Anchor Lamina    Mississauga, ON L5E 1E9  Canada
Jul 15, 2002 Portable Heavy Duty Drill offers 5 heads to drill or tap holes from 13/16 to 4 in. and provide torque ranging from 525 to 3,400 lbs-in. Drill features integrated electrical controls, reel for hydraulic hose, and magnetic base that attaches to drilling surface at virtually any angle, allowing drilling or tapping vertically or horizontally. Battery back-up is provided to maintain magnetic force should primary power be interrupted.

Custom Machines, Inc.    Adrian, MI 49221
Jul 15, 2002 Laser cutting turnkey system utilizes rotary servo and CO₂ laser mounted on linear servomotor to perform precision cuts in steel tubing. Magazine loader feeds parts to fixture. After cutting, tube interior is automatically cleaned to remove debris. Fixture ejects parts out back of system to finished parts bin.

Anderson Products    Worcester, MA 01610
Jul 15, 2002 Cyclone Resin Fibre Discs are coated with abrasive grains and bonded with heat-resistant finish. Premium Aluminum Oxide Disc is suited for light, general purpose grinding of various metals. Aluminum Oxide Open-Cut Resin Disc grinds aluminum, non-ferrous metals, and malleable materials. Island Pattern grain configurations eliminate loading. Premium Alumina Zirconia suits stainless steel grinding. Ceramic Grain Disc grinds and finishes all types of carbon steel.

Parker Majestic, Inc.    Troy, MI 48083
Jul 15, 2002 FREEDOM Series consists of 3-axis Seimens 810 (FREEDOM I) and 840D (FREEDOM II) powered surface grinders with 8 x 18 in. table capacity and optional CNC over-the-wheel form dresser. Units feature menu driven, Ethernet, RS-232, or floppy drive for file management and programming. They can also be configured with CNC rotating or indexing fixture.

Kitagawa Div. North Tech Workholding, Inc.    Schaumburg, IL 60173
Jul 12, 2002 HBA-135P-R5 Planer Type 5 in. CNC Horizontal Boring Mill is equipped with Nitride hardened and precision lapped spindle and 60 hp main motor. Rotary table size is 71 x 80 in., with max load capacity of 26,400 lbs. Travels for head stock vertical, table cross, and table length are 91, 120 and 55 in. respectively; spindle travel is 28 in. Spindle speeds range from 5 to 2,500 ipm. Machine includes 60-tool capacity ATC.

Zettl Mimatic, Inc.    Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
Jul 12, 2002 Mimatic® Driven Tools are machined from solid blocks of aluminum alloy. Gears are hardened and ground, and tool spindles are precision ground. Driven tools are offered for CNC lathes, machining centers, and mills. Single and multispindle units allow choice of tool styles: straight or angle; 1:1 or up/down speeding; coolant through spindle or nozzles; inline or offset; Y-axis; adjustable angle; and sawblade.

Command Tooling Systems    Ramsey, MN 55303
Jul 12, 2002 VersaMaxâ„¢ Balanceable Fine Boring Heads are capable of limiting residual imbalance up to as low as 10 g-mm. Available for bore sizes from .787 to 2.638 in., heads improve roundness, accuracy, repeatability, and surface finish. Bore diameter settings can be adjusted to .0002 in. accuracy. Vernier scale allows adjustments to .0001 in. with very low backlash. Through-the-spindle coolant with interal passageways deliver cutting fluid directly to cutting area.

Criterion Machine Works    Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Jul 12, 2002 CB4 size for Cri-Bore Modular Boring System has maximum bore diameter of 7.3 in. Using micrometer dial, CB4 is adjustable in 0.001 in. increments (diameter). Available with triangular insert holder or 80° diamond insert holder, industry standard TP or CC style inserts can be used for any boring application.

Kennametal, Inc.    Latrobe, PA 15650-0231
Jul 12, 2002 Fix-Perfect aluminum milling cutters offer on-edge insert orientation and come in 3 styles. HSM cutters have rigid steel bodies for high speed machining and are available in metric sizes from 50 to 100 mm cutting dia. HPM cutters are offered with aluminum and steel bodies in sizes from 1.5 to 12 in. PM cutters come in steel bodies in medium and fine pitch from 1.5 to 12 in. dia. All are offered with uncoated, coated, and polycrystalline diamond inserts.

Kennametal, Inc.    Latrobe, PA 15650-0231
Jul 12, 2002 KC9110 is an ISO class P10 grade designed for finishing operations while KC9125 is a P25 class grade designed for universal machining on all types of steel. Both feature 3 main layers and several sub-layers of coating with total thickness of 18 microns. Main coating layers include: medium temperature titanium carbonitride (TiCN), fine-grain alpha structure aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), and thin layer of titanium carbonitride (TiCN) and titanium nitride (TiN).

