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Tooling Update
Tooling Technology
One of the Coolest New Products Shown at FABTECH
includes an ink cartridge. The machine controller triggers ink flow following programs developed in the accompanying software. Apply alphanumeric text, bar codes and time stamps.
Wilson Tool Intl.: 651/286-6000; www.wilsontool.com
...was this prototype inkjet marking tool that can be used in a thick-turret CNC punch press. As demonstrated by Wilson Tool
product manager John Johnson, the Smart Mark tool fits into a 2-in. tool station to enable part marking on the press. Use it for part iden- tification, to mark instructions for downstream fabrication and assembly operations (such as the location of bend lines and welds), or for other applications your operators can dream up.
mild steel. The new app features three new calculators—a Die Clearance Calculator, Diagonals Calculator and Inch-Decimal- Metric Conversion Calculator. The app is a free download in the App Store and Google Play.
American Punch Co.: 800/243-1492; www.americanpunchco.com
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The Smart Mark self-contained unit is battery powered and
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Punching-Tonnage App Features Three New Calculators
American Punch Co., Cleveland, OH, has updated its mobile app used to determine the proper tonnage required to punch