Machining & Manufacturing

The SRH Series of 180° swivel heads are completely modular and consist of the tried-and-tested SRU rotary modules combined with two swivel corners, electric feed-throughs, and media feed-throughs.

Electronic commands passed from machine to machine over data networks drive many modern production lines.

The Tl-4 from Haas Automation Inc., Oxnard, Calif. (haascnc.com), is a twinchuck lathe with a top spindle speed of 500 rpm.

The DVS rotary distributor supplies tools, gripper modules, or linear units with air, fluid, or electrical signals via flexible hoses and cables.

The Cimtech “Z” metalworking fluids improve machining and grinding applications without using mineral oil.

Ground and rolled-thread ball screws come in 3 to 125-mm shaft diameters with a wide variety of pitches.

Two-piece, stepped bore rigid couplings have keyways in each bore.

The M2I7-? microEDM and nanogrinding machine cuts complex 3D contoured shapes and round holes to within 0.20-?m diameter and positional tolerance.

A Roll Adjuster facilitates the alignment of rollers, shafts, and web-handling systems.

The Laser Microgage dual-axis alignment kit includes a laser-squaring attachment called the 90-Line for checking machine beds, vertical cutting machinery, and roll parallelism, for squaring slides and gantries, and measuring geometric parameters.

Engineers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a 1-sq-cm tool that will help build microscopic-sized machines.

Titanium-nitride coating on step drills reduces friction and increases drill life by a factor of six uncoated step drills.

Automatic hone helps machine gunners hit their mark.

Getting chemicals out of rigid containers can be messy and dangerous.

The CNC-controlled Module 416 with PressControl 4000 Sequence/Monitor Controller offers a peak load of 1,125 lb, 675-lb continuous duty load, up to 7.87 in. of ram stroke, and maximum ram speed of 7.874 ips.