Metal Forming & Fabricating
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EASY INSTALLATION, LOW PRESSURE DROP AND NO LEAKS – MODULAR ALUMINUM PIPING
Kaeser Compressors? modular, aluminum compressed air distribution system – SmartPipe? – is a versatile piping system featuring lightweight materials and push-to-fit connectors that can be installed without threading, welding or sweating. SmartPipe can be easily integrated into existing steel or copper systems and modified to accommodate changing needs.
LIGHT WEIGHT, PRECISION ENGINEERED MAGNETIC BASE CORE DRILL
Fein Power Tools, Inc. offers the KBM 52U. Compact and 20 percent lighter than most conventional, magnetic based drills on the market, the KBM 52U drill offers superior power-to-weight performance and magnetic holding power.
NEW AUTOMATIC BAR LOADING MAGAZINE FEEDERS FEATURE UPGRADED DESIGN
Edge Technologies offers the FMB Turbo 2-20 and MiniMag 20, Automatic Bar Loading Magazine Feeders designed for feeding round, square and hexagonal bar material into CNC lathes.
NEW TRUNION ROTARY TABLE COMPACTLY ENGINEERED FOR BT30 MACHINES
Lyndex-Nikken will offer the 5AX-201 rotary table featuring a large 8 in faceplate trunion work envelope that can be incorporated in smaller BT30 vertical machining centers such as the Fanuc Robodrill, Brother Drill and Tap and Kitamura Mycenter. It provides a workholding space traditionally associated with larger 40 taper machines, but with a compact body design.
NEW HYBRID PRESS BRAKE DELIVERS ENERGY SAVINGS, ACCURACY, REPEATABILITY
MC Machinery Systems, Inc. offers the newest Toyokoki hybrid press brake. This series was developed by combining the best aspects of a conventional hydraulic brake with Toyokoki?s AC servo brakes. The new HYB125 delivers an average annual electric bill savings of $700 per machine, quiet operation and requires only about 1/3 of the hydraulic oil.
NEWLY RELEASED INNOVATIVE TUBE AND PIPE BENDER
Ercolina?s newly released Giga Bender mandrel model GB90 is ideal for bending tube, pipe, square and rectangular profiles to center line radius as tight as 1D center line radius. This model’s features include the ability to program multiple bend angles to 180 deg with independent material spring back setting for each bend.
VARIABLE SPEED DRILL PRESS WITH POWER FEED DESIGNED FOR SPEED, VERSATILITY
W.W. Grainger, Inc. offers the Variable Speed Drill Press (#2VVR3) from Dayton, a 20 in variable speed drill press with power feed. It delivers a continuous vibration-free operation with enhanced accuracy. The table can be rotated 360 degrees around the column.
NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE, COOLANT FED EXTRA LONG DRILL
M.A. Ford Mfg. Co., Inc. introduces a new high performance drilling product. The newest addition to the Twister XD® family of drills is the 2XDCE Coolant Fed Extra Long High Performance Drill. Developed to drill water lines in molds, the new 2XDCE drill works exceptionally well in all deep hole drilling applications.
DRILL WITH NICKEL-PLATED BODY PROVIDES LONGER TOOL LIFE
Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc. expanded the SMD replaceable carbide tip product line by adding an 8XD drill to their 3XD and 5XD lineup. The SMD nickel-plated body provides longer tool life than conventional replaceable tip drill bodies. A rigid serration coupling system affixes the replaceable carbide tips to the drill face, improving drill accuracy and repeatability.
PORTABLE MAGNETIC DRILL WITH A POWERFUL HIGH-DENSITY, DUAL-COIL MAGNET
CS Unitec‘s ECO-50 TAK Portable Magnetic Drill weighs only 29 lb, making it easily portable to work sites. Although it is lightweight, it has a powerful high-density, dual-coil magnet with a holding strength of 3,740 lb. This drill’s strong 10.5 amp motor and two gears with variable-speed allow drilling of holes up to 2 in diameter with annular cutters.
SEMI-AUTOMATED DRILLING/MILLING SYSTEM WITH MOTORIZED Z FEED, DIGITAL READOUT OF X-Y AND VIDEO EDGE FINDER SYSTEM
Cameron Micro Drill Presses offers the Cameron MD70-XZ, which reaches to the center of a 16 in work piece with a maximum workspace of 4.25 in and a Z-Travel distance of 1.25 in. The Motorized Z Axis traverses at 99.9 ipm (max), boasts a 0.0001 in Peck Cycle and 0.0002 in repeatability.
ATTENTION! DEFICIT DISORDER: FLIRTING WITH DISASTER
Blast From The Past: Unless we quickly address the trade deficits related to China and oil, the next decade will become hauntingly remindful of one that began back in 1929.
