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HIGH PRECISION GRINDER FOR PUNCH AND DIE MAINTENANCE
The ValuGrind™ grinder from Mate Precision Tooling uses an extra large 165 mm diameter diamond grinding wheel for the best finish that ensures superior surface flatness and lets fabricators precisely regrind punches and dies to maintain optimum condition for the highest quality parts production.
LARGE HOLE DRILLING AND TAPPING SPINDLE FOR PLASMA SYSTEMS
Ideal for drilling and tapping large holes up to 1.125 in diameter in steel plate, the Max40 drill and tap spindle from MultiCam mounts next to a high-performance torch on a bridge and rail plasma system and has an optional 8-position tool changer for automatic tapping as well.
TOTAL FABRICATION SYSTEM FOR STEEL POLE MANUFACTURING
This exclusive process automation approach from Pacific Press Technologies to pole production includes hydraulic feeding and bending presses to extraction and stacking equipment, with all of the necessary safety features, operational controls and conveyor systems for start-to-finish steel pole fabrication.
ADVANCED PRESS BRAKES AT COMPETITIVE PRICES
The Dener line of press brakes from MC Machinery Systems provide superior quality that is backed by Mitsubishi service and financing support.
ALL-IN-ONE 50-TON IRONWORKER
This five-station adjustable stroke ironworker from Scotchman Industries not only shears, notches and punches up to ¾ in thick material, but also performs press brake, pipe notcher, tube shear, rod shear and picket tool operations.
ADVANCED COIL HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRESSROOM
Machinery from COE Press Equipment includes stand-alone roll feeds, straighteners, reels, cradles and air feeds to complete integrated feed line systems, including the heaviest and widest coil feeding systems available for metal stamping.
LASER CUT LARGE SHEET METAL ECONOMICALLY
The 6 kW ByStar L 4025 laser cutting system from Bystronic can economically process large 8 ft x 39 ft format sheets with exceptional cutting precision by using a short beam delivery system and autofocus for accuracy and beam stability across the entire cutting table.
CARBON FIBER TOOLING FOR ROBOT MATERIAL HANDLING
This much lighter, fire resistant, tough tooling alternative from Bilsing Automation is ideal for crossbar beams, loading and unloading beams, destacking beams, panel loading T-booms, and tooling supports for bodyshop, pressroom, injection molding and other robot tending operations.
FLEXIBLE WORKHOLDER FOR AUTOMATED TOOL AND CUTTER GRINDING
Ideal for automated tool and cutter grinding of small batch sizes of all cutting tool types, the PRISMO workholder from Schunk clamps diameters between five mm and 20 mm without additional components or time-consuming changeovers, at high repeat accuracies of less than 0.005 mm.
HANDLE HEAVY LOADS WITH “BIONIC STRENGTH” MANIPULATOR
The fully-counterbalanced Famatec Friendly ergonomic manipulator from Haeco eliminates back strain and repetitive motion injury and is ideal for stress-free maneuvering and orienting of heavy loads up to 880 lb, almost any object or flat material, smooth or rough, from metal plate to drums. Fully counterbalanced load.
New Class of Hardness Testers for Quality Control
With an intuitive user interface, custom designed optics, USB data communication, LED illumination, six turret positions and integrated digital camera, these MicroMet 6000 Series of instruments from Buehler establish a new class of dead-weight micro-indentation Vickers/Knoop hardness testers.
ALL PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL VACUUM DOES IT ALL
The compressed-air 110 gal Reversible Drum Vac™ from EXAIR Corporation handles coolant, hydraulic oils, spills, sludge, tramp oil and waste water. Coolant sumps are easily refilled, floor spills vacuumed, or contaminated liquids transferred to filtration tanks in minutes.