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Angle grinder has autobalancing flange Metabo Corp. has introduced the 6-in. WEPA14-150 Quick small-angle grinder. Its autobalancing flange, pressed onto the spindle, replaces a...
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Robotic welding system has optional gas, water cooling Fronius USA has developed the TransSteel Robotics system with optional gas or water cooling for robotic steel welding. The system is compatible...
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Sawing system designed for both ferrous, nonferrous materials Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. (AME) offers the AMSAW® S300, a sawing system designed to cut both ferrous and nonferrous materials. It has...
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Load turner has small footprint, operates like rotating C-turner Sweed Machinery Inc. offers a new bundle turner for repositioning of large stacks of metal plates and coils. The unit is compact, taking up less...
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Long-reach robots suitable for processing large parts The high-speed MH series robots from Motoman Inc. have a flexible design that allows them to be used for applications including coating,...
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Automated welding tractors travel at 6 to 47 IPM Miggytrac automated tractors from ESAB Welding & Cutting Products are compact, motorized tractors that attach to the company's welding torches to...
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Welding oscillator features simplified handling, setup The portable, modular design of Gullco's OSC-PR-10 heavy-duty remote control oscillator helps simplify handling and setup. The compact unit is...
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Wet benchtop saw cuts up to 1.5-in. solids, 2.2-in pipe Kalamazoo Industries offers the model K10WBT enclosed wet cutting benchtop abrasive saw. The manual saw has a capacity of up to 1.5-in. solids and...
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Deburring system designed with return-to-operator configuration Abtex Corp. has introduced a compact, wet, Tri-Ten planetary-head deburring system in return-to-operator (RTO) configuration. In a single pass,...
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Wheels available for nearly any tungsten electrode grinder Diamond Ground Products offers replacement diamond grinding wheels for nearly any tungsten electrode grinder on the market. The grinding wheels...
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Tube punching machine enables punching all four sides in single pass AM Machinery Sales Inc. offers the Evergreen line of tube punching and drilling machines. They are designed to handle round, square, rectangular,...
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Bluetooth interface allows scopes to transmit date more than 30 ft. Fischer Technology has announced the availability of a Bluetooth® interface for its DELTASCOPE® FMP30, ISOSCOPE® FMP30, and...
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Portable drilling machine features rail guide travel Fab Tool Technologies LLC has introduced the PRO 36 magnetic drilling machine with 1.375- by 2-in. drilling capacity. The 22-lb. machine features...
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Steam pressure washers offer 1,000 PSI Daimer®'s Super Max™ 15500SP steam cleaning systems offer pressure levels of 1,000 PSI, flow rates up to 4 GPM, and high temperatures...
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Combination plasma head option introduced MultiCam Inc. has announced a new option for its 3000 and 6000 series CNC plasma machines. Its combination plasma features a Hypertherm®...
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Nickel electrode resists crevice corrosion, pitting Select-Arc Inc. has introduced a gas-shielded, flux-cored, nickel-based electrode designed to resist crevice corrosion and pitting. SelectAlloy...
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Acrylic adhesive works on various substrates, including unprepared metals Lord Corp. offers Maxlok™, a new acrylic adhesive developed to meet the need for a process-friendly adhesive that will work on various...
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Electric flux recovery unit mounts onto welding tractor Weld Engineering Co. Inc. has released the ALT-2-C, an electric flux recovery unit that mounts directly onto Lincoln Electric's Cruiser™...
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Pipe saw and track system cuts concrete-lined, ash, superduplex SST, other hard alloys ESCO Tool offers a pneumatic pipe saw and wraparound track system for making square cuts to within ±0.0625 in. on heavy-wall pipe up to 60...
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Double-column mitering band saw allows serial cutting of various lengths, sizes, blade speeds, quantities Kalamazoo Machine Tool's model H6A-NC double-column mitering band saw is an automatic machine designed for vibration-free sawing of structural,...
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Autodarkening welding helmet has variable-shade filter Arc One ® offers the Carrera™ lightweight, variable-shade, autodarkening welding helmet. The racing-style helmet features a...
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New pipe cap line introduced Caplugs has introduced a new pipe cap design to replace the existing CE series. The skirts on the new pipe caps are designed to stretch easily...
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Small footprint dust, fume collection system available in units up to 10,000 CFM The Torit® PowerCore® TG series from Donaldson Co. Inc. is designed for the collection of dust generated in thermal processes, such as...
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Solar-powered autodarkening welding helmets built to handle demanding environments Lincoln Electric has added a second series to its Viking™ autodarkening welding helmets. The existing 700G series and new 750S series...
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Die grinders added to industrial product offerings T.C. Service Co. has introduced a new line of economical die grinders to compliment its industrial products. According to the company, the...
