Machinery & Machining Tools

Press Brake Clamping Components Eliminate Need for Set Screws

December 11, 2007 The PowerExpressÂ-® die clamp and Express ClampÂ-® die holder from Wilson Tool InternationalÂ-® are designed to eliminate the need for set screws in press brakes to speed die changes. The automated hydraulic die clamp provides one-touch clamping for American-style press brakes. After loading the die, the operator presses a button to securely and accurately clamp the...

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New Columbia Marking Tools Standard Model 860FM Roll Marking Machine Marks up to 48 Characters on Tubular Elements of Industrial Heaters

New Columbia Marking Tools Standard Model 860FM Roll Marking Machine Marks up to 48 Characters on Tubular Elements of Industrial Heaters

Columbia Marking Tools has been designing and building roll marking machinery for nearly 50 years. The technology still remains very popular today because a rolling die has a relatively small point of contact with the part surface to be marked, so it can be used effectively on tubular and thin-walled types of parts. The adjustable marking pressure is only a fraction of the pressure that is...

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Vitronics Soltec Announces First MR933 Reflow Installation in E.U.

For Release January 15, 2008 Oosterhout, the Netherlands - Vitronics Soltec announces first installation of its MR933 reflow soldering system to a European electronics manufacturer. The MR933 was formally introduced to the European market at the recent Productronica show. The sale was made by Scanditron Sverige AB, Vitronics Soltec's representative in the Scandinavian territory. In making the...

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Manncorp's Motorized And Manual Depanelers

Manncorp's Motorized And Manual Depanelers

Assemblers who break apart scored boards by hand surely realize they are risking unrepairable damage to PCBs and their components. What they may not know is manncorp.com reveals several low-cost solutions to this problem. Manncorp depanelers are a faster, safer and precise way to separate panelized boards without stress. All models have dual upper and lower blades - the upper blades doing the...

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Heavy-Duty VMC features 48 x 28 x 25 in. X/Y/Z travels.

Equipped with 20 hp spindle with 2-speed gearbox head that provides full power at 305 rpm, SV-48H is 50-taper VMC built for heavy cutting applications. It performs stable cutting with rapids of 944 ipm on fully supported, 3,300 lb capacity table that has zero overhang. While Class 7 steel bearings permit standard spindle speeds to 6,000 rpm, optional hybrid ceramic bearings enable speeds to...

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Metso to Supply Coke Calcining Equipment to Seadrift in the USA

Metso Minerals will supply coke calcining equipment to Seadrift Coke L.P. for upgrading its coke plant in Port Lavaca, Texas. The delivery will be completed during the second quarter of 2009. The value of the order is approximately EUR 8 million and it was included in Metso's fourth quarter order backlog of 2007. The order comprises a rotary kiln, rotary cooler as well as auxiliary equipment. The...

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Digital Press offers 3 print operation modes.

DocuColor(TM) 7000AP Digital Press features All Weights mode to enable unit to run all stocks at 70 ppm, Single Weight mode that varies speed of the system based on stock weight, and Mixed Media mode that optimizes performance for jobs with mixed paper types from multiple trays. With 2,400 x 2,400 dpi print resolution, it offers tight front-to-back registration of Â-

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Duplex Laminator integrates into web operations.

Model CL 850 includes coating unit with multi-trolley system to support solvent- and water-based dry lamination, solventless lamination, in-register cold seal coating on pre-printed substrates, and in-register printing of one additional color. It has standard width of 1,350 mm with max reel dia of 1,000 mm and speed of 450 m/min. Equipped with ROTOMEC development in register control, unit can...

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Safety Stops secure platens under suspended load.

Safety Stops secure platens under suspended load.

Activated by weight of the dropping mass, safety catcher stops and locks dropping platen via wedge mechanism located on smooth rod that can be placed in any position. Unit can be installed on hydraulic/pneumatic presses and other machines in which dropping masses must be stopped for safety reasons. Locking capability is proportioned to dropping mass, and locking position functions for entire...

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Black Oxide Finishing System features CNC operation.

TRU TEMPÂ-® CNC non-polluting process uses integrated programmable hoist and tank to automatically process iron and steel components with black oxide finish. Operating as self-controlled unit, repeatable solution employs digital Allen Bradley PLC with manual joystick backup. It is supplied as standard with 110 gal tank line system that has output capacity of 4,000-6,000 lb per 8 hr shift....

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