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Metal Forming & Fabricating Products
Sheet Flatness Achieved Without Distortion: A special forming tool embosses stainless steel exterior wall panels for a spectacular Manhattan condominium.
The HF Stacking Cradle System from Schmidt Structural Products is a modular system that easily stores long goods, coils, and flat stock. The system is transportable and adaptable. Designed to easily store long material lengths in capacities from 2 to 5 tons and up to 10 units high, it can help to increase usable facility floor space and avoid material loss or damage due to excessive handling.
Controlled Automation now offers a range of automated shotblasting machines manufactured in the U.S. and specifically designed for cleaning structural steel sections and plates. These include the SBM4-60, a four-wheel (blast wheels: 4 x 25 hp) blast cabinet with an opening of 60 in wide x 40 in high. Cleaning capacity is 530 to 1,075 sq ft per hour. Dust collector capacity is 8,000 cfm. This is the most popular machine for the general fabricator.
Beckwood Press Company has built a technologically advanced deep draw press for Orange County Choppers, and will be displaying the drawn tanks and fenders on a production chopper at the 2008 Regional Metalform Show in Birmingham, Alabama on April 1st-3rd at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Beckwood will also be exhibiting one of their latest press designs, displaying the latest in hydraulic press technology and features.
MG Systems and Welding offers its Ink Jet Marker for alphanumeric-labeling.
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Welding Products
Alabama Laser's TetraPORT system is a safe-enclosure, modular work cell that can be configured for specific laser application needs. Various models of the TetraPORT are built for laser applications such as metal deposition, laser welding, laser cutting, laser hardening, and laser engraving.
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Metal Cutting Products
LVD Strippit adds the Orion 4020 to its Orion Series of laser cutting systems. The hybrid-style CO2 laser cutting system is engineered for economical processing of large sheets up to 157 in x 78 in or 4 m x 2 m. Orion laser cutting systems feature a highly rigid, high-precision rack-and-pinion drive system which provides precise motion and position control. This rigid design permits the machine to maintain high processing speeds without loss of cut quality.
PartMaker Inc., a division of Delcam Plc, is a leading provider of CAM solutions to six of world's 10 largest medical device manufacturers (ranked by revenue by Reuters Group Plc), including such companies as Medtronic and Zimmer, Smith & Nephew, Biomet, and Johnson & Johnson. Many contract manufacturers serving the medical device industry rely on PartMaker CAM software to automate the programming of their multi-axis lathes and Swiss-type lathes, which are ideal for manufacturing such medical devices as implantables like bone screws and dental implants and instrumentation for use in surgical procedures.
Mazak Optonics Corporation's new Super Turbo-X Champion hybrid laser cutting system is designed for affordable, high-precision cutting of a wide variety of materials, with easy set-up and operation that has been the hallmark of Mazak lasers for more than 20 years.
A new service for mounting new CO2 high power laser lenses into customer supplied focusing lens holders used for Amada and similar lasers is being introduced by Laser Research Optics Mounting Service. They specialize in mounting new CO2 high power laser lenses into customer supplied focusing lens holders and assures that the finished assembly will meet pressure requirements.
Techno, Inc. introduces the PanelMaster Pro Series CNC Router, designed specifically to meet the demands of nested-based manufacturing. The PanelMaster Pro is constructed of large heavy tubing that is welded and stress-relieved, the perfect foundation for our precision drive system.
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Tooling & Workholding Products
A Jig-less Tooling Concept: Sweden is a high-cost country, but SAAB Aerostructures keeps winning orders – currently supplying the latest programs of both Airbus and Boeing with composite parts. Richard Lindquits of SAAB shows us one of the key techniques he uses to remain a preferred supplier to the big integrators.
Big Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. offers its C-Cutter Mini
BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. offers its Rotary Indexer Adapter Kit
Carmex Precision Tools offers its spiral mill-thread.
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Inspection Products
Swanson Tool Manufacturing's High-Speed Steel TiN Coated Thread Gages offer significant savings over tool steel gages because they last up to 10X longer. The TiN (titanium nitride) coating is recognized for its enhanced lubricity, corrosion resistance, and is harder than both chrome and carbide material.
Cognex Corp. offers its Checker 200 part inspection sensors.
Cincinnati Test Systems, Inc., offers a four-page brochure
CMM Offers Non-Contact Measurement
Faro offers its PowerGage.
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Maintenance Products
Manufacturers Find Perfect Bolt Preload – Visually: The guessing game of obtaining the optimum bolt preload is over, thanks to a true innovation in bolt indicators.
SKF® profile rail guides provide precise positioning, smooth operation, high load-carrying capacity, high stiffness, and unlimited stroke to satisfy linear motion system demands in a wide range of industry applications, including medical, factory automation, assembly, and electronics manufacturing, among others.
Hyster Co. offers its ZR Reach Truck.
Jergens offers its Spinner-Grip flange lock nut.
The Caldwell Group offers its Rig-Release remote release hook with radio remote control.
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Safety Products
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.215 for grinders is one of the most frequently cited machine-safety standards for violations during OSHA machine-safety inspections. This is due to improperly adjusted work rests and tongues on bench grinders (sometimes called offhand or pedestal grinders).
Guyson Corporation introduces the Model D1000 cartridge-type dust collector that has sufficient capacity for large manual blast cabinets with direct pressure media delivery. The D1000 is suitable for dust collection of moderate-sized automated blasting systems with multiple blast guns.
North Safety Products offers its NorthFlex NF11 safety glove.
Kimberly-Clark Professional offers its KleenGuard
eyewear products
Rockford Systems Inc. offers its double-wheel and single-wheel grinder shields.
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