Press Release: In-Context Design Software
Onshape updated its functionality again, introducing a new capability to edit parts within the context of assemblies. Onshape says its speeds up the design process by being full-cloud, but the company is…
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Press Release: Zero-Reach Arbors
Thanks to their outstanding tool lives, fine surface finish and maximum concentricity, hydraulic chucks found their place in milling. And there is good reason since these chucks offer both continuous action of…
Press Release: Force Gauge
American Workholding Inc. offers Force Gauge, an effective, lightweight, mostly hand-held, direct-reading gauge. It gives an operator, setup man or quality control individual an instant and accurate reading of actual lbs/tonnage force…
Press Release: Precision Micro Ltd. expands its commercial team
(Birmingham, U.K.) A European photochemical etching specialist, Precision Micro, has appointed Chris Carter as Key Account Manager to service the growing German market for precision photo-etched metal components. Source article: https://mfgaxis.com/press-releases/precision-micro-ltd-expands-its-commercial-team/ Company:…
Press Release: Smart Inspection Station
Smart Inspection Systems LLC's signature product, the Smart Inspection Station (SiS), is an automated turnkey inspection solution that yields comprehensive visual reports with complete geometric form and dimensional pass/fail in just minutes.…
Press Release: GARANT VG Basic
On the new GARANT VG Basic pre-setting device, both the X and Z axes can be moved by up to 400 millimeters using a pneumatic quick adjustment device. This requires a compressed…
Press Release: IR-Block/Visible Transmitting Optical Filters
MidOpt announces the availability of three new imaging filters primarily intended for blocking unwanted near-infrared light. Filters include: SP635 Absorptive Visible Shortpass/Near-IR Block Filter, SP644 Near-IR/Mid-Red Dichroic Block Shortpass Filter, and AB555…
Press Release: 5-axis simultaneous machining
The UMILL 1000 from EMCO is a 5-axis machining center with milling/turning, 1000mm diameter, 600mm height, 1000kg capacity, and direct drives for high precision. With the UMILL 1000, EMCO is expanding its…
Press Release: Custom Support Videos for CAD/CAM
EZ-CAM publicly introduce custom, support videos. According to the company, it's a provision that can't go unnoticed. Its customers can't put a dollar amount on such a remedy--and neither did EZ-CAM. There…
Press Release: Customized CNC Tool Services
ShopBot continues to believe that everyone should be able to successfully employ the capabilities of CNC—making small- to medium-size shops competitive in today's market. That often can include configurations that make the…
Press Release: IceStorm90 Industrial Cleaning System
IceStorm90 is an efficient and environmentally friendly blasting unit, according to the company. The design basis focused on simplicity, which translates through to the exterior, operational controls, and internal workings of the…
Press Release: SPECTROLAB S LAS02
Continuously improved by customer input and rigorous usability testing, the new SPECTROLAB S LAS02 features proprietary CMOS+T technology to identify and measure, with high accuracy and precision, all elements in incoming, in-production,…
Press Release: RapidCam Spring Bolt Cam Adapter
The Illinois Lock Co. RapidCam spring bolt cam adapter replaces the flat steel cam used on traditional cam locks with a glass-filled Nylon 66 latch. The spring-loaded latch features an angled design,…
Press Release: Fives Group launches company
Fives has joined forces with Simsa to create Fives Grinding Mexico. Source article: https://mfgaxis.com/press-releases/fives-group-launches-company/ Company: Fives Landis Corp., Grinding | Ultra Precision
Press Release: Digital I/O Converter Kit
Integrating grippers with robot arms is often one of the biggest headaches when developing new robotic applications. A major obstacle is mismatched I/O signals between the end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT) and the robot arm.…
Press Release: varioSCAN II
The varioSCAN product line is ideal for applications requiring f-theta lenses, as well as applications for which these costly lenses are unavailable. In the second case, the focusing system provides a plane…
Press Release: Cincinnati HMC 800
The new Cincinnati HMC 800 is a high-performance HMC solution for demanding aerospace, oil and gas, and other industrial hard metal manufacturing applications that require precision machining. The Cincinnati HMC 800 combines…
Press Release: 3 end-of-arm robotic companies become OnRobot
Enrico Krog Iversen, former CEO of collaborative robot pioneer Universal Robots, along with the Danish Growth Fund, is addressing the next challenge in automation with the merger of three innovative end-of-arm tooling…
Press Release: The Dream Chuck Stop
The Dream Chuck Stop from Dream Tools Inc. allows end users to machine through a part by providing the clearance for cutting tools to go through the part. According to the company,…
Press Release: 3D Modeling Software
The goal of machine shops is to cut parts, not to design fixtures. Although necessary, the task drains resources without providing additional revenue. That's why SpaceClaim let's machinists and manufacturing engineers utilize…
Press Release: Tune-Up Kits for Foredom Motors
Foredom introduces four new Tune-Up Kits for current and discontinued motors. Foredom makes flexible-shaft machines that are built to industrial standards and last for many years, sometimes even decades. Source article: https://mfgaxis.com/press-releases/tune-up-kits-for-foredom-motors/…
Press Release: Nozzle Bar Air Blow-Off Device
Maxum has announced the Nozzle Bar, a patented air blow-off device that looks and installs like an air knife but offers the full blow-off power of individual air nozzles, while using less…
Press Release: MobileDefender Model S Helps to Ensure Worker Safety
SecuraTrac announces its mPERS mobile emergency pendant, the MobileDefender Model S (MD-S). The model S (MD-S) is developed on the same platform as the MobileDefender and introduces new capabilities that will help…
Press Release: Xi Offers Effective Way to Connect a Process and Collect Info
FreePoint Technologies Inc. says its Xi is designed to make connectivity and information collection easy. Connectivity is available through optional Wi-Fi, multiple USBs, ethernet and cellular. Source article: https://mfgaxis.com/press-releases/xi-offers-effective-way-to-connect-a-process-and-collect-info/ Company: FreePoint Technologies
Press Release: System Insights is now Vimana
System Insights, Berkeley, Calif., which specializes in manufacturing analytics, is changing its corporate name to Vimana. Source article: https://mfgaxis.com/press-releases/system-insights-is-now-vimana/ Company: System Insights