Wire-cut EDMs
Sodick Inc., a
manufacturer
of EDM technology, has released
the VZ300L and
VZ500L linear motor-driven wire-cut
The machines feature glass scale
feedback that provides true machine
positioning at all times, the company
reports. The scales are mounted on the
moving axes; this enables them to measure machine accuracy consistently.
The recycle circuit saves on energy
cost by recycling unused discharge
pulses that were not originally used in the
discharge process. The high-speed, elec-trolysis-free circuit eliminates oxidation
and helps improve part straightness.
The machines are suitable for parts
that require close-tolerance and fine
surface finishes. The VZ300L features
a 13.8- by 9.8- by 8.7-in. XYZ stroke and
has a maximum workpiece weight of
1,100 lbs. The VZ500L features a 19.7-
by 13.8- by 9.8-in. XYZ stroke and a maximum workpiece weight of 1,870 lbs.
Sodick Inc. • 847-310-9000
• www.sodick.com
Dust collector design software
Ponderosa Images
LLC has started
marketing a software program for
designing dust-col-lecting systems.
The Davis System needs only two
known entries to be made, and the program completes the system air volume
requirements, collector sizes, and their
correct arrangement according to the particle size of the product being conveyed.
Ponderosa Images LLC • 928-778-3341
• www.thedavissystem.com
Food-grade oils, greases
Ultrachem Inc.
offers Omni-lube® food-grade
synthetic oils
and greases for
incidental food
contact. The lubricants are available for compressor,
hydraulic, chain, gear, and multipurpose
applications and are suitable for food,
beverage, pharmaceutical, and related
industries.
The lubricants meet all requirements
of the USDA and FDA H-1 regulations,
21 CFR 178.3570, and conform to the
requirements of NSF. They also are
approved by the Orthodox Union for
kosher use.
The fluids are formulated from poly-alphaolefin (PAO), polyalkylene glycol
(PAG), ester, and mineral base oils,
depending on application.
Ultrachem Inc. • 302-325-9880
• www.ultracheminc.com
Medical waste repurposing
Outside the hospital setting, about 9
million people in the U.S. self-inject for
conditions such as diabetes and allergies, producing 3 billion syringes per
year that are discarded in non-health
care settings like workplaces and
homes.
Sharps Compliance Inc. has introduced the Waste Conversion Process
to repurpose this waste into new products. The patent-pending process transforms discarded needles, syringes,
lancets, and other medical waste into a
new product called PELLA-DRX—clean,
compact pellets that are used as raw
material in the manufacture of industrial resources for everything from homes
to highways and high-rise buildings.
None of the medical waste processed
goes to a landfill.
Sharps Compliance Inc. • 800-772-5657
• www.nolandfillsrequired.com
Cutting fluids
