Oil Mist Solutions for Shop Safety
Oil mist adversely affects employee health and shop equipment. To eliminate this hazard, Tecnara Tooling Systems is introducing the Aoi Seiko Mistcapture at IMTS 2012.

Angle Heads Offer Machining Versatility
Tecnara’s MST angle heads are available for 90-degree, 45-degree and invariable-angle applications.

Lightweight Indexer Is Fully Mechanical
The Kawata Touchdex indexer from Tecnara is a fully mechanical unit that indexes automatically and is synchronized with the NC program.

Angle Heads Offer High Speed, Accuracy
Tecnara Tooling's MST angle heads are designed for 90- and 45-degree apllications as well as invariable-angle applications.

Shavings Compactor Saves Money, Space
Available from Tecnara Tooling, the Yuken Kiriko is a quiet, hydraulic-powered chip compactor that is designed to reduce shavings and chips to as much as 2.5 percent of their original volume.

Versatile Angle Attachments
Tecnara says its precise and durable MST Rite Angle attachments’ compact head design and rugged construction provide heavy-duty cutting and trouble-free operation in a variety of applications.   The company’s Half series of tooling systems is designed to enable shops to accept a greater range of advanced projects at a lesser cost.

Shrink-Fit Chucking System for Die/Mold Applications
Tecnara’s Slimline shrink-fit chucking system features a slim body to avoid interference in difficult mold and die applications.

Oil-Mist Separator Minimizes Noise, Vibration

Managers Make Clean Air Top Priority
These shops have made maintaining a clean shopfloor environment a top priority. With Reven Recojet-1 mist separators from Tecnara Tooling Systems, they have been able to do just that with virtually no investment in floor space or time-consuming maintenance.

The Value Of Daily CMM Capability Checks
Coordinate measuring machines are not infallible. A variety of factors can adversely affect their measuring accuracy, including a crash, large temperature fluctuations, a malfunctioning probe head, use of an uncalibrated probe - even a person leaning on the machine gantry might be enough to take it out of square. If the CMM's true capability is verified only once a year via laser or another calibration method, then it's possible that the CMM might be inaccurately measuring parts for an extended period of time, unbeknownst to the operator. The question remains - did a workpiece fail inspection because of an imprecise manufacturing process or an inaccurate CMM?

NC Rotary Tables

Precision Balancing Protects Valuable Equipment-And The Bottom Line
High speed machining can be a risky proposition. At high speeds, an out-of-balance toolholder can cause costly damage to valuable spindles and workpieces.

Creative Optics Shop Takes Aim At Tough Problems
Every day, in very different Southern California shops, there are problems posed by very complex projects challenging America's outstanding metalworking teams.