Workholding
Collet Blocks: Hydraulic or Pneumatic?
Collet-style workholding devices, such as collet blocks, offer a number of benefits, but which style is most appropriate for a given application?
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Bench Vise Built on Forged Steel Frame
Available from Heck Industries, the Heuer bench vise features a forged steel frame for increased strength.
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New Workholding Method Drives Production Efficiency
By replacing a three-jaw chuck and dead-center workholding model with a flange-mounted, mechanically compensating face driver from Riten Industries, Tuthill Corp. cut machining cycle time by about 39 percent.
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Soft Jaw Blanks Hold Materials Without Marking
Dillon Manufacturing offers soft blank top jaws said to provide a smooth gripping surface, low TIR, and greater holding power with increased workpiece contact.
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Power Chuck for Gear Blanks
The Rota NCR six-jaw power chuck from Schunk is designed for machining thin-walled, easily deformed workpieces.
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Linear Motor Stages Enable High-Accuracy Processing
Aerotech’s Planar DL-series XY linear motor stages are designed to provide improved planar geometry performance in applications requiring straightness and flatness of motion.
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Permanent Lifting Magnets Operate Hands-Free
The SafeHold APL series of permanent lifting magnets from Eriez requires no electricity and enables hands-free operation.
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Clamping System Enables Five-Sided Machining
The Quadrok plus clamping system from Hainbuch is designed for five-sided machining in one setup and is capable of clamping parts for operations ranging from simple saw cuts to complex cast housings.
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Bar Feeder Centers Barstock with Hydrodynamic Principle
Lexair’s Mini Rhinobar bar feeder automatically centers and feeds small-diameter barstock for Swiss-type CNC screw machines and small fixed- or sliding-head lathes.
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Electrical Clamping System Reduces Energy Usage
The EVS 50 electrical clamping system, part of Röhm’s e-Quipment line of clamping and gripping systems, activates power chucks on turning and grinding machines without hydraulics or pneumatics.
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