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6/6/2013	Sunnen Products Company forms joint venture with Brazil's Hontech Ltda. U.S.-based honing system manufacturer and long-time Brasil distributor join forces to create Sunnen do Brasil. Local manufacturing will improve customer service, while reducing lead times and costs.
6/5/2013	Unique Bore Gage for Fast, Precise Hole Measurement Sunnen's PG Bore Gages take an intuitive approach to hole gaging with a mechanical design and speedometer-type scale for quick visual confirmation of ID (inside diameter) by a busy machine operator.
6/5/2013	New Large-Part Honing Machine for Job-Shop Volume New large-part honing machine for job-shop volume drives diamond abrasives with a linear vertical stroke for ideal bore geometry 838-mm X-axis, 680-kg weight capacity and 508 mm stroke length offer large-part capacity. Ideal for job shops or repair facilities handling oil/gas components, cylinder liners, motorcycle/ATV engines and automotive/truck blocks.
4/18/2013	Perfect Holes in Hard Metal Made Easy Increasing a shop’s machining capabilities is often one of the shortest routes to increasing business, as exotic materials specialist Damen Carbide Tool Co., Inc. (Wood Dale, IL) recently proved with the addition of a powerful, 60 in (1524 mm) stroke honing system that finishes holes up to 9 in (228.6 mm) diameter.
4/18/2013	Sunnen's SV-1015 is the Flexible Solution Waltz Brothers Inc. uses state-of-the-art manufacturing technology for precision components for the hydraulic and aerospace industries including Sunnen's SV-1015 vertical honing system equipped with a Mitsubishi robot.
1/4/2013	Sunnen's HTA Refurbushes Cylinders to Cat Specs Seeing a need in the industry to salvage hydraulic cylinders to Cat-specific requirements, Whayne Supply purchased an all-electric HTA from Sunnen that enabled it to bring previously outsourced work in-house.
9/20/2012	Honing for the Sky - New Honing Technology Improves Aerospace Accuracy Invented more than 70 years ago to de-glaze cylinder bores in early automobile engines, conventional honing today is meeting the most advanced aerospace requirements for ultra-precise machined parts.
8/24/2012	SV-490 designed for large aerospace, energy and hydraulic components Sunnen's new SV-490 hone brings true 90-inch (2286 mm) vertical stroke and end-to-end dwelling capabilities to the machining of bores up to 8 inches (200 mm) diameter on large aerospace, energy and hydraulic components.
5/10/2012	Single-Pass Vs. Multi-Stroke: The Ins and Outs of Honing With higher performance required from turbochargers, steering knuckles, gears, fuel systems and valves, honing is being used more widely.
4/2/2012	The Ten-Millionths Solution for Bore Accuracy There is a new technology that enables makers of products with bored holes to acheive accuracies measured in millionths -- even "fix" bore geometries. It also enables high process capabilties (Cpk), all in automated, high-thoughput production.
3/22/2012	Upgraded HTA Honing System Increases Part Capacity and Stroker Torque The all-electric HTA hone from Sunnen brings increased part capacity and stroker torque to applications such as bore resurfacing of hydraulic cylinders, extruder barrels and die casting shot tubes, or manufacture of gas flow meter tubes and repair of actuators for construction, mining, farming and forestry equipment.
3/19/2012	Hydraulic Cylinders Reconditioned Quickly and Efficiently with Low-Cost HTA Honing System A repair shop uses Sunnen's new HTA honing system to bring farmed-out work in-house and increases profit and improves delivery.
3/8/2012	One Shot Wonder Manufactured with Sunnen Tube Hone Using the world's most advanced tube hone from Sunnen, Fred Fedderson is on a mission to create a barrel for a commercial-grade weapon that can shoot successive bullets through the same hole using an inexpensive semi-automative rifle.
3/1/2012	Upgraded HTA Honing System from Sunnen At WESTEC, Sunnen will demonstrate its new all-electric HTA hone, bringing increased part capacity and stroker torque for bore resurfacing or hydraulic actuators, extruder barrels and die casting shot tubes, or manufacture of gas glow meter tubes.
2/22/2012	Diamonds are a Block's Best Friend for Honing Two automotive engine shops with different needs illustrate how Sunnen's nes diamond honing abrasives technology simplifies the boring process, cuts cycle times as much as half, and improves dyno results.
8/24/2011	Honing for Large Oil Field Parts Sunnen's HTG series tube hones are designed to increase part-capacity for oil-field applications with high-volume throughput.
