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Hybrid Milling and Advanced Machining for Demanding Operations

These new 5-axis machining centers from C.R. Onsrud are tailored to the demands of higher loads and larger work volumes in aerospace, automotive, medical and defense applications.
Angle Grinder with Higher Power to Increase Productivity

The robust FA-70 angle grinder from Fuji Air Tools is ideal for heavy duty applications in shipyards, bridge and building construction, mining, foundry, metalworking, rolling stock, and oil and gas.
Easily Grind Small Polycrystalline Diamond Insert Pockets in One Simple Process

Catering to very small diameter grinding wheels, the new Spindle Speed Increaser from ANCA spins wheels up to 42,000 rpm to easily grind polycrystalline diamond tool blanks.
Productive Squaring and Chamfering of Square and Rectangular Blocks

The You Ji DSM series of duplex milling machines from Absolute Machine Tools is ideal for two-sided, four-sided or six-sided production squaring and chamfering of square and rectangular workpieces.
Digital Production Management and Cryogenic Machining

Several machine tool builders are demonstrating the shop floor cost savings and production improvements of machining with cryogenic technology and digital production management from 5ME.
Top Five Reasons Spreadsheets Are Dead Weight

JobPack scheduling software from Shop Floor Automations analyzes current jobs and machine capacity to determine job status and estimate completion.
Strong Arm with Machining Units

These machining units from Suhner are used with strong arm robots that perform drilling operations for mild steel.
Lightweight Ultra-Low Profile Magnetic Drill

Powerful enough for general steel fabrication, the HMD130 Portable Magnetic Drill from Hougen provides fast, efficient holemaking in confined spaces and weighs only 23.8 lb.
Horizontal Machining of Massive Parts

The new a120nx horizontal machining center from Makino delivers high levels of speed and accuracy in machining oversized structural components for industrial equipment, diesel engines and semiconductor manufacturing.
Successful Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

Unlike the red-tipped thoriated tungsten electrode that contains two percent thoria, blue-tipped MultiStrike tungsten electrodes from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT contain a mix of non-radioactive rare earth elements, eliminating the risk to health posed by thoriated tungsten electrodes.
Controller Integrates Analog Sensors into Digital Resistance Welding Systems

The stand-alone VeriFast MicroView fastener detection system from CenterLine provides simple integration of analog linear position sensing devices into resistance welding systems that require digital I/O.
Point-Of-Use Panel Improves Precision, Maintains Purity in Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide Incubators

The 55S Series Point-of-Use panel from CONCOA controls final line pressure and individual isolation for up to four streams of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.