Bridgeport Machine, Inc.    Bridgeport, CT 06606
Jul 11, 2002 Advanced family includes vertical machining centers and grinders. XV-Series 18-hp VMC has up to 1100 ipm rapid traverse rates on X and Y axes and rigid tapping standard. Model 4024 XV has 40 x 24 x 24 in. work envelope, making it suitable for use on 2 ft molds. XP-Series VMCs have traverse rates as high as 1,690 ipm, profile acceleration rates of 6m/sec², and dynamic thermal compensation. Also available is FGC 1000 Flexible Grinding Center.

Precision Industrial Automation, Inc.    Cincinnati, OH 45209
Jul 11, 2002 Flexopresses® have zero-clearance ball or roller bearing ram guidance system that guarantees ram-to-bed travel and ram face-to-bed parallelism of .0005 in. per ft or less. High Speed C-Frame Flywheel Presses range from 15 to 75 tons and up to 1,200 strokes/sec; Straight Side Flywheel and Back Geared Presses range from 30 to 400 tons and up to 800 strokes/min; and Horizontal Flywheel and Back Geared Presses range from 60 to 200 tons with bed sizes up to 60 x 28 in.

Yamazen, Inc.    Schaumburg, IL 60173
Jul 10, 2002 Model TC-22A, 30-taper machining center incorporates column and base designed from CAE analysis and DBB spindle construction. Machine drills, taps, and mills with spindle speeds up to 12,000 rpm and traverse speeds of 2,205 ipm on all axes. Its double arm ATC mechanism system keeps tool changes to 1.8 seconds. Controller, usable with G-code, also includes non-stop tool change code. Conversational system reduces time from programming to machining.

Kitagawa Div. North Tech Workholding, Inc.    Schaumburg, IL 60173
Jul 10, 2002 MT2-200W Twin Spindle CNC Lathe features No Idle Time Function: when turret on first operation is completed, it will support second operation being done on second spindle. Both turrets have 12 tool capacity. Spindles are driven by 2 independent 35 hp AC drive motors and operate at 4,500 rpm. Maximum turning length and diameter are 4.72 and 7.87 in., respectively. Turning system includes part stacker and part loading system.

Balzers, Inc.    Elgin, IL 60123
Jul 08, 2002 Tests show that BALINIT® X.CEED coating for carbide tools increases service life up to 3x versus company's previously used coatings. Cutting tests involved materials with hardness up to 62 HRC. It works on materials that are difficult to machine, such as titanium alloys and nickel-based metals.

Metabo Corp.    West Chester, PA 19380 4243
Jul 08, 2002 Featuring one 7 or 9 in. wheel, grinding machine is available in two models: W23-180 or W23-230. Flexible rear handle rotates 90° during cutting operation. Its 3-position side handle allows users to turn tool 90° to cut vertically while maintaining firm grasp on grinder. Model W23-180 is rated at 2,300 W, has rated torque of 124 lb-in., and operates at 8,500 rpm. Model W23-230 is rated at 2,100 W, has rated torque of 150 lb-in., and operates at no-load speeds of 6,600 rpm.

AGIE USA Ltd.    Wood Dale, IL 60191
Jul 08, 2002 Designed for general job shop and die/mold applications, Xenon wire-cut EDM features X-Y-Z travels of 13.8 x 9.8 x 8.7 in. and offers ±15° taper in 4.7 in. thick material. SP and SE series of CNC die-sinking EDMs feature full 3 or 4 axis positioning and full orbiting capabilities. SE series includes integrated C-axis for full 4-axis positioning and linear electrode changer (ATC) for greater productivity.

Valenite, Inc.    Madison Heights, MI 48071 9636
Jul 08, 2002 New products include wiper geometry PVD milling and turning inserts; M750 Milling System for malleable and cast irons; SV209 and VC949 coated carbide grades for turning titanium, titanium alloys, and nickel and cobalt based alloys; and APET high shear PCVD coated TPC25 carbide inserts for stainless and high temperature alloys. PVD coated SpectraTurnâ„¢ and SpecraMillâ„¢ inserts are coated with TiAlN or AlTiN for edge integrity and wear properties.

Tornos    Lombard, IL 60148
Jul 08, 2002 MultiDECO 32/6i machines parts up to 32 mm dia. It has integrated hydrodynamic bar feeder equipped with bundle loader, presettable tools, and quick change collets. Spindle options include single-speed, 2-speed, and 2-speed with stopping. Other options include cross drilling tools, and counter spindle for back-end work. Universal chip conveyer with filter works with all types of swarf. Epoxy resin base provides stability and little thermal distortion.

Dorell Equipment Inc.    North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Jul 08, 2002 TE-101 uses 2-stage, flap-folding method to form fold-and-lock trays without use of adhesives or staples. Machine works at speeds up to 33 trays/min and erects different tray styles, including optional corner post structure or telescoping box. No-tool changeover allows user to switch between sizes of stackable trays in less than 10 min. Built with safety interlocked Lexan windows, tray erector has welded steel construction and Allen-Bradley controller.