Products

Measurement

Visual Tool Setters Simplify Measuring Cycle, Increase Speed

Marposs expands its Mida VTS visual tool setter family with the addition of the VTS WF45 and WF85 wide field versions.

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Parts Cleaning

Ultrasonic Cleaning System Provides Easy Mobility

Blackstone-NEY Ultrasonics, a division of Cleaning Technologies Group LLC, introduces the stainless-steel GMC Ultrasonic Cleaning System for cellular aqueous parts cleaning.

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CAD/CAM

Updated Nesting Software Facilitates Plate Cutting

Hypertherm’s ProNest 2019 provides an update of the company’s CAD/CAM nesting software for automated cutting.

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Automation

Sheet Metal Software Balances Automation, Manual Control

Vero Software’s Radan sheet-metal program includes updated functionality that enables operators to have a greater degree of manual control when needed.

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Holemaking

Tap Holder Provides Tension, Compression Options

TM Smith Tool’s general-purpose compensating tap holder accommodates a broad range of tapping applications.

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Cutting Tools

Multilayer Insert Coating Enhances Steel Machining

Kyocera Corp.’s industrial cutting tool insert series features coating technology and a base material to improve steel machining.

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Digital Readout Improves Readability, Eases Installation

Heidenhain’s ND 5023 digital readout (DRO) is designed for use with manually-operated machine tools.

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Gundrilling Machine Increases Drive Shaft Production Volume

The DeHoff 518 Cell produces scroll compressor drive shafts at a high volume with extended tool life and increased accuracy.

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Cutting Tools

Counterboring Tools Available in More Diameters

Tungaloy’s TCB series of counterboring tools incorporates expanded tool diameters, ranging from 26 mm to 59 mm or 1.02" to 2.32", and inserts with the CG style chipbreaker geometry.

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CAD/CAM

Software Plugins for CAD Software

Version 15 of nPower Software and IntegrityWare’s plugin products supports Autodesk 3DS Max 2019 and 3DS Max Neptune.

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CAD/CAM

Updated CAM Software Provides Multi-Axis Machining Methods

AlibreCAM 2018, the latest version of MecSoft’s CAM solution for Alibre Design 2018, performs continuous five-axis machining operations on Alibre Design models.

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Roughness Sensor Enables the Inspection of Surface Waviness

The Zeiss Rotos roughness sensor enables coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) to inspect surface waviness and roughness, even on complex workpieces, in a single measurement run without any reclamping.

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