Workholding
CNC Bar Pullers For Low-Cost Automation
Royal Products says its range of CNC bar pullers can automate virtually any CNC lathe or turning center freeing operators to handle other tasks.
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Short Bar Loader For CNC Lathe Automation
Edge Technologies’ Rebel Ecofeed is a compact bar loader that features a 5- to 65-mm-diameter capacity range for feeding spindle-length round, square, hexagonal and shaped barstock into CNC lathes.
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Flexible Pallet Automation Achieves High Spindle Utilization
Toyoda Machinery offers modular and expandable automation with its Flexible Pallet Automation (FPA) systems.
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Shop Enjoys Five-Axis Benefits Without The Cost
Integrating Lyndex-Nikken rotary tables into three-axis Mori Seiki VMCs provided this shop with five-axis capability at a fraction of the cost of a new five-axis machine.
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“Intelligent” Chuck Regulates Clamping Force
Hainbuch is working to develop an “intelligent” chuck that monitors actual clamping forces on the workpiece and triggers necessary corrections automatically.
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Drop Trunnion Tilting Rotary Table
Distributed by Koma, the Tsudakoma RT-111,AA drop-trunnion tilting rotary table features a design in which the top surface of the spindle is the center line of the tilt axis. Two pneumatic rotary joints on the rotary axis allow automated clamping/unclamping of the System 3R chuck and pallet system.
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Rotary Table Enables Fourth-Axis Productivity
CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies says its GSI CNC-201R rotary indexing table is designed for companies that want to add fourth-axis productivity at minimal cost. According to the company, the table provides high clamping torque and indexing accuracy.
Read MoreSmall Speed Regulator
Deschner Mini-K leak-proof speed regulators are said to be popular in applications requiring a small, light weight feed control, and are often used in hand-held drill operations. Fully adjustable, the Mini K Kinecheks are available in 1/2", 1", 1 1/4" and 1 1/2 inch stroke lengths with a maximum capacity of 400 Ibs. Mini K Kinecheks are part of the line of Kinechek model speed regulators and offer the same patented, leak proof performance as the original Slimline Kinecheks, the company says.
Read MoreDovetail Vise-Clamping Component
AME says its dovetail vise clamping component is useful for a variety of applications and industries, especially aerospace aluminum milling applications. Precision bushing holes are designed for quick and easy location of the vise, the company says.
Read MoreHexagonal Pole Magnets
A line of electro-permanent workholding magnets from SAV North America is designed to accommodate a range of material sizes and shapes for milling operations. HEX Pole milling magnets are said to deliver greater holding power per square inch with six-sided (hexagonal) pole configurations versus typical square-shaped magnets.
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