Modern Applications News articles from November 2004

Modern Applications News archives from November 2004

Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2004... In the October '04 issue of MAN--Modern Applications News, Datron Technology was cited as the source for the case history article, "Gambling, Speed, Alcohol Fuel Start-Up's Growth." The correct source is Datron Dynamics, Inc. (Milford, NH). MAN...

Your opinion counts: over the span of the most recent presidential campaign--which seems to have started sometime about 1968--there was one thing that was always the most important topic: your opinion.(Editor's Corner)
November 1, 2004... Oddly, it was about the only topic that was never directly addressed. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] War, terrorism, economics, international relations, taxes, health care, Social Security, immigration, character, leadership, welfare,...

IMTS boosts waterjet sales.(Industry News)
November 1, 2004... Flow International Corporation (Kent, WA) is among the first exhibitors at the recent IMTS to announce positive sales results from the show. A leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet technology, the company...

Laser shipments up 75% for second quarter '04.(Industry News)
November 1, 2004... At $173.6 million, second quarter 2004 shipments of industrial laser equipment and systems for North America and U.S. exports were up roughly 75% from the same period last year, reports the Laser Systems Products Group (LSPG) of the...

Tooling and Manufacturing Association receives $200,000 grant from Illinois.(Industry News)
November 1, 2004... The Tooling and Manufacturing Association (TMA) has received a $200,000 grant from the State of Illinois Opportunity Returns Program. In announcing the award, TMA (Park Ridge, IL) stated the funds would be used by the trade association to help...

NADCA moves headquarters.(Industry News)
November 1, 2004... The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) has moved its headquarters to a new 15,000 sq.-ft. headquarters building in Wheeling, Illinois. The new building was acquired by the Association in 2003. The association's new address is...

NTMA aligns with online matchmaker.(Industry News)
November 1, 2004... The National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) announces that it has forged a strategic partnership with SourceHorizon, Inc., an online matchmaker between the buyers and suppliers of custom made-to-order parts. Under the terms of...

Yamazen, Mitsubishi expand collaboration.(Industry News)
November 1, 2004... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. announces the expansion of its collaboration with Yamazen Inc. as its major distributor of Mitsubishi machine tool products in the United States. "Under our agreement Yamazen Inc. (Schaumburg, IL)...

[.sup.+p]tool change delivers shop $87,000 savings: for a busy aircraft components manufacturer milling and turning short runs of precision parts, shorter cycle times and quicker tool changes mean greater profitability.(Cutting Tools)
November 1, 2004... Cutting milling time on one alloy steel hydraulic body 63% led Crissair, Inc. (Palmdale, CA) to a broader Productivity Improvement Program that identified some $87,000 in potential annual savings, and ultimately to a huge $600,000 payoff by...

Micro-Decimal end mills.(Products)
November 1, 2004... Niagra Cutter has introduced Micro-Decimal size end mills that are manufactured to exacting standards from high quality micro-carbide substrate. The new selection of tools is sized starting at 0.05" diameter though 0.60", in one thousandths...

New insert with five cutting edges.(Products)
November 1, 2004... Iscar Metals, Inc. offers Pentacut, the new insert with five cutting edges for shallow precision grooving, and parting and recessing. These inserts feature central recess for chip formation, frontal curved rake face for chip curling, versatile...

Custom designed tooling.(Products)
November 1, 2004... Kaiser Tool Company, Inc. offers its Design-A-Groove[R] tooling, modified for specific application requirements. Special configurations include face grooving, full or corner radius, increased depth of cut, chamfering, chip control, and top...

Carbide/high-speed cutting tools catalog.(Products)
November 1, 2004... F&D Tool has released its new 120-page catalog detailing the complete line of carbide and high-speed cutting tools. New tools include angle cutters, shell mills, Woodruff keyset, and dovetail cutters. The Solid Carbide line has been expanded to...

Daily revenue rises 5% with new endmill, spindle: switching to a new set of tools for hogging out a block of aluminum, not only saves time, but also has a direct, positive impact on a shop's revenue every day.(Cutting Tools)
November 1, 2004... The combination of the world's first indexable insert endmill with eccentric relief angle and the Big Plus simultaneous taper and flange contact spindle system from BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling (Elk Grove Village, IL) is saving Rovema Packaging...

High performance cutter.(Products)
November 1, 2004... The new high-performance F2330 cutter, from Walter Waukesha, Inc., offers plunging capability for HPC operations in the die and mold industry, general engineering, and the automotive industry. The milling cutter has coolant through the tool,...

