CNC Machining Center
April 18, 2006 6:57 am | Datron Dynamics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Excelsior EX is designed for applications ranging from engraving steel and stainless steel to machining small parts from plastics, aluminum, and brass where tight tolerance and accuracy are of paramount importance. Specifically, EX stands for extra low-pitch precision ball screws.
LISTED UNDER: Machining Centers
Micro Continuous Coiler
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Kinefac Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsRecognizing the growing need for a high-speed, economical process to make catheter casings, biopsy coils, and similar long, small diameter, round wire coils for the medical device industry, this version of the Micro-Coiler deflection coiling machines, the Micro Continuous Coiler, is offered.
LISTED UNDER: Wire FormingSilicone Elastomers for Healthcare Tubing
April 4, 2006 7:38 am | Momentive Performance Materials Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWith the variety of tubing options available to medical device manufacturers, it is often difficult to determine which type would be best suited to a particular application.
LISTED UNDER: Silicone | Vacuum | Injection Molding
Circular Connectors
March 9, 2006 12:10 pm | Omnetics Connector Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned to save space and weight while increasing interconnect reliability with Mil Spec material, these microminiature circular connectors are used in medical applications. They are ready for overmolding and insertion into handheld probes and instruments.
LISTED UNDER: Connectors | Micro Molding | Insert Micro Molding
Laser System
March 9, 2006 12:10 pm | Coherent Semiconductor Group | Product Releases | CommentsThe Avia 532-30 delivers over 30 watts of green (532 nm) output. This q-switched, diodepumped laser is designed to meet the needs of high-throughput materials processing as well as demanding scientific applications.
LISTED UNDER: Laser Micro-Machining
Workholding System
March 9, 2006 12:10 pm | Sensors Unlimited, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe VB DockLock zero-point workholding system is designed to facilitate workholding setup changes in seconds. It integrates with workholding devices such as vises, providing a fast, accurate, and repeatable method for making setup changes on all types of horizontal and vertical machining centers.
LISTED UNDER: Machining Equipment & Tools
Vertical Machining Center (2861)
March 8, 2006 9:41 am | Mori Seiki Usa, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe NVD1500 DCG is a high precision vertical machining center designed specifically for those in the die and mold and precision parts industries.
LISTED UNDER: Machining CentersInnovations Series Presents: Manufacturing in Orthopedics
March 8, 2006 6:30 am | Accellent | Product Releases | CommentsThe demands of the medical device marketplace require companies to deliver products to market faster while reducing expenses.
LISTED UNDER: Precision Machining | CNC Machining | Prototyping
Vertical Machining Center
February 9, 2006 8:45 am | Haas Automation Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe large-frame VM-6 is a high-performance VMC that provides the accuracy, rigidity, and thermal stability required for high-precision work. It has 64 x 32 x 30 in.
LISTED UNDER: Machining Centers | Casting
CNC Lathes
February 9, 2006 8:45 am | Mori Seiki Usa, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTo continue driving down cost per part, a series of lathes were developed that provides milling capability as robust as a machining center.
LISTED UNDER: Milling Machines
Microfabrication Services
February 9, 2006 8:45 am | Mound Laser & Photonics Center, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsCompany has acquired two laser systems to expand its capability in microfabrication. The first laser is a high-pulse repetition rate ultrafast (10 ps) laser and is the company’s second micromachining laser. The image is an “as machined” pattern in titanium. The diameter of the pillar is 0.
LISTED UNDER: Laser Machining | Micro-machining | Laser Micro-Machining
Melt-Disk Hot Runner System
February 8, 2006 6:40 am | Mold Hortrunner Solutions | Product Releases | CommentsThe Melt-Disk hot runner system provides simple, versatile horizontal hot tip processing for direct side gating applications. The key to Melt-Disk’s excellent processing performance is the controlled heating element on the disk portion that ensures optimal heat control in the gate area.
LISTED UNDER: Molding Equipment | Heating Elements
Screen Printing Machine (2723)
February 6, 2006 10:30 am | Systematic Automation Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis fully automated screen printing machine is designed for use with injection molding robots. The machine dial is specially made to match the number of cavities in the injection mold. The injection mold unload robot first takes the printed and UV cured products off the machine dial.
LISTED UNDER: Printing | Injection Molding
Balloon Forming Machine
February 6, 2006 10:30 am | Interface Catheter Solutions | Product Releases | CommentsThis “clam shell” balloon forming machine provides very accurate and repeatable controls needed to produce high-quality balloons. The machine features electrically heated, longitudinally split molds with chilled water cooling.
LISTED UNDER: Angioplasty Balloons
3D Printer
February 6, 2006 10:29 am | Z Corporation Headqarters | Product Releases | CommentsZPrinter 310 Plus creates the most detailed parts in its price class at high speed. It is an example of the company’s ongoing effort to incorporate high-end 3D printing capabilities into its entry-level products.
LISTED UNDER: Rapid Prototyping Equipment
