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PNEUMATIC DRILL UNIT CAN BE COMBINED WITH NORMAL PLASMA AND OXYFUEL CUTTING
Messer offers their pneumatic drill unit for the MetalMaster Plus. Drill up to ¼ in diameter holes in mild steel and 5/16 in diameter holes in aluminum using one-half horsepower air motor. The pneumatic system provides thrust of 159 lb.
NEW CNC DRILL MACHINE OFFERS LOW COST DRILLING SOLUTION
FlexArm offers their CNC Drill Machine, with which drilling, tapping, and chamfering can all be brought in house to lower costs. Programming is fast and easy, no previous CNC knowledge is required. FlexArm?s simple programming has software to calculate hole position, matrix, PCD patterns and skip drilling; no reference manual needed.
MICRO DRILL PRESSES CNC MACHINING CENTER WITH 4-STATION TOOL CHANGER
Cameron Micro Drill Presses offers the Cameron 2007-TC, which has a 4-position Automatic Tool Changer with four tool holders. The traverse rate of this model ranges from 20 to 80 ipm, and the working envelope is X – 6 in, Y ? 4 in and Z ? 6 in. Positioning is within 0.0001 in, and repeatability is 0.0002 in.
NEW VERTICAL MACHING CENTER OFFERS HIGH SPEED DRILLING, MILLING, CHAMFERING
Methods Machine Tools, Inc. offer their heavy-duty FANUC RoboDrill Ft14Fe? vertical machining center that offers high-speed milling, drilling, tapping, deburring, and chamfering. The RoboDrill Ft14Fe offers an economical price and ecological spindle that returns energy to the machine in the intervals between cutting.
PORTABLE MAGNETIC DRILL WITH A POWERFUL HIGH-DENSITY, DUAL-COIL MAGNET
CS Unitec‘s ECO-50 TAK Portable Magnetic Drill weighs only 29 lb, making it easily portable to work sites. Although it is lightweight, it has a powerful high-density, dual-coil magnet with a holding strength of 3,740 lb. This drill’s strong 10.5 amp motor and two gears with variable-speed allow drilling of holes up to 2 in diameter with annular cutters.
SEMI-AUTOMATED DRILLING/MILLING SYSTEM WITH MOTORIZED Z FEED, DIGITAL READOUT OF X-Y AND VIDEO EDGE FINDER SYSTEM
Cameron Micro Drill Presses offers the Cameron MD70-XZ, which reaches to the center of a 16 in work piece with a maximum workspace of 4.25 in and a Z-Travel distance of 1.25 in. The Motorized Z Axis traverses at 99.9 ipm (max), boasts a 0.0001 in Peck Cycle and 0.0002 in repeatability.
FIVE-AXIS FIELD TOOL DESIGNED FOR DRILLING, BORING, TAPPING PIPES OF ANY DIAMETER
Wachs offers its Multi-Axial PowerDrill, a field tool designed for drilling, boring, and tapping pipes of any diameter. The drill features 5 in tool diameter, high-torque gearing, long feed travel, and multiple (5) axes of adjustment for amazing flexibility.
DRILL IDEAL FOR LIGHT-TO-MEDIUM DRILLING AND DRIVING APPLICATIONS
Metabo Corporation offers its BE4010 3/8 in drill, which offers a no-load speed of 2,850 rpm. The BE4010 is ideal for drilling holes and driving screws into wood or sheet metal, particularly in the carpentry, metal fabrication and plant maintenance industries.
INDEXABLE INSERT DRILLS OFFER IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY, CHIP EVACUATION
Seco Tools Inc. offers its Perfomax indexable insert drills, including a changed helix for improved productivity and chip evacuation, a refined core for improved strength and stability, and an improved drill point to increase tool life and achieve better tolerance.
MAGNETIC DRILLS EQUIPPED WITH GRAVITY FEED COOLANT BOTTLE, REVERSEABLE FEED HANDLES
Hougen offers their magnetic drills, models HMD909 and HMD914, which offer 230V and 120V power choices. They are equipped with a 16oz gravity feed coolant bottle, reverseable feed handles, and all Hougen safety features including the no adjustment safety switch.
TWO-SPEED MAGNETIC DRILL WITH QUILL FEED DESIGN ELIMINATES GIB ADJUSTMENTS
Hougen offers its models HMD505 and HMD501 two-speed magnetic drills. These come with a quill feed design that eliminates gib adjustments for a maintenance free operation and fast, smooth feed into and throughout the cut, especially in deep hole drilling. Optional pressurized coolant system aids drilling in horizontal positions and feed handles can be switched to either side without tools.
Alcoa Posts First-Quarter Loss of $480 Million on Falling Aluminum Prices and Sales
Alcoa Incorporated (Pittsburgh, PA) has posted a net loss of $480 million for the first quarter of 2009, compared with a profit of $370 million year over year. Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that the loss is attributed…
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