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February 13, 2019 - An O.D. clamping portable beveling tool that is ideal for performing end preps on thin-wall tube where maintaining the integrity of the inside diameter is critical has been introduced by Esco Tool of Holliston, Massachusetts.

The C-HOG MILLHOG® O.D. Clamping End Prep Tool evenly distributes holding power to securely mount on the outside of high purity thin-wall tube and perform chatter-free welding end preps. Maintaining the integrity of the inside of the tube, it can produce any angle of prep including j-preps without needing cutting fluids and is ideal for orbital welding.

Capable of prepping and flat-facing simultaneously, the C-HOG MILLHOG® O.D. Clamping End Prep Tool is suited for tube and pipe from 0.50 in. I.D. to 3.0 in. O.D. and is offered with pneumatic, electric, and battery power. Equipped with a ratchet feed, it provides over 1 in. of stroke for smooth operation.

March 29, 2018 -  RÖHM Products of America has introduced a fast, intelligent and fully automatic lubrication device for HSK spindle tool clamping systems. The new device is called Lubritool, and it minimizes costly and time-consuming manual lubrication maintenance work as well as prevents machine downtime.

Lubritool is available in HSK-A63 and HSK-A100 interfaces and includes a Lubriflux grease cartridge that provides 100 cycle applications. The device is stored in the machine’s tool magazine and upon command by the machine’s control is swapped into the spindle to provide the ideal amount of lubrication directly to the tool clamping system. After the lubrication process, which occurs in just a few seconds, Lubritool is placed back into the tool magazine where it remains until the next lubrication cycle.

HSK clamping sets should be serviced after approximately 75 hours of operation or 20,000 tool changes to ensure process reliability. The manual lubrication process usually requires the machine to be shut down, which interrupts workflow to the point where operators will extend the time between lubrications or neglect the process altogether. Deviations from the optimum lubrication protocols can result in machine performance deterioration and/or failure.

RÖHM Products of America
Suwanee, Georgia
www.rohm-products.com