Rex-Cut Products, Inc.    Fall River, MA 02720
Jun 27, 2002 Unitized Megabriteâ„¢ Mounted Points provide smooth, chatter-free grinding while maintaining part geometry. Points can be used for light deburring, cleaning, finishing, and polishing machined and cast parts. Made of nonwoven, synthetic-fiber material, impregnated with aluminum oxide or silicon carbide abrasives, conformable points constantly reveal fresh abrasives as they work. Points are available in shapes to match surface finishing requirements.

Reishauer Corp.    Elgin, IL 60123 1205
Jun 27, 2002 RZ 400 precision gear grinding machine's main column, that carries grinding spindle and slide, rotates 90° for wheel change and another 90° to perform wheel dressing operation. Gear profile modifications can be made with few keystrokes, without need for diamond discs. It has gearless planetary drives, acoustic sensing for alignment of dressing diamonds, and low noise shifting that produces random surface structure on teeth.

Command Tooling Systems    Ramsey, MN 55303
Jun 26, 2002 Vision and Focus Commandâ„¢ Presetters have intuitive controls and software to preset boring and milling tools off line. Vision presetters have CCD camera optics with magnification up to 20 X, automatic cross-hair edge location, and automatic tool radius and angle measurement. Focus presetters have optical profile-projection imaging with fixed and rotating cross-hair edge location, and projection comparison for tool radius and angle measurement.

Thermadyne Industries, Inc.    St. Louis, MO 63017
Jun 26, 2002 Arcair® SLICE® cutting system handles virtually any metallic, non-metallic, or composite material, including bridge steel, concrete-lined pipe, and highway guardrails. Torch requires no preheating. Operators supply oxygen and welding machine, or 12 V battery for portable applications. Torch has pistol grip, operator shield for protection from heat and sparks, squeeze lever for oxygen control, and weighs less than 7 lb.

Seco Tools Inc    Troy, MI 48083
Jun 26, 2002 PVD Coating consists of thick layer of titanium aluminium nitride topped by thin layer of titanium nitride, offering wear resistance and low stress state. CP200 coated grade machines variety of stainless steels and powder metallurgical materials. CP500, with high cobalt micrograin substrate, is complemented by PVD coating for threading, grooving and turning high temperature alloys. CP600 has micrograin substrate for wear and deformation resistance.

C & G Systems Inc.    Itasca, IL 60143
Jun 25, 2002 Taurusâ„¢ incorporates Merlin 6000 GSTâ„¢ oxygen plasma cutting system, Burnyâ„¢ CNC 3 controller with 50-shape library, and direct drive precision planetary gearheads with high torque servomotors. Pulse Width Modulation drive amplifiers lend machine motion control capability from 2 to 500 ipm. Taurus carries up to 10 cutting stations, including up to 4 plasmas, 8 oxy-fuel stations, and 1 marker station. Widths range from 5 to 20 ft.

Carver, Inc.    Wabash, IN 46992 0544
Jun 25, 2002 Model C hydraulic press has pneumatic transfer cylinder, providing compact transfer press suitable for prototyping and small production runs. Unit has 12-ton manually actuated hydraulic clamp, 1000 lb air actuated transfer cylinder, digitally controlled heated platens, safety guards, and two hand anti-tie down buttons. Injection capacity is 7 cc.

Hilti Inc.    Tulsa, OK 74121
Jun 24, 2002 DX 351 Powder Actuated Fastening System allows total mobility without cords. Baseplate makes it suitable for driving fasteners in narrow, almost inaccessible places such as strut channels or junction boxes when being secured to concrete slabs or steel. With optional pole tool accessory, user can fasten into ceilings up to 13 ft high. DX 351 can be quickly converted into fully automatic, magazine-fed fastening system for high-speed, repetitive jobs.

Command Tooling Systems    Ramsey, MN 55303
Jun 24, 2002 New Axisâ„¢ Fluid-Driven Right Angle Head features elliptical head for machining within cavities down to 1 in. dia. It clamps rigidly in machine spindle. Speed is based on coolant flow, and torque is based on coolant pressure. Light-duty applications require 200 psi, and heavier-duty applications may need 1000 psi or more. With solid design from shank to tool spindle, axis head loads from automatic tool changer.

OTEC Precision Finish, Inc.    Acton, MA 01720
Jun 24, 2002 ECO benchtop deburring machine offers compact footprint and requires only 115 volt, 60 Hz single phase power input. It is available with 5 liter and 9 liter processing barrels in single or twin configurations. System can be used for dry or wet processing and has optional dosing pump. ECO is suitable for small job shops, cell production within larger manufacturers, and just-in-time processes. ECOmini is designed for wet or dry, truly small scale use.

