Tooling

Workholding

Quick-Change Workholding System Increases Productivity

Jergens’ Fixture Pro quick-change, workholding system is designed to provide multisided access to pallet-mounted workpieces and locating accuracy to help manufacturers increase productivity, maximize five-axis machine capabilities and reduce setup times on 3+2 multi-axis machines.

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Workholding

Collets Support Swiss-Turning Applications

Hardinge’s Swiss-style collets are designed for precision machining of small parts suitable for the medical and aerospace industries.

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Workholding

Rubber Chuck Grips Automotive Joints

A rubber chuck by Northfield Precision Instruments is designed to grip automotive “rubber coupling” drive shaft joints.

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Holemaking

Pull Boring Highlights the Capability of Deep Hole Making

Pull boring enables users to achieve remarkable straightness in deep holes. A variation of this technique is also effective when maintaining consistent wall thickness (in long, cast pipes, for example) is top priority.

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Medical

Lighted Workstop Verifies Part Location

Electrifying the work allows a light to indicate whether the setup is correct. The simple solution turned into a standard product for this shop.

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Cutting Tools

Chipbreaking Inserts Improve ID Grooving

Iscar says its Cut-Grip inserts are suitable for ID grooving and feature an N-type chipformer for OD turning of “problematic” metals.

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Toolholders

ER Collet Chuck System Offers Rigidity, Balance

With a runout accuracy of 0.00012" (3 microns) at 5×D, BIG Kaiser’s Mega ER Grip is designed to increase clamping force, concentricity, rigidity and balance at high spindle speeds.

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Cutting Tools

Ballnose Cutters Increase Machining Performance

Ingersoll’s Finish-Ball Rush ballnose cutters are designed to increase machining performance.

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Toolholders

Mini Toolholder Clamps Small Tools

The Tribos-Mini toolholder from Schunk directly clamps small tool shanks along the entire axis virtually eliminating collets, collet nuts and inconsistent cutting tool clamping.

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Cutting Tools

Solid Carbide Drills Improve Chip Flow, Evacuation

Seco Tools’ Feedmax -N solid carbide drills are designed for high-performance drilling in aluminum and nonferrous materials.

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Mate Workholding - Accuracy and Repeatability
YCM Alliance
RazorStar
IMTS+
Metal Forming Complex Parts
Techspex
JTEKT
MMS Made in the USA
Mate Workholding - No Interruptions or Surprises