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CAD/CAM nesting software upgraded
- May 16, 2016
- Automation and Software
- Product Release
Hypertherm has announced ProNest® 2017 CAD/CAM nesting software for automated cutting. Manual nesting improvements have been added, including drag array, anchor part to cursor, and automatic bumping functionality. The software fills parts with different colors based on a designated attribute...
Caliper set simplifies critical quality control measurements
- May 16, 2016
- Fabricating
- Product Release
TigerStop has introduced TigerSPC, a configurable caliper set designed to help simplify critical quality control measurements for parts up to 16 ft. long. Accurate to +/- 0.006 in., it has snap-on jaws to accommodate end-to-end, miter-to-miter, hole-to-hole, hole-to-center, and hole-to-end...
Multiproduct roll forming line is hands-free
- May 16, 2016
- Fabricating
- Product Release
Samco Machinery has introduced a hands-free, multiproduct roll forming line for users performing JIT production of multiple profiles. The machine can perform at variable speeds up to 60 FPM, depending on the punching pattern and part lengths. The process is automated from the moment coil leaves the...
Two speed magnetic drill gives fabricators more strength and torque
- Apr 28, 2016
- Fabricating
- Product Release
Hougen Manufacturing, Inc., Swartz Creek, MI, has released a new model of portable magnetic drill, the HMD917. This model offers a performance and power improvement to the line of Hougen magnetic drills. It gives metal fabricators more strength and torque to drill large deep holes in steel. The...
LVD Strippit adds smart drawing importer to software suite
- Apr 28, 2016
- Automation and Software
- Product Release
LVD Strippit has added a new module to its CADMAN® Suite of programming and shop management software. CADMAN-SDI (Smart Drawing Importer) simplifies 2D and 3D CAD file import and calculation of cost drivers so users can more quickly and accurately create job estimates. It features an integrated...
Grade for multipurpose cutting
- Apr 28, 2016
- Cutting Tools
- Product Release
Vargus USA will show the new VRX grade, a multipurpose grade suitable for machining steel, hardened steel up to 55 HRC, stainless steel, high-temperature alloys, and nonferrous metals at low and high cutting speeds. The process for creating this grade helps ensure better wear resistance, longer...
Diagnostic tool enables repositioning before machining
- Apr 27, 2016
- Measurement
- Product Release
Renishaw Canada offers Metrology Software Products’ NC-Checker, a diagnostic tool to check a 5-axis machine tool’s tolerance. The system checks the machine tool’s linear and rotary movements and combines the results in one report. Renishaw Canada * 905-828-0104 *...
Scan-to-CAD software brings ease of use to design
- Apr 26, 2016
- Automation and Software
- Product Release
Creaform offers VXmodel, the latest version of its scan-to-CAD software module. The new features of this software were designed to improve user performance and productivity through a more efficient design process. The software enables integration of 3-D, scan-based data into any design process....
VMC features small size, 12,000-RPM spindle
- Apr 25, 2016
- Metalworking
- Product Release
SMS Machine Tools offers the Mycenter-4XiD from Kitamura Machinery. This VMC has a 40-tool ATC as a standard feature. Its rapid feed rates are 48 m/min. in the X and Y axes and 42 m/min. in the Z axis. The machine comes standard with a dual-contact, 12,000-RPM, 35-HP AC spindle system. It also is...
Turning tool features eight-edged inserts
- Apr 22, 2016
- Cutting Tools
- Product Release
Sandvik Coromant Canada offers the CoroTurn® 300, a tool for longitudinal and face turning in steel applications. It features eight-edged inserts for good chip control, increased tool life, and improved surface finish. Stable insert clamping for the tool is made possible through the patented...
Multitasking machine creates complex parts
- Apr 21, 2016
- Metalworking
- Product Release
Mazak offers the small-footprint Integrex i-200 multitasking machine equipped with the company’s SmoothX technology. According to the company, this machine brings maximum versatility, high precision, and high throughput to complex part processing applications. The machine features a...
HMC processes complex aluminum parts
- Apr 20, 2016
- Metalworking
- Product Release
Single Source Technologies—Canada offers the Makino a61nx-5E, a 5-axis horizontal machining center for complex aluminum aerospace parts. This machine can produce small components with 3-D contours without compromising the highly productive spindle performance and 5-axis capabilities of...
Channel punching system
- Apr 19, 2016
- Fabricating
- Product Release
Punching in multiple planes can be a challenge for manufacturers who need to complete work quickly with as little part handling and in as few operations as possible. Shown here is a Multicyl channel punching system. Up to 15 holes and two side notches can be punched in a single machine cycle. Hole...
Technology gives welders remote control of voltage at the weld joint
- Apr 19, 2016
- Welding
- Product Release
Miller has expanded its ArcReach™ remote control technology to three additional power sources for portable welding applications: the XMT® 350 CC/CV, XMT 450 CC/CV, and Dimension™ 650. The technology allows welding operators to adjust and set voltage at the weld joint without the use...
Wired remote control units offered for welding machines
- Apr 19, 2016
- Welding
- Product Release
Lincoln Electric has introduced two wired remote control units for pipeline welders and those working in construction applications. The wired remote controls, available with or without a 115-VAC power duplex receptacle, include a 125-ft. detachable cable. A customizable min./max. range sets in...
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