Reamer Burr-Bit.(Products)
November 1, 2004... Vernon Devices, Inc. has announced a new Reamer Burr-Bit specifically developed to eliminate additional operations involved with chamfering or deburring a reamed hole. This reamer is used as a pilot to chamfer and deburr simultaneously...

Copy mills for die/mold operations.(Products)
November 1, 2004... A new line of ValMILL[TM] V500 copy mills for contouring, peripheral cutting, slotting, drilling, and cavity milling, required by the die and mold industry, is now available from Valenite Inc. Designed for roughing, semi-finishing, and...

New ball nose cutter.(Products)
November 1, 2004... Seco-Carboloy has introduced its new R218.20 indexable insert ball nose cutter for copy milling. The new cutter can handle very high feed rates due to a rigid design and the two effective teeth, and is a versatile cutter that can be used from...

Grooving insert products.(Products)
November 1, 2004... Sumitomo Electric offers new high quality SumiNotch[TM] Grooving Insert Products featuring a new specially formulated Grade EH510V with a new "V" coating designed for superior wear and notch resistance. These inserts offer accurate indexing...

Expanded catalog.(Products)
November 1, 2004... Kyocera Ceratip offers its newly expanded product catalog featuring over 5,000 items, including coated carbides, CBN, and PCD grades. Also being featured in the new catalog is their new grooving line, as well as the introduction of Ceratip...

High Temperature Adhesives Handbook.(Assembly / Joining / Fastening)
November 1, 2004... Cotronics Corporation has released its 2004 edition of the High Temperature Adhesives Handbook, designed for electrical, structural, or industrial applications. The handbook includes user reports, and technical data/photographs describing the...

Open/Close Bushing.(Assembly / Joining / Fastening)
November 1, 2004... Micro Plastics, Inc. has announced the latest addition to its line of wiring accessories, the Open/Close Bushings. These new bushings are designed to protect wires, cables, tubing, and holes from sharp uneven drilled or punched holes in sheet...

Self-locking nylon sealing solution.(Assembly / Joining / Fastening)
November 1, 2004... Nylok Corporation introduces the Nyplas[TM] sealing process that uses a Plastisol material under the heads of fasteners, pop-style rivets, and double-ended flange screws to seal out water, dust, and air. This new sealant provides...

Epoxy adhesive for cryogenic applications.(Assembly / Joining / Fastening)
November 1, 2004... Master Bond Inc. has introduced a new two-component epoxy adhesive/sealant for cryogenic applications, the EP29LPSP. This compound is able to withstand temperatures of 4[degrees]K, and is able to resist cryogenic shocks. This adhesive bonds...

Bolting solutions.(Assembly / Joining / Fastening)
November 1, 2004... A new addition of "Solutions To Bolting Problems" catalog is now available from Superbolt, Inc. The catalog contains technical information on mechanical stud/bolt tensioners including new high temperature designs, updated installation and...

New key drive thumbscrews.(Assembly / Joining / Fastening)
November 1, 2004... Shear-Loc Products has introduced a new line of thumbscrews with a hex key drive to provide the user with a dual locking and adjustment system. The Key Drive series is manufactured under a cold-forming process that converts standard alloy or...

Innovative threadlocker.(Assembly / Joining / Fastening)
November 1, 2004... A new threadlocking gel, featuring no-drip, pin-point application, is available from Permatex, Inc. The new product features the GelTwist[TM] pin-point applicator that eliminates waste by putting the gel exactly where you want it, including...

Chrome-plated collars.(Assembly / Joining / Fastening)
November 1, 2004... Stafford Manufacturing Corp. offers a line of chrome-plated shaft collars in a wide range of sizes for pipes, tubing, and shafts, as stops/spacers, or for mounting devices. The Solution[TM] Series chrome plated collars are available in bore...

MAN IMTS Partner Program winners.(IMTS)
November 1, 2004... Throughout the recent IMTS in Chicago, MAN readers and advertisers participated in a unique promotion to highlight the capabilities of advertisers' products and the buying/specifying involvement of MAN subscribers. By signing-up at the...

Production demands 0.0008" normal grinding tolerance; thanks to hardware and control software, a hydraulic component manufacturer delivers normal manufacturing tolerances that challenge those of specialty centerless grinding operations.(Grinding/Grinding Machines)
November 1, 2004... With only 65 employees, Trotter Machine Inc. (Rockford, IL) is among the largest U.S. producers of hydraulic valve spools to off-highway equipment OEMs. The spools control the restriction and flow of high-pressure oil in hydraulic cylinder...

