June 1, 2004
Articles
Abrasive Flap Disc
The abrasive flap disc offers cost effective solutions for various surface conditioning applications from deburring to cleaning with no need to switch...
Personal Air Conditioners
Personal Air Conditioners (PAC) use a compressed air supply and vortex tube technology to keep workers comfortable in extremely hot environments. With...
Pressure Wash Reels
The PW-2 Series reel is designed to mount to almost any type of pressure washer. It is ruggedly constructed of 12 and 16 gage steel with a black powder...
Torch Consumables
A two-page technical data sheet on Colmonoy 64, a composite nickel-base alloy with 40 percent volume of abrasion resistant tungsten carbide particles,...
Power Brush
The power brush offering, including wheel, cup, end, tube, and strip brushes, are filled with the finest high tensile, oil-tempered steel, stainless steel,...
Welder/Generator
The GAW-135H and GAW-180H welder/generators are light and compact power sources. They provide arc welding characteristics and a consistent performance....
Portable air cleaner
The Sentry Portable Welding Fume Extractor weighs 40 lb, and protects welders from toxic metallic fumes. The unit's 6-in. diameter, 58-in.-long self-supporting...
Preprogrammed servo systems
PosiDrive's preprogrammed servo systems tackle applications such as flying shear, cut-to-length, in-line tube cutoff, and others. They use a touchscreen...
Cable reels
Hannay SWCR arcwelding reels handle single-conductor electrode-cable or grounding lead. As cable is payed out, the declutching arbor prevents damage from...
Reciprocating saw blades
According to the manufacturer, Morse Master Cobalt 0.042, 0.035, and 0.050-in. reciprocating saw blades last about 3 3 longer than average blades. The...
Refractory coating
Pyro-Paint 634-BN is a high-temperature nonwetting coating, filled with boron nitride, that protects metal and refractory surfaces from corrosion by molten...
Remote laser welding
The 5.5-kW Ytterbium fiber laser does remote welding or cutting using high brightness 100 delivery fiber and an industrial interface. The unit attaches...
Robotic workcell
The ArcWorld V-6300 welding workcell produces medium to large parts. Three six-axis robots are mounted overhead for easy toolchanges and reduced floorspace....
Safety light curtain
The C 4000 Entry/Exit safety light curtain protects workers from hazardous machine areas. The curtain requires no muting sensors, switches, or lamps,...
Sheetmetal multitransfer line
The ZM multi-transfer line uses separate transfer beams, letting users work with several small presses instead of one large press. This design allows...
Torch kits
Dual Guard torch kits sport in-tip gas mixing and an in-head flash arrestor that stops flashbacks. The arrestor is a stainless steel filler that absorbs...
Tube-end-prep tooling
Esco Mongoose Millhogs are right-angle-drive I.D. clamping tools for beveling, facing, or boring ends of stainless steel and highly alloyed boiler tube...
Waterproof stroke counters
Featuring rugged nylon bodies, the waterproof and dust-tight CBE 05 and 06 stroke counters work outdoors or in wash-down environments. They come with...
Welding power source
The Multi-Power 460 performs heavy-duty DC MIG, pulse MIG, TIG, and stick-electrode welding and air-carbon-arc gouging with flux-cored wire. SuperSwitch...
Wire-drawing lubricants
Water-soluble wire drawing lubricants, Houghto-Draw WD 4810 and Houghto-Draw WD 4812, reportedly provide lubricity, detergency, wetability, low-foam properties,...
Zirconia abrasive
Made of zirconia alumina, the ZK713X belt upgrades aluminum-oxide products. According to the manufacturer, the zirconia and the belts' coating increase...
Low Fume, High Productivity
Low-fuming technologies make for safe shops at reasonable costs. Effect of Voltage on Fume-Generation Rates Increasing arc length will increase fume generation,...
Sawing hardened steel
Standard saw blades successfully cut 60-62 Rc hardened steel. Alan Coffin, The L. S. Starrett Co. Starretts lab technicians cut a 1 1 /2-in.-thick test...
Prototyping the future
A short-run prototype cell brings a futuristic welding project in under budget and on time. Leslie Gordon, Associate Editor The Taxi 2000 prototypes welded...
Plasma-welding system
Plasma Power Feed welding systems repair tools, dies, parts such as valves and screws, and others. It also builds up worn edges and surfaces. The unit...
Coil processor
The Space Master Series 3 coil line unwinds, straightens, and feeds coil stock. The straightener/feeder eliminates the need for an excessive slack-loop...
Cotton-fiber-mounted points
MX Plus cotton-fiber-mounted points feature aluminum-oxide abrasives for deburring, blending, and finishing welded parts. They provide up to 32-rms surface...
Cutoff saw
The Tabor 20-in. enclosed abrasive saw for cutting metallurgical samples features an oscillating head for increasing production without heat-treating...
Enclosed pneumatic clamps
De-Sta-Co Industries Model 8031 enclosed pneumatic clamps for harsh applications use sensors to detect open and close positions. Clamps handle 600-lb...
Abrasive flap discs
Cyclone Type 27 and Type 29 Zirconium, Xtreme Type 27 and Type 29 Zirconium, and Stainless Steel Type 27 abrasive discs are made from layered zirconium...
