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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.
PNEUMATIC DRILL UNIT CAN BE COMBINED WITH NORMAL PLASMA AND OXYFUEL CUTTING
Messer offers their pneumatic drill unit for the MetalMaster Plus. Drill up to ¼ in diameter holes in mild steel and 5/16 in diameter holes in aluminum using one-half horsepower air motor. The pneumatic system provides thrust of 159 lb.
NEW CNC DRILL MACHINE OFFERS LOW COST DRILLING SOLUTION
FlexArm offers their CNC Drill Machine, with which drilling, tapping, and chamfering can all be brought in house to lower costs. Programming is fast and easy, no previous CNC knowledge is required. FlexArm?s simple programming has software to calculate hole position, matrix, PCD patterns and skip drilling; no reference manual needed.
MICRO DRILL PRESSES CNC MACHINING CENTER WITH 4-STATION TOOL CHANGER
Cameron Micro Drill Presses offers the Cameron 2007-TC, which has a 4-position Automatic Tool Changer with four tool holders. The traverse rate of this model ranges from 20 to 80 ipm, and the working envelope is X – 6 in, Y ? 4 in and Z ? 6 in. Positioning is within 0.0001 in, and repeatability is 0.0002 in.
NEW VERTICAL MACHING CENTER OFFERS HIGH SPEED DRILLING, MILLING, CHAMFERING
Methods Machine Tools, Inc. offer their heavy-duty FANUC RoboDrill Ft14Fe? vertical machining center that offers high-speed milling, drilling, tapping, deburring, and chamfering. The RoboDrill Ft14Fe offers an economical price and ecological spindle that returns energy to the machine in the intervals between cutting.
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.
TWO-SPEED MAGNETIC DRILL WITH QUILL FEED DESIGN ELIMINATES GIB ADJUSTMENTS
Hougen offers its models HMD505 and HMD501 two-speed magnetic drills. These come with a quill feed design that eliminates gib adjustments for a maintenance free operation and fast, smooth feed into and throughout the cut, especially in deep hole drilling. Optional pressurized coolant system aids drilling in horizontal positions and feed handles can be switched to either side without tools.
HEAVY-DUTY BAND SAW WITH QUICK-STOPPING EMERGENCY FOOT BRAKE
Woodstock International, Inc. offers the SHOP FOX®
Model W1770 21 in 5 hp Heavy-Duty Bandsaw with a quick-stopping emergency foot brake. Its main features also include its heavy-duty cast iron fence with removable 6 in extruded aluminum resaw fence attachment.
NEW MAGNETIC QUICK DIE CHANGE SYSTEMS
Hilma introduces magnetic quick die change, in addition to hydraulic die clamping. The new M-TECS magnetic die change system clamps existing dies without retooling. The clamping force is evenly distributed, reducing tool wear.
NEW DISPOSABLE EARPLUGS OFFER IDEAL COMFORT, PERFORMANCE
Magid Glove & Safety expands its Magid® E2® line of hearing protection solutions with the E2 IHP532C Metal-Detectable Disposable Earplugs. Corded, metal detectable and bright blue in color, E2 IHP532C Earplugs complement the existing Magid E2 product line in price, comfort and performance and are the ideal choice in hearing protection for applications requiring a metal-detectable earplug.
