September 2007 Edition
New Products
Automated Machine Tool Tending
LoadWorld cells automate machine tool tending. Pre-engineered modules include a robot and options for standard two- and three-jaw dual grippers, conveyors, part positioners, pallet floor locators, part cleaners, and markers. Modules are equipped with plug-and-play electrical connections. Standard interfaces are available for Haas, Mazak, Daewoo/Doosan, and Okuma machine tools. LoadWorlds can be configured with HP-Series robots featuring 6 kg to 600 kg payloads or application-specific EH-Series robots featuring 80 kg to 200 kg payloads and long-reach versions. The IA20 has a 20 kg payload and a 7-axis actuator-driven design can also be used in LoadWorld cells.
Motoman Inc.
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Heavy-Duty Face Drivers for Hard Turning
Neidlein Face Drivers are designed for hard turning, grinding, heavy cuts, and other special applications. They allow workpiece O.D.s to be machined in a single operation. Face Drivers perform heavy and interrupted cuts, turn small and large parts, and are flexibile in turning applications.
LMC Workholding
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Adjustable Boring Head with Fine Resolution
The EWB UP — Ultra Precision — Finish Boring Head is a series of boring tools with adjustable resolution of 0.001mm diameter correction steps. This lets users make incremental adjustments for critical diameter tolerances without using a Vernier scale. The EWB UP series' six boring heads bore from 0.787" to 3.94" with a range of spindle interface options. An integrated counterweight adjusts to any bore diameter through a separate scale for high-speed operation.
BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling, Inc.
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Workholding for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
StrongHold Select is a workholding system series of hydraulic and pneumatic products. The Select products include hydraulic swing clamps, work supports, threaded body cylinders, square body cylinders, pneumatic swing clamps, and accessories. All StrongHold Select products work together as part of a complete workholding system, so users secure all clamps from a single power source. DE-STA-CO Industries
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Grinding Disks for Aluminum
AL-tra Cut discs are designed for aluminum grinding. The discs resist loading and provide high cut rates. For use on right-angle grinders, the discs are available in 4.5" and 7" sizes with grit sizes ranging from 36 to 120.
Weiler Corp.
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Serrated Cutting Inserts Take On Deep Cavities
Millshred cutters have serrated edge inserts as well as round inserts. Both have protruding cylinders on the bottom with locating flats designed for precise insert indexing and positioning in cutter bodies. The serrated insert has four indexing orientation options; the round insert has eight. These cutters are designed for deep cavities. The ERW Millshred endmills include 1", 1.25", and 1.5" tools with straight and tapered shanks, and the Flexfit threaded connection. All ERW tools have coolant holes.
Iscar Metals, Inc.
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Machining Fluid is Chlorine-Free
WS6610, a chlorine-free micro-emulsion for heavy-duty machining of ferrous and non-ferrous metals controls biological growth, eliminates odors. The manufacturer states its micro-emulsion chemistry extends sump life and reduces waste disposal and change-out costs.
Wallover Oil Co.
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Truck Oven Bakes Paint 
The No. 911 is a 500°F truck oven for paint baking. Workspace dimensions are 39"×36"×48" with 30 kW Nichrome wire tubular heating elements and a 2,000 cfm, 2 hp recirculating blower for heated horizontal airflow to the workload.
It features an aluminized steel exterior, 4" thick insulated walls, and Type 304, 2B finish stainless steel interior with continuously backwelded seam construction. A 650 cfm powered forced exhauster, plus motorized dampers on the fresh air intake and exhaust for accelerated cooling, are also included. Two pairs of oven truck-wheel guide tracks are built on the 2" insulated oven floor. A digital indicating temperature controller, strip chart recorder, SCR power controller, a four-color tower light to indicate process status, and over-temperature alarm are all onboard.
The Grieve Corp.
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Position System Mounts to Flat Surfaces
The Universal Positioning System mounts blowers, heaters, cameras, and other devices onto conveyors and packaging equipment. It consists of a base that attaches to any flat surface and a series of stepped and straight-through couplings, which accept different sized shafts and also mount onto a guide rail. The system has ball-end mounts and V-block clamps. Made of anodized aluminum, couplings are available for 1/2", 3/4", and 1" shafts and custom end-effectors can be developed to match specific application requirements.
Stafford Manufacturing Corp.
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Portable Scale Weighs Scrap
A portable drum and barrel scale with a digital weight indicator has keypad-selectable conversion units and RS-232 computer connectivity. The scale stores vertically and is 4.5" wide with wheels and handles for weighing drums of scrap metal on-site. It has a battery-powered digital weight indicator with a five-digit, 1"-high LCD display. Equipped with live rails for weighing skids, crates, and other types of containers, the scale weighs 105 lbs. Made of heavy-duty steel with a baked-on powder finish, it is available in 500 and 1,000 lb capacities. A stainless steel version is optional.
Alliance Scale, Inc.
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Large VMC Capability in a Small Footprint
The VF-3YT/50 vertical machining center with extended Y-axis travel has the heavy-duty cutting capability of a 50-taper machine in a small footprint. It has a 40"×26"×25" work envelope. Heavy cast-iron construction provides rigidity and stability. A wide T-slot table provides room for fixturing and large parts. It comes with a 30-pocket side-mount toolchanger and a 30 hp, 7500-rpm, geared-head spindle system delivering up to 450 ft-lb of torque. Standard features also include an automatic chip auger, programmable coolant nozzle, 15" color LCD monitor with USB port, and remote jog handle.
Haas Automation, Inc.
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Wedge Design Offers High Clamping Force
The Uniforce Clamp, a wedge-style edge clamp, holds two workpieces with equal pressure on each piece. The wedge principal generates a clamping force relative to the size of the wedge. The clamp consists of a steel wedge in an aluminum channel and a screw. As the screw is tightened, the wedge lowers in the channel, expanding the channel to exert holding force on the sides of two workpieces. Load density increases because of its compact design. The workpiece can be flat or round since the clamp holds most shapes on either a vertical or horizontal position. It is available in seven different sizes.
Mitee-Bite Products, Inc.
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Configurable Locating Pins
Locating pins for jigs and fixtures are available in a range of styles: round or diamond shape, with or without shoulder, for set screw or nut fixing, in 4137/SCM415 steel or 304/440C stainless, with hardening or carburization surface treatments, as applicable. Pins are configurable in diameter, body, and shoulder in 0.1mm increments, as well as length in 1mm increments. Pins come in flat position, wrench flats, tip angle, relief at thread end, and shoulder top radius designs.
Misumi USA, Inc.
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Carbide Endmills for Tool Steels and Other Metals
Jabro Mini solid-carbide endmills include the JM100 series designed to machine hardened tool steels. The 400 series tackles aluminum and copper. Manufactured from micrograin carbides, the endmills' geometries are coated for heat and wear resistance. Mini tools are available in diameters from 0.1mm to 2.0mm with ball and bull nose end configurations.
Seco Tools Inc.
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