Many mechanical and plant engineers are aware of the problem: in order to, for example, query a position, an inductive sensor needs to be attached to a moving machine part. The power and signal cables are extremely complex to lay, however, requiring drag chain cables or abrasive wheels.
With overwhelmingly positive feedback from pre-launch customers, new high-performance WIDIA™ Victory™ turning grades deliver increased productivity with improved surface finishes and longer tool life across steel, stainless steel, cast irons, and specialty alloys.
Industrial technology innovator Kennametal unveiled a new iPad application at this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show. The “Kennametal Innovations” app features interactive, cutting-edge animations and real-world demonstrations of Kennametal’s productivity-enhancing technologies for machining and industrial processes.
Tata Steel launched its new high performance grooved rail at InnoTrans in Berlin. This rail is designed to reduce life cycle costs through its high wear resistance and its ability to be weld-repaired using Tata Steel’s patented weld process.
WIDIA, a global tooling leader and past sponsor of individual racers, including the No. 1 WIDIA Chevrolet driven by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s Jamie McMurray in the 2011 April Martinsville NASCAR race, now is sponsoring the Ultra 4 unlimited class racecar driven by David Buchberger for the 2012–2013 Ultra 4 season.
The KOMET GROUP has equipped its fine adjustment head MicroKom® BluFlex™ with modern wireless networking to make setting work easier for machine users. By using a wireless connection via Bluetooth* technology, the KOMET GROUP has managed to disconnect the display of the fine adjustment head MicroKom® from the tool head. This has made the tool less sensitive in application and improved its concentricity properties. There is a major benefit for the user, who can now attach the display by magnet anywhere on the machine – so that it is in his field of view and easy to read.