Forming center
The Autoform+ CNC forming center press brake precisely bends complex or simple parts from sheetmetal or plate with American or European tooling. The machine's...
High-speed press brakes
PPEB press brakes now come with hydraulic systems that reportedly speed up the ram by as much as 30% compared to standard machines. According to the manufacturer,...
Hydraulic stamping presses
OBS hydraulic stamping presses provide 3-min die changes for small and varied lot sizes with short leadtimes. The varied stroke-length adjustment lets...
Infrared thermometer
The M670S noncontact infrared thermometer accurately measures temperatures from 662 to 5,432 F in stationary and moving parts. Applications include induction...
Insulated work wear
Cool Zone Carrier Vest/102 and Cool Zone Phase Change Uni-Pak/102-PK protect workers from heat stress in hot environments such as foundries. The manufacturer...
Modular welding
Arc Machines' Model 2 tackles applications requiring heavy-duty in-place TIG or MIG welding. The unit mounts on a positioner, a positioner carriage, or...
Nylon disc brushes
Burr-Rx abrasive-nylon-disc brushes, for custom-designed machines or CNCs, now include 3 and 5-in. diameters. They do not alter part dimensions. The manufacturer...
OEM linear-position sensors
The 0.812-in. diameter Macro Sensors PRH 812 Series ACLVTD linear-position sensors are for OEM applications in materials testing, valve position sensing,...
Open-arc and gas-shielded wires
Stoody 160 open-arc and gasshielded wires combine tungsten carbide in a nickel-silicon-boron matrix for abrasive-slurry and boiler-tube applications....
Orbital-weld-head adaptor
Short stub fittings are easily welded using standard equipment with the tungsten offset adaptor. Included components such as inverted and extended collets...
Oxygen meter for titanium tube and pipe welding
The OxyIntegral precision oxygen meter integrates with a orbital welder controller for traceable documentation. The meter also acts as a condition isolator,...
Pierce-control system
The pierce-control system (PCS) on TC L 3030 and TC L 4030 laser-cutting machines monitors and adjusts pierce-hole parameters in real time. According...
Recognizing torsion
Omer W. Blodgett, Sc.D., P.E. The tongue-assembly design for a large truck trailer failed to consider the resulting torsional loading. Torsion transferred...
We can create a new generation of engineers
Most economic analysts predict 2004 to be a turnaround year for manufacturers. Pointing to the depletion of inventories and industry's willingness to...
Controlling the Pulse in Laser Welding
Today's pulsed Nd:YAG lasers tackle highly reflective materials and more. A basic laser pulse shows an initial spike. The ramp-down (cool-down) pulse...
Air plasma-cutting system
The Thermal Dynamics brochure lists Cutmaster 101 air-plasma cutting systems for aluminum, stainless steel, and mild steel, along with their specifications...
Electrical safety training
Complying with OSHA and NFPA standards, the Peak Training Shock Proof: Qualified Employees Electrical Safety CD-ROM instructs electrical workers how to...
Electrode stabilization ovens
The brochure for DryRod II Portable Electrode Ovens and Shop Electrode Ovens lists specifications and descriptions. It also details accessories such as...
Hose/cable reels
The Weldreel catalog describes retractable welding reels for hose or cable that mount on cylinder carts, trucks, posts, or walls. Reels are compact and...
Stainless steel electrodes and wire
The Filler Metals brochure details stainless-steel-coated electrodes and bare wire and their applications. It lists material chemistries and minimum mechanical...
Pipe construction and maintenance systems
The E.H. Wachs Co. brochure outlines the company's more than 60 models of pipe-cutting and end-preparation machines, portable valve operators, and transportable...
Products for stainless steel
3M's Industrial Products for Stainless Steel catalog showcases products such as radial bristle brushes, abrasive belts, stainless steel cleaner and polish,...
Protective wear
The Magid Glove and Safety Mfg. Co. color catalog spotlights gloves, protective and disposable clothing, boots, protective face/head and eye wear, and...
Abrasive wheels
Ripcore abrasive wheels for electric or air handheld grinders cut or grind metal alloy, including carbon and structural steels, superalloys, and other...
AC/DC inverter
The Power Wave AC/DC 1000 inverter is for submerged-arc welding. The machine produces variable AC and straight DC, and uses the company's Nextweld waveform-control...
Automated welding
The lightweight aluminum Railtrac/Aristo portable automation system for MIG welding lets operators fine tune parameters on the fly, while maintaining...
Automatic bandsaw
The Behringer HBP413A automatic bandsaw uses 1 1 /2-in.-wide blades to cut solids up to 16-in. in diameter and rectangular shapes up to 19.7 3 15.7 in....
Cabinet oven
Grieve's No. 929 is a 500 F cabinet oven with electrically heated vertical airflow. The oven measures 26 3 38 3 50 in. and holds up to 16 shelves. The...
CO2 lasers
Firestar f400 and f200 CO2 lasers perform welding, dieboard cutting, metalcutting, and more. They mount on robotic arms or integrate with existing flatbed...
