Auto tool change
XYZ Machine Tools will present its
new ProtoTRAK LPM (Lean
Production Machine), the first
ProtoTRAK-equipped machine tool
to be fitted with an automatic tool
changer. The ATC can hold up to 16
tools and this 15 hp/8000
XYZ Machine Tools will present its
new ProtoTRAK LPM (Lean
Production Machine), the first
ProtoTRAK-equipped machine tool
to be fitted with an automatic tool
changer. The ATC can hold up to 16
tools and this 15 hp/8000
BSS Industrial has launched ‘Hire-
It’, a tool hire initiative set to roll out
to selected trade counters. Working
in partnership with TP Hire, the tool
hire division of parent company
Travis Perkins, BSS Industrial
bra
All-electric tube bending machine
specialist Unison will be
demonstrating its innovative lasercontrolled
spring-back correction
system at MACH 2012. Now
available as a build-to-order option
on any of the company’s bendi
As cycle times become faster on new
machine tools the need to reduce setup
and change-over times becomes
more critical. TDT Technology says
its new Test-Rapid quick change
adaptors for ER collets will reduce
both.
Th
With the need to maximise every inch
of capacity on a machine tool, TDT
has announced a Sales and Service
Centre agreement with LCM Srl of
Italy for its range of rotary tables.
The LCM range of rotary and
tilting axes
The new TRUMPF TruTool TKF 2000
beveller can produce bevelled lengths
of up to 20mm in a single pass,
allowing the production of smooth,
uniform, oxide-free edges.
Modular in design, the power tool
can be equipped wit
FICEP will demonstrate two of its
latest, high productivity machines
from its extensive range of CNC
machines at MACH 2012
The Gemini machine, an advanced
system for profile cutting, drilling,
machining and scribing and
Highlights of the Balluff stand
at Mach 2012 will be a ‘Tool
Change Control Box’ for
retrofit RFID tool monitoring
applications, pressure sensing for
hydraulic and cooling lubricants,
reduced machine wiring costs via
I
HMG Paints has introduced a single
stage, 2k polyurethane topcoat,
Monothane, which is formulated for
applying directly onto a variety of
substrates without need for a primer.
A single coat, gloss finish, it is
suitab
Kistler has launched a modular test
stand system designed for testing
electric motors and gearing in the
research and development laboratory,
at production end of line and for
quality assurance analysis. The test
stands
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