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Metalworking fluid works with cast and wrought-iron aluminum alloys, stainless steels, titanium, and high nickel alloys Chemetall has introduced Tech-Cool® 35052, a premium-grade, chlorine EP-activated, heavy-duty, semisynthetic metalworking fluid designed for...
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Midrange press brake automatically selects bend sequences Bystronic has introduced a new version of its midrange press brake, the EP series. The new machine, equipped with the Cybelec DNC 880S 2D control,...
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Vacuum lifter attaches to contoured structures, vessels Anver Corp. has introduced the VPFL4-20-AIR series vacuum generator, a below-the-hook vacuum lifter that attaches to contoured structures and...
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Pipe cutting machine's operating system converts 3-D coordinates into tubular structures in XML format Vernon Tool has announced that the WinMPM™ operating system on its pipe cutting machines now seamlessly converts 3-D coordinates into...
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Press brake monitoring system detects even small foreign bodies Pilz offers the PSENvip camera-based protection system for visual monitoring of press brake bending processes. When installed on the upper die...
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Belt, disk finishing machine's belt section can be positioned vertically or horizontally Dayton's combination belt and disk finishing machines are suitable for grinding, sanding, polishing, deburring, and finishing on metal and other...
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Pressure washers, steam cleaners introduced Sioux Corp. has introduced the E-series all-electric line of pressure washers and steam cleaners. Each machine has a compact, portable design...
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Flowmeter enables nonintrusive pipe flow measurement Shenitech LLC has announced the availability of its third-generation STUF-300F1B wall-mount transit-time flowmeter. Designed for nonintrusive...
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Virtual welder training system developed Fronius has developed Virtual Welding, a training tool that consists of a simulated torch and workpiece, a PC, and a screen. The arc and the...
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Drop carbide dispenser features improved deposition control Mavrix Automatic Welding has redesigned its drop carbide dispensing system to improve the control over the rate of deposited carbide into the weld...
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DC power sources designed for mechanized SAW, GMAW ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced the LAF DC power sources. The three-phase, fan-cooled DC welding power sources are designed for...
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Double swivel band saw has quick-slide vise Scotchman® Industries has introduced the DS-20 double swivel, 20-in. band saw. The horizontal band saw swings 45 degrees right or 60 degrees...
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Tube straightening machine incorporates multiple bending feature Bronx/Taylor-Wilson offers the 10.CR.5 cross-roll tube straightening machine. The 10-roll design can straighten to stringent tolerances at high...
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Stretch film suitable for stabilizing odd-shaped loads Yellow Jacket, marketed by ITW-GaleWrap, offers Jacket Wrap™ machine film for use with Yellow Jacket machines for securing palletized loads...
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Airless, swing-table shotblast system introduced Viking Blast & Wash Systems has announced the release of the 36 ST airless, swing-table shotblast system. The worktable is attached to the blast...
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Fume extraction hoods suitable for robotic and hard automation systems Lincoln Electric Automation has introduced fume extraction hoods for robotic and hard automation systems. The Statiflex® filter bank...
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3-D scanner captures images from all angles, combines them into one Exact Metrology Inc. has introduced the MH 3-D scanner from Artec. The lightweight, hand-held 3-D scanner allows users to scan target objects from...
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Digitizing waterjet allows reverse engineering WARDJet offers a waterjet system with a digitizing capability, allowing reverse engineering of physical parts that have no drawings or electron...
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Mounted points aid in blending corner welds inside stainless steel tanks, fabrications A line of mounted points for blending corner welds inside stainless steel tanks and fabrications is available from Rex-Cut Products Inc. The...
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Redesigned safety glasses come in eight different configurations ArcOne's® redesigned 5000 Series safety glasses combine style and comfort in a lightweight frame. The 5000 series comes in eight different...
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Hard hat respiratory system retrofits to welding helmets ArcOne's® new Clean-Air Flow™ respiratory system with hard hat is the first of its kind allowing welders to retrofit any ArcOne welding...
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Online program simplifies cable carrier configuration igus® Inc. has announced the launch of a new E-Chain® Configurator program that enables users to custom build a cable carrier with cables...
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Energy tube cable carrier is airtight igus®, a manufacturer of cable carrier systems for automated machinery, has developed the RX energy tube especially for the machine-tool...
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Hybrid linear bearing combines rolling, sliding The DryLin® WJRM hybrid bearing from igus®, a manufacturer of cable carrier systems for automated machinery, has developed with the goal...
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Horizontal guiding system designed for long travel applications Metal chips can be a problem in long travel or gliding cable carrier applications. To combat this, igus® has developed Guidelok, a horizontal...
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