5/25/2011	Honing System Offers Increased Part Capacity, Stroker Torque Sunnen’s all-electric HTA hone is designed to increase part capacity and stroker torque in applications such as bore resurfacing of hydraulic cylinders, extruder barrels and die casting shot tubes, manufacture of gas flow meter tubes, and repair of actuators for construction, mining, farming and forestry equipment.
5/25/2011	Move to Single-Pass Honing Cuts Stator Scrap This automotive Tier 1 supplier reduced scrap on its variable valve timing (VVT) stator bores by replacing roller burnishing operations with a Sunnen VSS-2 single-stroke honing machine.
5/25/2011	New Vertical CNC Honing System for Deep Bores and Long Parts Sunnen launches its new SV-410 Series vertical CNC honing system for bore sizing of small and medium-sized gas/diesel engine blocks, oil/gas components, hydraulic/pneumatic parts, compressors, bearing sleeves, gear hobs and similar small or large multi-bore parts.
5/25/2011	More honing at Hone-All Demand from the aerospace sector has let Hone-All Precision to order a custom-built Sunnen CNC honing machine to complement its new horizontal boring machine.
5/24/2011	Honing is a Life-Saver for Aerospace Component Maker Sonic Industries, part of the Sargent Aerospace & Defense Company, uses a Sunnen SV-1000 honing system to achieve performance-critical ID tolerances and finishes on life-saving fuse pins, reducing cycle times by 75 percent.
5/24/2011	MAY 2011 INDUSTRY WATCH: BUSINESS HOLE SPECIALISTS INC. (TOMBALL, TX)... is nearlydoubling the size of its plant and adding equipment and staff in a $3.5 millionexpansion that president Larry Robinson sees as the price of success. Althoughthe company experienced a dip during the recession, its business has reboundedup 125 percent over last year, and new equipment, new capabilities and nearly adozen new staff are attracting business from all over the U.S. in industriesbeyond energy. According to Robinson, the company already added four 10-toncranes, seven new lathes for OD/ID turning, and three heavy dutySunnen GH210 honing machines. Work on the 25,000 sq ft addition is readyto start. A fourth tube hone, a new HTG model, was delivered in April after itspremier at Houstex, offering greater hp and part capacity for even higherproduct output.
5/24/2011	Tube Hones are Oilfield Workhorses Built rugged for the high-production requirements of the oil and gas industry, these tube hones offer two-stage honing efficiency, high reliability, flexibility, and 200+ in^³/hr stock removal rate for part lengths up to 30 ft (9.14 m), and IDs up to 24 in (609.6 mm).
3/3/2011	New Sunnen HTG series tube hones introduce two-stage honing efficiency and 24 in. diameter capacity for heavy energy-industry parts Sunnen's new HTG series tube is built rugged for the high-production requirements of the oil and gas industry. It offers high reliability, flexibility and 200+ in3/hr stock removal rates for part lengths up to 30 ft. (9.14 m) and IDs up to 24 in (609.6 mm).
8/6/2010	Match honing automatically sizes bores of injectors, valves, pumps for measured fit with mating parts Ideal for products using coated/treated pins or plungers, such as diesel injectors, cartridge valves, piston pumps, etc. Demonstrated at IMTS.
8/5/2010	New honing system for hydraulic actuators and flow-meter tubes New honing system for hydraulic actuators and flow-meter tubes is first all-electric design – richly featured, lean in cost. Ideal for cylinder resurfacing, the HTA actuator hone is PLC controlled, handles parts up to 4 m long, 533 mm diameter and 1818 kg.
8/5/2010	New quick-change honing tool brings low-cost precision and fast setup to mid-volume production runs Speeds job changeover with standard collet connection and no need to indicate for runout.
8/5/2010	New renewable/sustainable honing oil offers extended service Petroleum-free, vegetable-based cutting oil is additive-free, ideal for general use.
8/5/2010	New servo honing system first to automatically profile-hone diesel cylinder liners Corrects/customizes bore geometry and produces industry's highest accuracy. Maximum 1524 mm stroke ideal for oil/gas industry parts.
8/5/2010	A first in honing – New multi-feed technology New multi-feed technology offers choice of tool feed methods to optimize cycle time, abrasive life, part finish. Choice of tool-feed methods allows selection to suit work-piece geometry, material and tool type/size.
