Kitagawa-Northtech, Inc. Develops New Custom Designed Steady Rest for Haas St-40 Turning Centers

Schaumburg, IL, April 22, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Advancing product families and developing new innovations to fit specific machining needs is just one way Kitagawa-NorthTech Redefines Productivity™ for customers worldwide. The most recent addition to Kitagawa-NorthTech’s family of solutions is a custom designed steady rest for the Haas ST-40 high performance turning centers.

This compact designed steady rest is manufactured to compliment and support the extreme rigidity and heavy cutting capabilities of these large capacity machines. The ST-40 steady rest was designed to the exact specifications provided by Haas to rest comfortably in the bed and allow ample clearance for clamping and turret operations. This diverse model has the capability to grip up to 310 millimeters / 12.20 inches. Offering a perfect fit solution, to provide smoother installation and eliminate “work-around” conditions, Kitagawa-NorthTech packages the ST-40 application as a complete kit. “We are driven to provide the most comprehensive and unmatched workholding technologies to the manufacturing community. By continually advancing innovations and operational processes, we are able to lead the way in helping customers Redefine Productivity™ and achieve profitable gains,” states Stuart Fishman, Kitagawa-NorthTech’s Business Development Manager, OEM Machine Tool Division.

About Kitagawa-Northtech, Inc.

Kitagawa-Northtech is a leader in the custom design and manufacturing of high performance workholding solutions for lathes and turning centers. For over 30 years industry leaders have trusted Kitagawa-NorthTech to increase productivity through focused application analysis and superior precision and performance. Utilizing an in house network of engineers and consultants to customize workholding solutions, Kitagawa-NorthTech has proven success at Redefining Productivity™.