Lexair Inc. / Production Dynamics

Collet Closers Use Collet Heads
The low-profile stationary collet closer uses quick-change vulcanized collet heads.

EMO 2007: A Winner All Around
It’s probably blasphemous to describe Germans as giddy, but that’s the best word I can conjure for the mood at the recently completed EMO exhibition in Hannover.  

Air-Powered Conveyor
Exair's Heavy-Duty Line Vac is an inline conveyor that transports high volumes of material through ordinary hose or tube. Commonly used to transfer complex shapes, bulk solids and waste, the units feature large throat diameters that make it possible to convey more material over long vertical and horizontal lengths. The conveying rate is typically twice that of ordinary air-powered conveyors.

Lexair Cleaning And Tool Cooling Products
- Catalog 21 technical guide offers solutions to common industrial cooling, drying, conveying, blowoff, cleaning and static electricity problems - Features Intelligent Compressed Air products that can help companies conserve compressed air and reduce dangerous noise levels - Includes industrial duty vacuums for machine shops and the cold gun tool coolers .

Bar Feeder Designed To Minimize Noise
Helpful for high speed, small-stock applications in which quick feed tube change-over is necessary, the Lexair Mini-Rhinobar is engineered for Swiss-Type CNC screw machines and small, fixed-head CNC lathes. The single-tube hydrodynamic bar feeder is compatible with stainless steel, titanium, platinum and MP35N materials. It can be employed to produce parts varying from plates and bone screws, to critical components for pacemakers, defibrillators and dental implants.

Side Mounting For Cabinet Coolers
Side mount kits for cabinet coolers from Exair offer mounting to the side of an electrical enclosure for applications where top mounting is not possible because of limited space or obstructions above the enclosure. The cabinet cooler protects sensitive electronics from heat, dirt and moisture while maintaining the NEMA 4/4X rating of the enclosure. Cabinet coolers circulate 20°F air throughout the enclosure to prevent high-temperature malfunction.

Air Nozzle For Precision Blowoff
The Micro Air Nozzle provides precision blowoff with a directed high volume, high velocity airflow, according to the company. The air nozzle projects less than 1" past the mounting surface, which permits installation where space is limited. The stainless steel construction is suited for blowoff, cooling and drying applications located in general industrial, high temperature, food, pharmaceutical or corrosive environments.

Wrench-Operated Collet Chucks
Lexair's wrench-operated collet chucks feature universal flat back design and can be used for any application, including workholding on lathes, mills and grinders. They can be operated manually with a standard chuck key and do not require a drawbar or cylinder. Concentricity is adjustable for optimum accuracy, and these chucks are designed for use on hybrid CNC/manual lathes.

Collet Chuck Increases Productivity
The ProDyne fixed length collet chuck features a quick-change, quarter-turn collar system that is said to allow setup changes to be performed in seconds, with no loss in accuracy. Its small size eliminates virtually all tool interference problems and allows machines to run at higher spindle speeds, improving productivity and throughput. The collet chuck is compatible with machines using an A-4, A-5, A-6 or A-8 spindle nose and can be mounted using the machine's existing drawtube and actuator.

Redesigned Bar Feeder Prevents Whip
The new Rhinobar bar feeder has all of the classic features of the Mini Rhinobar, now on a larger scale. This new addition features redesigned pedestals and barrel clamps.  These new features will make the machine more stable to prevent any whip or spin of the bar.

Bar Feed And Workholding Products
- Summarizes and describes Lexair's machine tool accessories for workholding and bar feed applications- Features collet workholding for small part workholding applications, collet chucks and the Mini Rhinobar bar feed.

Cleaning And Tool Cooling Products
- Offers solutions to common industrial cleaning, cooling, conveying, drying, blowoff and static electricity problems- Now includes a two-way drum pump, the Cold Gun for machining without coolant, Chip Vac for cleaning machines and the Super Air Amplifier for exhausting smoke- Detailed technical explanations, performance data, application photos and dimensional drawings are provided for each product, including a price list.

What Is The Best Bar Feed System For Production Turning?
Selecting the right bar feeder can be one of the most important decisions a shop can make. Bar feed systems help improve productivity, throughput and quality, but in order to achieve the most benefit from them it is essential that a bar feed system be matched to the particular needs of the turning operation.

Bar Feeder System Raises Throughput For Medical Machining
This manufacturer, a provider of manufacturing services and supply chain management solutions to the medical device industry, has a long history of producing small, intricately machined components.

Simple Alternative for Small Bar Stock
The Mini-Rhinobar single-tube hydrodynamic bar feeder is designed for high speed, small stock applications with quick feed tube changeover. The Mini-Rhinobar system is engineered for Swiss-type CNC screw machines and small, fixed head CNC lathes. It can be equipped with as many as 16 feed tubes in 1/8" increments to

Hydrodynamic Bar Feeds
Rhinobar hydrodynamic bar feeds are heavy-duty, high performance bar feeds with 1/8" to 2 3/4" diameter by 6' to 12' lengths. Mini Rhinobar bar feeds are said to be ideal for Swiss-type lath applications with capacity of 1/8" to 1 5/8" diameter by 6' to 12' length. Hydrodynamic Bar Feeds Lexair Inc. /