Stephanie Hendrixson Contributing Editor, Modern Machine Shop

Metalworking Fluids 23 Oct 2014

Coolant Recycling System Reduces Waste

PRAB’s Guardian coolant recycling system is said to reduce fluid purchases by as much as 75 percent and reduce waste fluids by as much as 90 percent.

23 Oct 2014

Light Curtains Maintain Worker Safety

MultiCam offers a range of safety control options for its router, laser, plasma, knife, waterjet and digital finishing machines, including light curtains, safety mats and laser safety eyewear.

Laser & Waterjet 23 Oct 2014

Electric Servo Pump Features High-Load Ballscrew

Techni Waterjet’s Quantum NXT ESP66 Dual electric servopump incorporates a servomotor that directly envelops a high-load precision ballscrew.

Automation 23 Oct 2014

Handtmann A-Punkt Automation Celebrates 25 Years of Machine Tool Production

The German-based company has been producing machining centers since 1989.

23 Oct 2014

PRAB Acquires Puckmaster Briquetters

PRAB is expanding its portfolio of briquetting products with the acquisition.

Laser & Waterjet 22 Oct 2014

Fiber Laser Cutting Head Improves System’s Productivity

The Optiplex 3015 fiber laser cutting system from Mazak Optonics features the company’s Zeta-7 cutting head and PreView 3 control.

Automation 22 Oct 2014

Robotic Teaching Technology Eases High-Mix, Low-Volume Welding

Robotiq, in partnership with Yaskawa Motoman, offers Kinetiq Teaching technology to enable operators to quickly and easily task welding robots without in-depth programming knowledge.

Cutting Tools 22 Oct 2014

Chipbreaker, Grade Offer Reliable Turning High-Temperature Alloys

Tungaloy has introduced the AH905 grade and HMM-type chipbreaker, specifically designed to optimize turning in high-temperature alloys.

Automation 22 Oct 2014

FANUC, Rockwell Automation Announce Collaboration

The integration of FANUC CNCs, robotics, Robomachines and Rockwell Automation Logix programmable automation controllers will help to streamline applications in the automotive industry.

Vertical Machining Centers 21 Oct 2014

Traveling-Column VMC Machines Five Sides Simultaneously

The Doosan VCF850LSR vertical machining center features a versatile traveling-column design with a tilting B-axis spindle head and a 500-mm (19.685") rotary table for machining multiple sides of a workpiece at once.