Broaching Machine Specialties    Novi, MI 48375 2044
Jun 24, 2002 Electro-Mate table-up broaching machine is powered by force-tube and servo motor technology. It features single piece, welded construction and is electro mechanically operated in every axis. Table-up machine design is easily automated and can be tooled to broach multiple parts simultaneously. Electro-Mate is available up to 10 tons in capacity and 72 in. stroke. It provides easy floor level loading and eliminates need for operator stands and pits.

Greenlee Textron, Inc.    Rockford, IL 61109
Jun 24, 2002 BX Manual Stud Punch is used for installation of conduit and armored cable in non-load bearing partition steel studs that do not require bushing. Stud punch rolls edges of steel over, leading to smooth installation of armored cable as it avoids cable getting hung-up or nicked. BX is suitable for 24 to 20 gauge thick steel 2 x 4s.

Reid Supply Co.    Muskegon, MI 49444
Jun 21, 2002 Kits include Wilton inspection packs, precision toolmakers vise and parallel kits, precision square kits, and toolmakers vise kits.

Du Mont Co., LLC., The    Greenfield, MA 01302
Jun 21, 2002 No. 00 Precision Set has 3 broaches and 5 bushings that allow cutting 15 keyway combinations. Set includes high speed steel broaches, bushings, and shims capable of cutting 1/16, 3/32, and 1/8 in. keyways in bore sizes from 1/4 to 1/2 in. Push-type broaches can be used with any type hydraulic or hand-operated arbor press with adequate throat opening.

Alpha-Core, Inc.    Bridgeport, CT 06608
Jun 21, 2002 Automatic toroidal coil winding equipment line includes slider head, belt head, and gear head machines that wind magnetics from inductors and current sensors to power transformers up to 5,000 VA. Separate machine does tape insulation. Each model is equipped with computer memory for programming number of turns, wire size, and other data to ensure consistent winding performance.

Precision Brand Products, Inc.    Downers Grove, IL 60515 4054
Jun 21, 2002 METRIC 10 TruPunch® self-centering punch and die set can make custom washers and shims with true metric sized I.D.s ad O.D.s. It offers ten size punches from 3 to 20 mm and nine I.D. sizes from 3 to 16 mm. All sets have self-centering pilot. METRIC 10 TruPunch cuts brass, copper, aluminum, rubber, and plastic up to .025 in. thick and stainless steel and blue tempered shim up to .010 in. Base, top, and punches are made of hardened and ground A-2 tool steel.

Witte Co., Inc., The    Washington, NJ 07882
Jun 21, 2002 Model 400 integrated, multi-step system for pelletizing lines combines dewatering, drying, cooling, dedusting, and screening into single unit. It delivers product moisture levels at 0.04% in nylon applications and 0.10% in polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyesters, polyurethanes and other commodity and engineering resins. Suitable for friable, glass-filled, and micropellets, it accommodates production rates of up to 10,000 lb/hr.

Abbott Ball Co.    West Hartford, CT 06133 0100
Jun 20, 2002 Open-face barrel designs provide variable cascading, and are also used where acids might risk explosion in closed barrel. Closed-barrel designs permit full rotation of barrel, parts, and media for aggressive action in longer, unattended cycles. Both styles are available in freestanding or tabletop configurations. Dual-barrel systems are also available. Lined or unlined barrels are available in stainless steel, carbon steel, and various plastics.

Agie USA, Ltd.    Davidson, NC 28036
Jun 20, 2002 Vertex wire-cut EDM system offers Agieduo(TM), which enables 2 different wire sizes to be changed without operator involvement. User can rough with large diameter wire and finish with small diameter. Vertex provides automatic threading of wires from 0.00078 to 0.008 in. dia through holes only 0.002 in. dia larger than wire itself. Thermally stabilized design, with precise (0.000004 in.) Dual Feedback System (DFS), measures, regulates, and checks all 5 axes.

Mitsui Seiki, Inc.    Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Jun 20, 2002 Model VL30A delivers cutting feed rates to 1,574 ipm with 1G acceleration/deceleration rate. Suitable for mold work and multi-axis contouring applications, unit includes 7.9 x 11.8 x 7.9 in. X, Y, Z axes envelope and 11.8 x 15.8 in. table size. Its 5.5 hp spindle accepts HSK25 tooling and provides spindle speeds up to 50,000 rpm. Precision glass scale feedback system detects 0.1 micron increments, and integrated toolchanger holds up to 12 tools.