Machinery & Machining Tools

Medical Manufacturing Turns to Hardinge SUPER-PRECISION-® Gang-Tool Turning Center

Medical Manufacturing Turns to Hardinge SUPER-PRECISION-® Gang-Tool Turning Center

Medical part manufacturing continues to be a rapidly growing market due to the large population of aging baby boomers who are looking for improved quality of life . Demand is high for high-precision components for neurological, orthopeadic, spinal/bone fixation, dental implants, drug infusion, catheter connectors, optical, maxillofacial, micro/minimally invasive, surgical instruments and other...

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OFS Announces Successful Splice of Sapphire and Silica Optical Fibers

Milestone Has Important Implications for Use of High-Temperature Sapphire Fibers in Industrial, Medical Applications SAN FRANCISCO -- Photonics West 2013, Booth #917, Moscone Center -- OFS, a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative fiber optic network products has announced a successful fusion splicing of silica fiber and sapphire fiber using their standard S178 portable fusion...

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Cut-and-Strip Machine accelerates wire processing.

Cut-and-Strip Machine accelerates wire processing.

With integrated sensor technology, Kappa 322 facilitates cable setup and changeovers without tools even forÂ- difficult to process materials. Swivel technique in wire drive allows different processing positions, and machine handles variety of special applications as well as separation and processing of inside wires in multi-pole cables. Covering processing range with inkjet, part list...

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Pick and Place Machine enables nonstop LED board production.

Pick and Place Machine enables nonstop LED board production.

Featuring 3 pick-and-place heads mounted on ball-screw-driven gantry, Model MC-LEDV3 is built to assemble LED tube lights, flexible LED strips, and LED bulb boards. Simultaneous pickup, vision based component alignment, and feeder placement optimization combine to achieve placement rates up to 10,000 LEDs/hour, per IPC-9850. Machine places both standard and domed LEDs from 1 x 0.5 mm to 8 x 8 mm,...

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Stainless Steel Top with Marine Edge and 12-Gauge Top

Stainless Steel Top with Marine Edge and 12-Gauge Top

Rousseau now offers you a new choice for your top. The completely new top with the marine edge serves to prevent small objects from falling and liquids from spilling from the work surface. For our two types of stainless steel tops (standard or with a marine edge), you can now choose the gauge of the steel used, 12 or 16. Marie-JosÃ-© Arcand Agente communication marketing Marketing...

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Bosch Presents Highlights from Processing, Inspection, and Isolator Technology

Bosch Presents Highlights from Processing, Inspection, and Isolator Technology

Equipment for solid and liquid pharmaceuticals -· Tablets: mixing, granulating, pressing and coating on a laboratory scale -· Compact inspection unit KKX 3900 for capsules -· Fast Air Lock ISS 100: quick transfer into and out of isolators At TechnoPharm 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany (hall 6, booth 235), Bosch Packaging Technology presents highlights from its comprehensive pharmaceutical...

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Cutters and Inserts feature fine pitch for smooth cutting.

Cutters and Inserts feature fine pitch for smooth cutting.

Machined from double-hardened tool steel, 12 mm Cutter Bodies and Inserts are designed with fine pitch for accelerated feed rates and smooth cutting action that minimizes noise and pressure. End Mills come in cutting diameters from 0.625–1.500 in., while Shell mills, with varying pitch options, cut from 1.5–4 in. Helical roughing end mills are available in 1.0 and...

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Wilson Tool Introduces Tooling for Salvagnini Punching Systems

WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. - Wilson Tool International (www.wilsontool.com) now offers tooling for Salvagnini high-precision punching systems. The company manufactures a complete range of punches, dies and strippers, including standard and custom shapes. Designed to enhance the performance of Salvagnini punching systems, Wilson Tool's punches and dies are manufactured with high-speed steel for...

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Printed Circuits, Inc. Makes Equipment, Process and Plant Cleanliness Upgrades

Moving from 2012 into 2013 brings a recommitted interest in improving PCi's product and capabilities. Printed Circuits, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) has made a number of upgrades to improve their products. Items of note are a new die punch, a new conveyorized microetch line, improvements to the lamination layup clean room, and an overhaul of the HVAC system. The new die punch frees up a significant...

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