8/5/2010	New vertical CNC honing system designed for automatic precision sizing and finishing of deep bores up to 200 mm dia., parts up to 1524 mm long. Engineered for robotic part loading of landing gear components, oil/gas components, cylinder liners, motorcycle/ATV engines, multi-bore gas/diesel blocks, or 2-cycle power equipment engines. Servo X-axis allows automated step-and-repeat work.
8/5/2010	New HTD tube hone goes long, scores big in material removal Latest addition to Sunnen's tube hone line has 16 m stroke length for extreme long-part applications including aircraft driveshafts and submarine periscopes, removes material at 2500 cm³/hr.
2/11/2010	Affordable Automated Orifice Meter Tube Honing Process Now Available Read about this technology from Sunnen in the Pipeline & Gas Journal: MeterTubeHoning
9/1/2009	New Sunnen bore machining system is the "weapon of choice" for precision paintball marker barrels CP uses a Sunnen SV-1000 Series vertical honing machine to create a competitive advantage on and off the paintball playing field, producing one and two-piece marker barrels made to precise specifications for pro-level paintball players.
4/2/2009	New MMT superabrasive and diamond honing tools reduce per-part cost 30 percent, delivering 5X longer tool life and micron-level accuracy from first part to last Ideal for fuel injector bodies, hydraulic valves, gears and small two-cycle engines with bore size 4 to 65 mm, MMT tools are factory-qualified for accuracy right out of the box.
2/18/2009	Honing: No Longer A Messy Process As seen in American Machinist Magazine, read more at: http://www.americanmachinist.com/304/Issue/Article/False/79823/Issue A new generation of CNC honing technology is changing the image of a messy, manual secondary process and taking on a primary role for makers of small engines (less than 50 hp), gears and fluid power components.
2/18/2009	A "Hole" New Ballgame with Multi-Spindle Honing As seen in Production Machining magazine: New Ballgame Manually controlled, horizontal honing machines will probably be on shop floors for many more years, but a new generation of vertical CNC, multi-spindle machines has emerged in the last few years that is transforming “honing” into high-volume precision bore machining.
2/2/2009	New servo honing system "goes long" with 60-inch stroke for oil and gas industry components – automated bore geometry correction yields industry's highest dimensional accuracy Vertical, all-electric SV-560 powers through work with 20-hp spindle. Choice of configurations allows best fit to part size/weight.
5/5/2008	New vertical CNC honing system designed for automatic precision sizing and finishing of deep bores up to 200mm dia., parts up to 710mm long Engineered for robotic part loading of landing gear components, bearing sleeves, cylinder liners, motorcycle/ATV engines, multi-bore gas/diesel blocks, or 2-cycle power equipment engines. Servo X-axis allows automated step-and-repeat work.
5/5/2008	New modular honing machine series scaleable from basic to Capable of sizing and finishing bores to submicron accuracy, uniquely versatile conventional honing machine can do single-pass work, too - in mid to high production volumes
5/5/2008	The hole story on gear quality Forest City Gear President Fred Young has a straightforward philosophy for acquiring and retaining business. The company's strategic directive is: "Excellence without Exception." It boils down to always giving the customer a higher level of quality than specified on a print - or in any other interaction with a customer. "The goal is to do this without adding much cost or time to a job," Young explains. "We do everything we can to distinguish our product from competitors', and we try to do it inexpensively. On bore-type gears, we have found that automated honing is a good way to give the customer tighter control of bore size, roundness, straightness and finish. The customer notices the difference in a smoother, quieter, more efficient drive, and unless we stumble in some other aspect of the job, we will have a repeat customer. The trick in gear manufacturing is to add this value without adding cost for the customer."
5/5/2008	Industry-first - New modular, 3-axis servo honing system produces constant crosshatch, with automated bore-geometry correction and industry's highest dimensional accuracy New SV-500 brings fast cycle times, modular multi-spindle processing flexibility, and automation capability on bores to 12" in mid to high production volumes
5/5/2008	Honing Options for Hypereutectic Aluminum Cylinder Bores Since gasoline burned and forced a piston down a cylinder for the first time, aluminum has been the metal of choice when light weight was the most critical requirement for an internal combustion engine. This is as true today as it was in 1902 when the Wright Brothers were unable to purchase a suitable commercial engine for their experimental airplane and built their own, casting the aluminum block.
