Workholding
Loc-Jaw System for Fourth and Fifth Axis Machining
The Loc-Jaw system for fourth and fifth axis machining is said to require no material preparation.
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Work Handling’s Final Step
Machine tool accessories supplier Royal Products manufactures centers, but the company was damaging some of these parts because of its approach to work handling. Learn how the company changed it work handling approach, and was able to run lathes unattended.
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1:4 Speed Multipliers Added to Driven Toolholder Line
The company has added a line of 1:4 speed multipliers to its lineup of live tools, angle heads and multi-spindle drill heads.
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Hydraulic Collet Clamping System for Tight-Tolerance Applications
The hydraulic clamping 5C collet system incorporates multiple-part workholding with fast, efficient clamping to maximize spindle cut time and density of parts.
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Chucks Provide Quick Change-Over, Maximized Metal Cutting
Hainbuch’s Spanntop and Toplus Nova chucks are designed for quick change-over while offering rigid workholding and maximizing metalcutting.
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A Different Approach to Tool-Break Detection
A standard feature on the CNC of this shop's workhorse machine helps improve confidence in unattended runs.
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MConveyor Washer Offers Wash, Rinse and Blow Off
ADF Systems, LTD offers an updated Model 17 conveyor washer.
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Adapting to Aerospace Change
The changing demands of aerospace companies have prompted machine shops such as this one to evolve their processes and equipment to become more competitive.
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Innovative workholding devices intrigue me. If you’ve developed what you consider to be a nifty workholding solution of your own, I’d like to see it.
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Conveyor Handles Heavy Chip Loads
Jorgensen Conveyors’ MunchMan hinged steel belt conveyor is designed to handle heavy loads of large stringy chips and balls of chips generated in milling and turning applications.
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