NEW PRODUCTS
This list is a comprehensive collection of product announcements provided by exhibitors in anticipation of IMTS.
Three-Edged High Speed Steel Drill Maintains Tool Life
IMTS 2018: Mapal’s Tritan-Drill series of three-edged drills now includes an HSS model for small-series production.
Measuring Equipment Detects 3D Printing Defects
IMTS 2018: Zeiss’s optical 3D scanners, CT scanners, high-resolution X-ray microscopes and coordinate measuring machines detect 3D printing defects and downstream processing problems.
High-Speed VMC Reduces Non-Cutting Time
IMTS 2018: Doosan Machine Tools’ DNM 5700S VMC is designed to cut at high speed and to reduce non-cutting time.
Five-Axis Hybrid Machine Applies Hot Wire AM Technique
Mazak Corp.’s VC-500A/5X AM HWD multitasking machine reduces lead times and part costs, increases machining accuracy and part quality, and improves productivity, according to the company.
Custom Design and Workholding Capabilities Improve Efficiency
IMTS 2018: Jergens is demonstrating its expanded custom design and build workholding capabilities.
Multi-Function Tool Reduces Inventory, Setup time
IMTS 2018: Carmex Precision Tools’ Multi-Function Milling Tool (MMT) is useful for applications including spotting and drilling, side milling, chamfering, slotting, grooving, and engraving.
Chip Management Software Improves Tool Life, Accuracy
IMTS 2018: Milltronics USA Inc.’s ChipBoss enables conversational program users to take advantage of trochoidal machining strategies, previously found only in CAM systems or high-end controls.
Machining Center Combines 5 Axis Milling with Laser AM
IMTS 2018: Okuma America Corp.’s MU-8000V Laser EX multitasking machine combines five-axis machining with a Trumpf laser.
Entry-Level EDM Features Break-Through Detection
IMTS 2018: Methods Machine Tools will display Ocean Technologies’ River 300 EDM drill machine.
Tools Deburr Uneven, Intersecting, Interior Bore Edges
IMTS 2018: Heule Tool’s COFA-X tooling system is designed to remove burrs from uneven, interior bore edges with large intersections, such as valves, fittings and hydraulic manifolds.