5/5/2008	Precision holemaking at high Cpk Makers of fluid-power components, small-engines, and gears are finding secondary honing process is first-place winner for producing quarter-micron dimensional accuracy with precision geometry and surface finish. See related article at http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/precision-hole-making-at-high-cpk.aspx
5/5/2008	Honing pays big for hydraulic valve leader HydraForce Lincolnshire, IL - HydraForce, Inc., President and CEO Jim Brizzolara credits lessons learned on a Sunnen hone at his first job in 1966 in a hydraulic valve factory with helping him understand how precision bore finish and geometry can fine-tune the performance of a valve. Fast-forward to 2007, and Brizzolara has used that knowledge to help build the company he co-founded in 1985 into the world's leading supplier of cartridge valves and integrated circuit manifolds. With sales doubling in the last three years, HydraForce produces more than 7 million cartridge valves per year, releasing a new design to production almost every day.
5/5/2008	Unique mechanical bore gage offers fast, precise in-line ID measurement for honing, grinding, boring, reaming and drilling operations or incoming part inspections Sunnen's PG-Series Bore Gages are ideal for fast, simple, economical process control in a lean manufacturing environment, combining lab-precise accuracy (±0.000025"/0.0006mm) with a shop-hardened, all-mechanical design. PG-Series gages - to be demonstrated at Sunnen's IMTS booth No. B-7200 - bring reliable ID gaging to the manufacturing floor with no need for electrical or air connections, making them immune to fluctuations in line voltage or air pressure. A single PG gage can measure a wide range of part diameters, offering greater versatility at a lower cost than dedicated devices, such as air gages.
5/5/2008	Air-gage-equipped, vertical CNC honing system closes loop on automated bore-sizing to submicron accuracy SV-1005 series machines capable of accuracy to 0.25µm for hole diameters 3-65 mm. Ideal for low-cost, high-Cpk production of hydraulic valves/bodies, small engines, fuel injectors, gears, compressor parts and small diameter bores.
5/5/2008	Small-engine and compressor performance Precision size, geometry and surface of cylinder bores improve sealing and component life, while IC engines increase power density with lower exhaust emissions Read more about it in Appliance Magazine: http://www.appliancemagazine.com/ae/editorial.php?article=1929&zone=215&first=1
3/25/2008	Looking Into Bored Holes As seen in American Machinist magazine, learn how one company uses Sunnen's bore gages for precise inline ID measurement. Read more at: http://www.americanmachinist.com/304/Issue/Article/False/79365/Issue
2/7/2008	Gear Honing Systems Benefit from Advances in Sunnen Technology Thanks to recent advances in honing technology, Sunnen Products Company can help gear manufacturers achieve greater precision and increase productivity 60 percent or more over previous honing machines or I.D. grinding.
2/7/2008	Hydraulic Component Reliability Improved Using Latest Honing Technology Sunnen Products Company has introduced new technology to help hydraulic component manufacturers conform to "zero-leak" standards and greatly reduce warranty issues due to component leakage.
2/7/2008	Manufacturers of Small Engines Benefit From Advances in Honing Technology New honing technology from Sunnen Products Company can help small engine manufacturers meet or exceed today's strict emissions standards.
12/12/2007	Longer Life, Increased Stock Removal with Sunnen's High Production Helix Tools Sunnen's High Production Helix Tools offers longer life, increased stock remvoval and the precision you've come to expect from the worldwide leaders in bore sizing and finishing. And the High Production Helix tools are competitively priced.
12/12/2007	SV-10 ... Loaded at a Stripped Down Price Sunnen's SV-10 Automatic Cylinder Hone combines the latest technology with the consistency and dependability of the legendary CV-616.
11/11/2007	ML-5000 Offers Speed and Precision Sunnen Products Company's new fully-loaded ML-5000 is built for speed and precision and is the most advanced horizontal power stroked honing machine on the market.
7/25/2007	Two Tool Designs Save Money and Time Sunnen Products Company has introduced two new tool designs for medium and high production bore sizing. The new generation High-Helix Single Stroke Honing® tools and the TurboHone® high-production multi-stone mandrels are designed to increase production and save time and money.
7/10/2007	Model GH-210 Designed for Big Honing Jobs The Model GH-210 Horizontal Honing Machine from Sunnen continues the company's heavy-duty honing tradition with a versatile design geared to perform a wide variety of large honing applications efficiently and accurately.
1/31/2002	Honing tools that cut deeper and faster Machine Shop
11/1/2001	What's Happening with Honing Manufacturing Engineering
1/1/2001	Rapid Traverse When You Need Really Accurate Bores MMS Online
9/1/2000	High stock removal and fast cycle times now separate bore finishing done by honing from lapping Manufacturing Engineering
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