Workholding

Workholding

Low-Profile Edge Clamps' Serrated Teeth Grip Soft Materials

Eastec 2019: Jergens has made additions to OK Vise range of compact, low-profile edge clamps. Among them are Multi-Rail (MR), Knife Grip and Hydraulic Kits. 

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Workholding

Large-Diameter Chuck Jaws Enable Faster Setups

Eastec 2019: Matching workholding to Dillon Manufacturing’s large-diameter (15" to 60") chucks is said to enable faster setups.

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Workholding

Chuck Enables Pneumatic Workholding

Eastec 2019: The Erowa PowerChuck P’s added feature is said to extend the application possibilities. 

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Workholding

Adhesive-Based Workholding Holds to Tight Tolerances without Distortion Risks

Eastec 2019: Blue Photon will demonstrate its photo-activated adhesive workholding system.

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Workholding

Internal-Grip Chucks Strengthen Hold with Pull-Back Clamping

Eastec 2019: Northfield Precision Instrument Corp.’s line of custom internal-grip collet chucks features a 0.0001" total indicator reading (TIR) or less.

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Workholding

Modular Stabilizer System Adjusts to Odd-Shaped Parts

Eastec 2019: Big Kaiser’s Unilock stabilizer system provides lateral support for tall parts during machining, welding or assembly processes and enables the transfer of loads down to the table or base.

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Workholding

Stud Ball Element Enables Full Five-Sided Machining

Eastec 2019: The Amrok inverted stud ball element, provided by Advanced Machine & Engineering (AME), aids full five-sided profile machining, decreasing overall machine time for industries including aerospace, medical and automotive.

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Workholding

Small Shop Sees Big Gains from Right-Sized Automation

A three-person German machine shop applies quick-change workholding and flexible robotic automation to succeed in a high-mix/low-volume production environment.

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Five-Axis

Fixturing for Five-Axis CNCs

For some high-batch-size jobs and/or very complex parts, custom fixtures designed and manufactured in house enable Powill Manufacturing and Engineering to get the most out of its five-axis machining capability.

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Workholding

Diamond Serrations Reduce Hard Jaw Slippage

Hard jaws from Dillon Manufacturing are designed to center the workpiece and grip it equally with each jaw.

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