Workholding

Triangular Workholding System For Machining Centers

New Chuck Standards Take Hold

Safety, performance checks and uniform terminology are some of the issues related to lathe chucks and chuck jaws addressed by a key industry committee.

Magnetic Tools For Safely Handling Ferrous Materials

Magnetic Holding Pattern

In finding a way to allow magnetic milling chucks to hold parts that typically aren’t secured by the "invisible" workholding method, this shop happened upon a means to repeatedly position parts in any of its machine tools.

Unplug-And-Play Hydraulic Workholding

An OEM and contract shop have found value in an unconventional, untethered hydraulic workholding method that uses mechanical energy transfer to charge a fixture's sealed hydraulic circuit. Free and easy HMC pallet movement is the result.

Gear Hobbing Can Be More Productive

Rotary Table Offers Accuracy And Rigidity

Rotary Table For Oil Patch Application

Disc Holder For Wire EDM

Step Chucks For Thin-Wall Turning