| Really Useful Links for the Machine Tool Designer |
| Organizations |
Component Suppliers |
| ASTM International |
Anchor Lamina Inc.
Die Sets/Components, Mold Components |
| SME: Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
Dayton Progress Products |
| Thomas Register Online |
DADCO, Inc.
Nitrogen gas springs |
| Useful Reference Charts and Utilities |
Hyson Products
Nitrogen Gas Springs/Manifolds |
Allmetric Fasteners, Inc.
Convenient metric fastener size charts |
Jergens Tooling Components
download CAD drawings |
| Holochrome Socket Jam Screw Chart |
McMaster-Carr Online Catalogue
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Convert
Download free comprehensive units converter utility |
DANLY/IEM
Die Sets/Products |
| Drill & Tap sizes chart |
MSC Industrial Supply Co.
Online Catalogue |
| Federal Carbide Standard Grades chart |
Reid Industrial Supply (RTS)
Online Catalogue |
| Transmission Products |
Pivot Punch Corporation |
| Motion Control.com |
Devore Engraving
Roll dies, Machine stamps, custom hand stamps |
Quality Transmission Components
Gears: plastic/steel; American & Metric |
Milwaukee Fabricators, Inc.
Milfab cammed Punching units |
| Motion Industries |
RapidAir
Air-feeds, servo-feeds, etc. |
Thomson Products
Bearings, shafting, etc. |
Oberg Industries
Die components |
| SKF Linear Motion |
Triad Controls, Inc.
Machine Guarding electronics |
CAD software
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Material Handling |
| Autodesk |
Vibro Industries, Inc.
Materials conveying systems |
| Solidworks, the best buy in 3D modeling |
VISI, the best 3D Die design software |
| AutoCAD Shareware Clearinghouse
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FMA Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Int'l |
| Miscellaneous |
Precision Detroit Co., Inc.
(PDC)
Indexing tables |
Frame World
Aluminum Structural Framing Components |
Goldstar Coatings, Inc.
PVD, TiN tool steel coatings |
The U.S. Baird Corporation
Multislide machines |
PLCS.net
PLC tutorials and more |
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