horizontal, five-axis milling center along with a 10-position pallet changer that were on display during Eastec 2023.n

Platinum Tooling Technologies Inc. President Preben Hansen introduced the company's new line of Rineck Shrink-Fit toolholders on display at its booth during Eastec 2023. Hansen said the line includes a broad range of tools capable of high-precision quality at "an excellent price level." n

Walter USA's Bryan Curley, district sales manager of the East North Atlantic, and Timothy Lacey, field service engineer, discuss some of the cutting tool maker's new endmills and other products on display at the company's booth during Eastec 2023. n

CTE booth visits captured on video during SME's Eastec 2023 event in Springfield, Massachussetts.