Flexibility, profit found with waterjet addition: a shop that made its mark in electronic, aerospace, and defense industries with traditional punchpress, welding, and forming technologies, extended its technologies and customer base with the addition of waterjet cutting.(Waterjet)
November 1, 2004... Midwest Precision, Inc. (Tulsa, OK), a 27 year-old contract cutting company, has enjoyed 25% annual growth, a good portion of which it attributes to its waterjetting capabilities. "Using waterjet technology opened a wide spectrum of avenues...

PC-based press brake handles 2" AR plate: to custom fabricate heavy steel plate for mining and tunneling machines, a manufacturer needed a press brake that was both powerful and agile.(Metalforming / Bending
November 1, 2004... DBT America (Houston, PA) knew it needed a big press brake to handle fabrication of heavy abrasion resistant (AR) plate components, but it also wanted quick setup and changeover flexibility with the operator ease of touchscreen Windows-style...

CNC bandsaw saves material, improves shop's profit; in contract fabrication, a saw is much more than a piece of equipment, it's a profit center.(Sawing)
November 1, 2004... A contract machining, metal fabrication, and stamping company, Hovis Precision Products, Inc. (Simpsonville, SC) attracts a customer base which includes nearly every type of industry, including aerospace and defense. Formerly the Hovis...

Maintaining furnace atmosphere generators: one of the common problems encountered in generators is that of a high dewpoint. This could be caused by a leak in the gas cooler which is of the tube type water cooler. If it is a leaky gas cooler, the correction is obvious--repair it.(Heat Treating)
November 1, 2004... However, if the water cooler is not leaking and it is still running a high dewpoint, it is possible that the generator is getting more air than indicated on the flowmeter, advises Mike Schmidt, project engineer, Seco/Warwick Corp. (Meadville,...

Permanent magnets offer a big boost: moving stock and materials around the shop, usually involves slinging steel from a hoist or using a forklift. Lifting with permanent magnets can significantly simplify many of these tasks.(Material Handling)
November 1, 2004... "One man can do jobs that would otherwise take two if you were manhandling the work or even if you were using clamps," explains a supervisor at a supplier of spring steel components in Kansas. "In many cases we assemble subsections and ship...

Heavy-duty Handle Pins.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... Jergens, Inc. announces an expansion to its line of locking pins, the new Kwik-Lok[TM] heavy duty T&L Handle Pins (Ground Handling Pins). These handle pins feature a solid stainless steel handle and button for corrosion resistance, and a heavy...

Metalworking accessories catalog.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... Royal Products has issued a new 80-page catalog featuring products designed to enhance machine tool performance. The catalog contains product specifications, CAD drawings, and pricing for a complete line of live centers, CNC collet chucks,...

Laser-cutting system.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... Bystronic, Inc. introduces the Byspeed 3015 laser cutting system with the 5200 ARC resonator, the PR Series 8-axis press brake with electro-hydraulic sheet supports and IPC technology, and the Bysoft Software 6.5 with the integrated Bybend...

Hardened/ground round tool steel blanks.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... The William T. Hutchinson Co. offers its latest catalog #2504, featuring a new line of hardened and ground round tool steel blanks. Available in standard 6" lengths, and in diameters ranging from 1/16" - 1", these new blanks are stocked in O1...

Coolant through drill.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... Mitsubishi Carbide offers the Miracle W Star 8 X D coolant through, deep-hole drill, for use on general machining centers that do not require high pressure coolant due to excellent chip control and evacuation. The drill is coated with VP15TF...

New welding generator.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... The new Bobcat[TM] 250 welding generator from Miller Electric Mfg. Co, features a fully enclosed case, super-tough XENOY[R] "protective armor" on the front panel and Accu-rated[TM] 10,000 watts of useable peak generator power, and a 12 gallon...

New coating thickness gage.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... DeFelsko Corporation has announced the new PosiTest DFT coating thickness gage, available in two models, Ferrous for steel and Combo for all metals. This new gage provides fast, repeatable measurements, and no calibration is required for most...

Caged Technology Ball Screw.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... The Type SBK Caged Technology Ball Screw from THK America, Inc. has been redesigned with increased pitch design for ultra high speeds. The caged technology employs a synthetic resin cage with a curvature to cradle each ball and separate it from...

New CNC controls.(New Products and Literature)
November 1, 2004... Comeq, Inc. will display Geka Iron-workers with the new Windows[R]-based "Geka Pro PC" Touch-Screen Graphic Control. The control features a visual layout of the plate and punch hole pattern; single hole, marking (spotting), linear patterns,...