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Floyd Hits Top Form With New Schwanog Tools
7 January 2014
Form drilling and form turning operations can now provide significant productivity benefits of up to 80% with new bespoke solutions from Floyd Automatic Tooling, courtesy of the new PWP range from Schwanog. The German specialist tooling manufacturer has now developed its series of form drilling and external turning inserts to improve cycle times for users of sliding and fixed head turning centres ...
NTK Introduces Highly Rigid Boring Bar Series
6 January 2014
NTK now offers an extensive line of high precision boring tooling designed for Swiss type sliding head turning centres. One of the new product lines is called the 'Mogul Bar'. The Mogul Bar system provides the end user with outstanding chip control and higher rigidity than conventional boring tools. The most notable characteristics of the Mogul Bar is its excellent chip evacuation and c ...
Kerf Bridges Gap Between New & 2nd Hand Plasma Machines With New CombiCut
11 December 2013
Whilst the last four or five years have been extremely challenging for many manufacturers, in contrast the last six months has seen significant improvements and a greater level of confidence in the market for many manufacturers. Rochdale based Kerf Developments is one company that has seen significant growth and increased interest in both its new plasma cutting machines and their range of previous ...
ITC Brings HSM to Fanuc With Bolt-on Spindle Units
11 December 2013
Strategic partnerships between machine tool vendors and manufacturers of ancillaries such as cutting tools, coolants and workholding equipment are increasingly commonplace. The latest relationship that has proven beneficial for both suppliers and most importantly the end user has been struck up between Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) and Fanuc Robotics. The Coventry based machine tool m ...
Almac Re-News its Machine Ranges
9 December 2013
Following the EMO trade fair and an internal show in La Chaux-de-Fonds in October, Almac's customers have been treated to an updated image with new products featuring some remarkable design and solutions for various industry sectors. A new beginning Since the takeover of Almac by the Tornos Group, and the arrival of Mr. Devanthéry, the company has been undergoing a transformation. A new i ...
Schunk Gripper Hand Rings the NASDAQ Closing Bell
14 November 2013
The Schunk SDH hand attached to the UR5 robot arm from Universal Robots rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell on November 12th to mark the launch of the ROBO-STOX™ Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (Ticker Symbol: ROBO). The robotic bell ringing marks the first time a non-human performs this prestigious task. SCHUNK has been chosen by ROBO-STOX to ring the bell along with Universal Robots to re ...
Industrial Design: It's a must for Machine Builders
7 November 2013
For many, industrial design is a necessary evil and for others it is essential. Often, it is dismissed because it involves additional cost and is not essential for the operation of machine tools. Customers also neglect it because it often involves additional cost without bringing any concrete improvement in performance. Tornos has developed a number of new designs that mark a paradigm shift in ...
High Performance End Mills From ITC for Finish Machining
5 November 2013
For finish machining and the cutting of hard materials, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) is introducing its 4503 Series of Widia Hanita solid carbide end mills that is newly available in the company's new Widia Slimline Catalogue. The TiAlN coated end mills are manufactured from a high quality micro grain carbide substrate that delivers tool life and performance benefits beyond that of com ...
OPEN MIND Launches New Version of hyperMILL at Autosport 2014
5 November 2013
At the Autosport International show at the Birmingham NEC from 9th to 13th January 2014, leading CAM developer OPEN MIND Technologies will be giving motorsport manufacturers an opportunity to see its new hyperMILL 2013 CAM package. The new package offers a number of new, powerful features, extensive functional upgrades and greater ease of use that will be of particular interest to visitors and exh ...
New Compact Quick-Change Module From Schunk
4 November 2013
Small, confined spaces will always be an issue when using pallets and tools for automatic handling with a robot. For this particular type of application, SCHUNK the competence leader for clamping tech-nology and gripping systems has developed the slim NSR-A quick-change module with optimized interfering contour. This new system allows loading very close to the assembly or ma-chine table. Very ...
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