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Just a Phone Call Away: iPhone Operates Laser System
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH; Hanover, Germany), in cooperation with the industrial partner neoLASE GmbH (Hanover, Germany), has developed a laser system control that can be used with an iPhone.
PAPERLESS TOOL DATA MANAGEMENT ELIMINATES REDUNDANCY
With this tool management system developed by Partners in THINC, everything is tied together by a job, work, or unique ID number for the job.
COMBINE TOOL BALANCING AND PRESETTING IN ONE MACHINE
The Tool Dynamic Preset from Haimer USA marries two functions that promise high-speed machining performance in manufacturing operations of any size.
QUICK-CHANGE TOOLING SYSTEM IS NOW ISO STANDARD
The KM? quick-change tooling system from Kennametal is now recognized as a new ISO standard: ISO 26622.
VERSATILE SPLIT-TOOL ENDMILL FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM DIAMETERS
The CoroMill 316 from Sandvik Coromant is a “split-tool” endmill system that is ideal for full-slot roughing in small to medium diameters ranging from 3/8 in to 1 in.
FINE BALANCING WITH BALANCE RINGS AND RADIAL ADJUSTABLE TOOL HOLDERS
Two balancing accessories from BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling achieve fine balancing quality on the 112 Series EWN precision boring heads. Balance Rings and Radial Adjustable Holders allow compensation for imbalance in tool assemblies for the entire range of Ø.078-2.125 in.
ABB to Supply Automation Equipment for Seamless Tube Manufacturing
Global engineering equipment manufacturer ABB Limited (Zurich, Switzerland) secured a contract to supply electrical and automation equipment and allied services for a new seamless-tube manufacturing unit being developed by ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) and Bin Jarallah Group (BJG; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). According…
Delcam Appoints FeatureCAM Sales Representative for Texas
CADCAM developer Delcam (Salt Lake City, UT) expanded its North American sales team with the appointment of Jan Johnson as FeatureCAM sales representative for Texas. In his new post, Jan now manages pre- and post-sales activity for FeatureCAM, the firm?s…
MicroStep Debuts in U.S.
Fabcut, LLC (Cincinnati, OH) recently introduced MicroStep cutting machines into the U.S. MicroStep Group has long been esteemed as a top quality provider of cutting technology outside America. With a portfolio of state of the art profile and pipe cutting…
New ASTM Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement Standard is Approved
The ASTM (W. Conshohocken, PA) Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys published a versatile new standard, A1064/A1064M, Specification for Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain and Deformed, for Concrete. The new standard is under the jurisdiction…
January Industry Watch: Business
BIG KAISER PRECISION TOOLING INC. (HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL) . . . opened its new corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates. At 33,000 sq ft, the new facility is nearly three times larger than the former headquarters and features a state-of-the-art showroom…
January Industry Watch: People
KENNAMETAL INC. (LATROBE, PA) . . . named Bernie McConnell, the current vice president of global MSSG marketing, as the new vice president of the Widia Products Group and Services, which includes the Widia, Hanita, Rübig, Manchester, Clapp-DiCo, Greenfield Tap…
