
Kurt Introduces a Wide Range of Hydraulic Swing Clamps, Valves and Pumps - They Position and Clamp Workpieces for High Precision Machining Repeatability
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Kurt announces the introduction of a wide range of Hydraulic Swing Clamps, Valves and Pumps for clamping workpieces in a high production machining environment. This new Kurt product line provides a wide range of Swing Clamps and accessory options for configuring the right workholding system for a single machining center or a multi-pallet cell with multiple machines. This...
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Polygon Solution's GT Series Rotary Broach Tool Holder
The rotary broach is a marvel of modern machine tooling. This cutting tool allows machinists to add internal hexagon, square and other forms to precision metal parts. The modern machine shop can benefit from the quick set-up and ease of use available in adjustment free broach holders. The GT Series broach holder available from Polygon Solutions has been designed for this purpose, and often...
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Chandox Super Precision and Standard Air Chucks
LMC Workholding offers Chandox 1 micron super precision air chucks and standard precision air chucks for grinding, rotary tables, and turning applications. These air chucks are available in several models with gripping force ranging from 3.1Kn (697 lb-f) to 21.6 Kn (4855 lb-f). The chucks are equipped with pre-machined tapped holes for fixing jigs or parts locators, eliminating additional...
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Quick-Cycle HIPs Strengthen MIM/PIM Parts at Lower Cost
FRANKLIN, Tennessee, USA - Today, tens of thousands of structural parts are produced by powder injection molding (PIM) technology. Many of these are quite small (Microminiature PIM) components of electronic, medical, telecommunications and computing devices. Because of their small load-bearing areas, they require particularly high levels of tensile strength and hardness. PIM compacts are...
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A Guide to Quality Control of the SMT Process
The printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing process begins with cutting-edge equipment capable of accurately picking and placing up to 40,000 components per hour. This innovative equipment keeps error rates extremely low, and those defects that do occur are quickly caught by sensitive laser and optical inspection equipment.
Read More »The Significance of PFMEA's and Control Plans as Quality Engineering Tools for Your Plastic Injection Molder
Crescent Industires, Inc practices quality control procedures to achieve optimal quality from design through final production. Understanding PFMEAs and Control Plans Product/Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (PFMEA) is a quality engineering tool used to quantify and evaluate the following analysis tasks: o Identify critical input and process variables that can affect product quality o...
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The Benefits of Injection Mold Maintenance
Crescent Industries understands magnificent molds produce remarkable product, which is why our on-site tooling facility is staffed with journeyman mold makers using modern equipment and technology to produce new molds. Plastic injection molds can be expensive, so it is important that companies using these molds protect their investment by practicing regular preventive maintenance. Companies are...
Read More »Rapid Rotation with Festo Servo Pneumatics
- Swivel module DSMI-B rotates 180° in just 0.5 seconds - Soft stop module CMPX and free positioning module CMAX deliver maximum flexibility and a host of other advantages Hauppauge, NY - The Festo DSMI-B servo pneumatic swivel module, soft stop CMPX module, and free positioning CMAX module represent a new generation in electronically controlled pneumatic actuation that combines the best...
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GaiaRecycle Features Onsite Food Waste Recycling Solutions at WASTECON 2011
PALO ALTO, Calif. - GaiaRecycle(TM), LLC, an industry-leading global provider of organic waste recycling systems, today announced its plans to exhibit in the Organics Pavilion (Booth 881) at the WASTECON 2011 show, Aug. 23-25 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville. GaiaRecycle will display one of its stainless steel modular recycling systems to highlight the "turn-key" operational features and...
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Qualcomm Facility Installs 2nd ACE Selective Soldering System
Spokane Valley, Washington, USA - A Qualcomm facility in San Diego, California, has installed a 2nd selective soldering machine, a KISS-103, supplied by ACE Production Technologies, a leading OEM supplier of selective soldering equipment and technology for the electronics manufacturing industry. The facility is primarily a new product development center characterized by high mix, low volume...
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U.S.-Built Mazak Machines to Make EMO Debut
Florence, Kentucky - Mazak Corporation will display Kentucky-developed and built machine models at EMO 2011, taking place September 19 - 24 in Hannover, Germany. Showing the machines outside of North America spearheads growth in the global market for American made Mazak machines. Mazak Corporation engineering at its U.S. facility has a long history of developing machines and standard options that...
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Von Ruden's Driven Tools Are Built to Last
Von Ruden's driven tools are designed to each specific machine in order to maximize performance. All of our tools are performance tested and made in the USA per ISO 9001:2015 standards. Check out our video to learn more.
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