Modern Equipment Review

Bar Feeder Handles Round, Square, Hexagonal Barstock The FMB Turbo 3-38 from Edge Technologies is an automatic bar-loading magazine feeder designed for feeding round, square and hexagonal barstock into CNC lathes. C-Turn lathes have electronic hand wheels for manual operation, with a simple and intuitive DRO mode, the company says. | Kaast Machine Tools Inc. 888-765-2278 kaast-usa.com Grinder Features Long Work Table Haas Multigrind's CB XL grinding machine has much of the same structural design as the company's flagship CB model, but with an elongated X axis and machine table to accommodate complete grinding of larger work-pieces. The standard tool magazine carries up to 15 wheels, but the company also offers a shelf tool magazine with space for 65 300-mm grinding wheels and as many as 20 coolant nozzle sets. | Haas Multigrind LLC | 574-268-0053 multigrind.com Crankshaft Machining Center Meets Evolving Automotive Demands Responding to the need for higher productivity and efficiency in crankshaft machining, Boehringer, a member of FFG, introduces its VDF 221/226 CET. Torque force and speed are also said to be easily adjustable, permitting smaller stock to be fed consistently. | CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies 513-770-4200 | cncindexing.com Roll-On, Turn-On Ceramic Discs Feature Extended Tool Life C-Prime quick-change, roll-on and turn-on ceramic discs from Weldcote, a division of Zika Group, are designed for finishing, grinding, deburring and blending applications on steel, stainless steel, and ferrous and nonferrous metals.