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ORGANIZE YOUR WORKLOAD AND BETTER MANAGE PRODUCTION CYCLES
Makino offers the Track Pallet Magazine (TPM), which enables companies to reduce setup times, increase machine and spindle utilization, and raise the production capacity of a machine. This machine addition is perfectly suited for low volume and high mix production lines and is easily implemented into any shop.
WELDING END PREP TOOL BEVELS & FACES HARD PIPE IN ONE OPERATION
ESCO Tool offers a heavy-duty, I.D. clamping pipe milling end prep tool that can bevel and face in one operation, including any degree of end prep and compound bevels. The Prepzilla® MILLHOG I.D. Clamping End Prep Tool can produce end preps on all wall thicknesses at any angle, without cutting oils, and is suitable for hard-to-machine materials.
LARGER 3-AXIS CNC ROUTER FOR SHEET WORK PROVIDES EXPANSIVE CAPACITY
Haas Automation, Inc. offers their SR-200 Sheet Router, an affordable solution that provides expansive capacity in a lighter-weight, gantry-style, 3-axis CNC machine with 148 in x 76 in x 8 in (xyz) travels. It easily accommodates 6 ft x 12 ft sheets of material, and accepts ISO standard G-code programming through the user-friendly, full-function Haas CNC control.
POWER TOOLS CAN GRIND, SAND, FINISH, POLISH, DEBURR AND CONTOUR
W. W. Grainger, Inc. offers Dayton?s Versatile Belt Grinders, ideal for any shop. The power tools can grind, sand, finish, polish, deburr and contour any type of material – even the roughest, thanks to the powerful capacitor motor.
GEARED ORBITAL SANDER AMONG MOST COMFORTABLE EVER MADE
Sioux Tools offers another addition to its Signature Series of powered hand tools. The Geared Orbital Sander is billed as the most comfortable sander ever made for wood, metal, marine and solid surface applications. “The Geared Orbital Sander is all about working for extended periods of time without fatigue,? said Sioux Tools? Randy Thomas, Product Manager.
HIGH-TECH FLAP DISCS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COOLING WHEN GRINDING STAINLESS STEEL
CS Unitec offers Plantex(R) Cool Top(R) flap discs, which are composed of a high-tech compound that has been specifically developed for grinding stainless steel. The discs’ abrasive fabric is 100 percent pure zirconium and an additional top-size coating provides increased cooling to improve grinding performance and service life.
SERVO HONING SYSTEM “GOES LONG” WITH 60-INCH STROKE FOR OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY COMPONENTS
Sunnen?s SV-560 vertical CNC honing system combines an oil-patch-sized 60 in (1524 mm) stroke and 20-hp (15-kW) spindle for bores up to 12 in (300 mm) diameter or larger, depending on the application. Capable of using legacy tooling from Sunnen GH-210 and SV-3/SV-4 machines, it is ideal for low to mid-volume machining of oil and gas industry components.
HIGH PRODUCTIVITY ON SEVEN CNC AXES
United Grinding?s Cylindrical Group offers the KRONOS S125 from Studer Mikrosa, the foundation for which is the thermally stable and vibration-damping mineral cast machine bed. The cross-slide systems for the grinding wheel and control wheel offer not only tremendous flexibility in grinding; they also give the KRONOS S125 the full functionality of a conventional centerless grinding machine with 7 CNC axes.
INNOVATIVE FLAP DISCS ALLOW USERS SUPERIOR GRINDING CONTROL
CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels offers its Z-THRU? flap disc line. Z-THRU flap discs have laser cut flaps precisely layered to create a transparent grinding zone, enabling users to view the work piece while grinding, providing users with complete grinding control and allowing for fewer errors and improved production times.
ABRASIVE BLENDING WHEEL FINISHES STAINLESS STEEL IN ONE STEP
Rex-Cut Products, Inc. offers a Type 27 blending wheel for the light grinding and blending of small welds on stainless steel cabinets, chassis, furniture, frames, tanks, and vessels. The Rex-Cut® Type 27 Cotton Fiber Blending Wheel is impregnated with aluminum oxide abrasive grains that are pressed and bonded together to reveal fresh abrasives as they work.
ANGLE GRINDER WITH ELECTRONIC SPEED STABILIZATION IDEAL FOR HEAVY OPERATING CONDITIONS
Metabo Corporation offers their ‘Stone Master’ WE14-125VS 5 in angle grinder built with Metabo’s VTC (Vario Tacho Constamatic) electronic speed stabilization, making the grinder ideal for heavy operating conditions such as grinding, cutting and finishing granite, marble or concrete countertops as well as grinding and finishing specialty metals.
MESH ABRASIVE WHEEL RUNS COOL TO CLEAN UP WELDS
Rex-Cut Products, Inc. offers its highly flexible abrasive wheel that runs cool and is well suited for cleaning up welds and discoloration, light grinding and paint and rust removal. Rex-Cut Sigma Screen? depressed center Type 27 wheels are ideally suited for cleaning up weld splatter, light grinding, and paint and rust removal.
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