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High Performance Cutting and Grinding Tools for Demanding Pipeline Welding Applications
The Tiger bonded abrasives line of tools from Weiler Abrasives includes Roughneck combo wheels for pipeline cutting and grinding, Tiger Zirc grinding wheels for aggressive grinding jobs, and thin Type 1 and Type 27 Tiger Inox cutting wheels for accurate, clean cuts with a contaminant-free bond for worry-free stainless steel applications.
The Need for Fine Hole Finishes and High Productivity Rates
The Top Ream carbide reaming system from WIDIA uses a single carbide disc and brazed joint for a strong connection that is inherently more stable, resistant to vibration and virtually immune to thermal effects during machining operations.
Crowning Deflection Control System for Press Brakes
The Express Crowning system from Wilson Tool helps control deflection or “the canoe effect” in press brake applications over 4 ft long with quick, repeatable crowning that is precisely adjusted by a basic hand crank and digital readout or an electric motor driven by the CNC machine control.
Combination Cutting/Grinding Wheels for Heavy Duty Fabrication
Norton Quantum3 Combination Wheels from Saint-Gobain Abrasives provide 50 percent longer life that significantly reduces the need for wheel changes, resulting in decreased production downtime, less operator fatigue and lower labor cost.
One Blade Effectively Saws Structurals, Bundles, Tubes and Small Solids
Versatix MP bi-metal band saw blades from Starrett feature triple-tempered, high speed M-42 cobalt steel teeth with an alloy steel backing strip and use a patented tooth design that dissipates stress during cutting for less tooth breakage and longer blade life.
Changing the Approach to Robotic Automation
The TaskMate system from READY Robotics is a fully integrated turnkey system for flexible and dynamic interactive machine tending that incorporates the UR robots from Universal Robots.
Concurrent Gundrill Grinding and Measuring for Faster Speed, Absolute Process Repeatability and Accuracy
The software, hardware, high precision fixturing and measuring capability of the Gundrill Grinder from UNISIG enables concurrent grinding and measuring operations that ensure absolute process repeatability and accuracy, and faster grinding speeds.
Industry 4.0 Swiss-Style Lathes are Dynamic, Faster, More Productive
TRAUB TNL18 series Swiss-style automatic lathes from INDEX use an enhanced CNC control, axis amplifier and dynamic drives for accelerations up to 25 percent faster and top speeds that can reduce turning, drilling and milling cycle times on complex parts by up to 21 percent.
Increasing CAM Functionality and Virtual Machining Simulation
In hyperMILL 2018.1 CAM software from OPEN MIND Technologies, the Soft Overlap function results in better surface quality in transition regions, and Global Fitting offers fast creation of a single face with a defined ISO orientation to prepare for NC programming.
Machining Software for Programmable Class 5 Smartmotor
The AniCNC software system from Moog Animatics provides a graphical HMI, G-code editing and runtime environment, and other built-in features to tackle milling, routing, machining, shaping and related projects with their Class 5 SmartMotor.
When Sophisticated Multi-Axis Machines are Overkill for the Job
With its unique, programmable MillSlide Z-axis that provides greater rigidity and can also be operated manually with a quill handle, the VK4II CNC knee mill from Milltronics combines the latest knee mill technology with true 3-axis control that can be run as manual, teach or full CNC.
Cloud-Based CAM for Onshape CAD on Any Device, Anytime, Anywhere
MecSoft offers a free public Beta program of their cloud-hosted, fully integrated VisualCAMc add-on app with 2½-axis and 3-axis milling manufacturing capabilities for users of Onshape CAD software.
