International Sales & Marketing Group / Astro Mill Division    Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Mar 08, 2002 Prazi II PF7500 Series Model F1210E is available in 2, 3 and four axis CNC versions. Compact mill includes dovetail column with square ways for rigidity on 11 in. Z-axis. Mill head swivels 180 deg, while mill head spindle has infinitely variable speeds of 180-7500 rpm, 1.6 hp 220V air-cooled motor, and forward and reverse rotation with constant torque. Mill has 2.85 in. dia quill, MT2 spindle taper and 0.0002 in. spindle accuracy.

Newman, M.M., Corp.    Marblehead, MA 01945
Feb 27, 2002 Heli-Tube® Spirally Cut Teflon® Cable Wrap and Chafe Guard applies like tape to protect cables and hoses in environments where harsh chemicals, and acids are present. Chemically inert and non-flammable, expandable wrap will not produce toxic by-products if exposed to fire. It operates from -450 to +450 deg F, and is available in sizes from 1/16 to 1-1/2 in. OD. Heli-Tube can fit around bundles up to 10 in. dia.

HumiSeal Div. of Chase Corp.    Woodside, NY 11377 9841
Feb 14, 2002 UL-listed Series 1H coatings are non-flammable, non-hazardous to handle, and suitable for moist conditions. Water replaces solvents in acrylic and polyurethane coatings. Coatings offer stability, flexibility, and chemical resistance. Optimal performance is reached with thin coatings that can be applied by robotic selective coating systems, to control thickness for maximum economy, or by dipping or brushing. Coatings are qualified to MIL-1-46058C and IPC-CC-830.

Surftran    Madison Heights, MI 48071 1612
Feb 14, 2002 TEM (Thermal Energy Method) systems perform internal and external deburring of cast iron, steel, stainless steel, and aluminum parts with intense bursts of heat. They also perform deflashing of die cast zinc parts. Both manual and fully automatic TEM systems are available. Parts are sealed in deburring chamber by 250 ton force, and oxygen/natural gas mixture is introduced. Machine-initiated park ignites mixture to vaporize burrs and metallic contaminants.

Borries Marking Systems    Ann Arbor, MI 48108 1623
Feb 12, 2002 Data Matrix marking system produces 2D bar code that can be read in any orientation, stores 50 times data as standard bar codes, and uses 1/4 of space required for bar codes. System uses double-stylus head, where one head is used for data-matrix encryption mark and other marks standard characters. Both heads run side-by-side, optimizing speed. System reads mechanical and laser markings on metal and plastic.

Pactiv Corp.    Lake Forest, IL 60045
Dec 21, 2001 HexaBlokâ„¢ components facilitate material handling for bins and other large containers. They are applied to bottom of container by standard PSA, hot melt adhesives, or glues. Hexacomb honeycomb structure is made from kraft paper and water-based adhesives. Vertical cell orientation handles heavy loads. Blocks are available in 6 in. lengths, 6 in. widths, and heights of either 3 or 4 in. Runners are 60 in. long with same width and height.

Aremco Products, Inc.    Valley Cottage, NY 10989
Dec 11, 2001 Ceramabondâ„¢ 690 single part, boron nitride filled ceramic adhesive bonds and coats in temperatures to 2700°F, and can be used in oxidizing atmospheres to 1560°F and reducing and vacuum environments to 2700°F. Thermal conductivity is 55 W/m-°K, and dielectric strength is rated at 500 volts/mil. Exceptional resistance is shown to molten glasses and metals. Curing time is 1-2 hours each at 200°F, 500°F, and 700°F, respectively.

Buckbee-Mears St. Paul, A Unit Of BMC Industries Inc.    St. Paul, MN 55101
Nov 27, 2001 AccuCoil PCM process combines photochemical machining for producing precision burr-free and stress-free metal parts with accurate frame-to-frame indexing on coil stock. It produces intricate and close tolerance patterns in varieties of flat, metal parts with thickness ranges of 0.0005 to 0.062 in. Holes or slots can be as small as 1.2 times material thickness, and spacing between holes or cutouts can be as small as 0.9 times material thickness.

Mazak Laser Corporation    Schaumburg, IL 60173
Oct 15, 2001 Automated laser load/unload cells can automatically load, cut, and unload sheets up to one in. thick. Its 4,000-watt laser cuts sheet sizes up to 4x8, 5x10 or 6x12 ft. Pneumatic loader picks up one sheet of plate at a time and carries it to laser. Just before loader places sheet on laser bed, fork style unloader picks up cut sheet. As laser begins cutting new sheet, unloader carries cut sheet to unload station.