Workholding
Chucks Hold Workpieces for Gaging, Metrology
Chandox SE series chucks from LMC Workholding are suited for holding workpieces in gaging and metrology applications.
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Online Wizard Produces Customized Fixturing Systems
Jergens’ Ball Lock Wizard is an online interactive configurator that provides step-by-step instructions for designing a Ball Lock quick-change fixturing system.
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Fail-Safe Collet Block Secures Parts Despite Air Loss
Hardinge’s fail-safe 5C collet block features a spring design to keep parts clamped and maintain concentricity even if loss of air occurs during the machining process.
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The Case for Custom Fixturing
Photos of custom fixtures illustrate the types of applications that call for non-standard workholding.
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Steel Chucks Available in Large Diameters
Royal Machine has added an 84"-diameter chuck to its line of steel-bodied, manual VTL chucks.
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Upon Further (A3) Review
Using lean manufacturing’s A3 problem-solving process, Genesis Attachments found that magnetic workholding could provide greater benefits than simply getting parts on and off machines faster.
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New Generation Rotary Table
The combiFlex system from Peter Lehmann is designed to increase flexibility on the Lehmann 500 rotary-table line.
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Miniature Self-Centering Vise Offers Precision Clamping
Schunk’s Tandem KSP+64 is said to be a major development in miniature, self-centering clamping technology.
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Five-Axis Vise for Close-Tolerance Repeatability
Kurt's MaxLock vise is designed to hold parts with maximum rigidity for close-tolerance repeatability in all axes.
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A Big-Picture View of Micromachining
Matrix Tooling makes injection molds for components that have features you cannot see.
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