Workholding

Holemaking

Collet Blocks for Multiple-Part Machining

Hardinge offers pneumatic and hydraulic collet blocks for milling, drilling, grinding, inspection and assembly applications.

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Workholding

Manual Rollover Positioners for Welding

Bluco will display its line of manual rollover positioners providing 360 degrees of rotation for full access to all sides of the part.

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Workholding

Air Chucks Designed for Pipe Applications

Samchully Workholding will display its new PAC series of extended-stroke Mega Bore air chucks designed for the pipe and tubular market.

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Workholding

Workholding Device Features Pyramid Base

Available from Raptor Workholding Products, the Mini Nest RWP-019-4X45T features a 45-degree pyramid base design to enable access to all machined areas of each workpiece.

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Turn/Mill

From Aggravation to Lights-Out Production

Automated machining has transformed this South Carolina shop. However, achieving unattended production involved far more than just shutting off the lights.

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Measurement

Flexible Fixturing Speeds CMM Inspection

Modular fixturing components enable users to realize fast change-overs on CMMs to open inspection bottlenecks and reduce machine tool downtime waiting for part measurement.

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Video: How to Machine Soft Jaws

Haas Automation produced this excellent video on how to cut soft jaws for turning operations. These fundamentals aren’t just for first-timers: Even those who are so experienced that they practice 80 percent of fundamentals can still benefit from a refresher on the remaining 20 percent.

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Workholding

Dual-Collet Chucks Expand Tool-Storage Capacity

Exsys will display its dual-collet chuck line designed for use with CNC turning machines.

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Workholding

Pivot Belt Conveyor Prevents Scrap Carryover

PRAB’s pivot belt conveyor is designed for moving oily, thin-gauge trim scrap, stamping slugs, motor laminations and eyelet press scrap without carryover.

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Workholding

Vise Enables Second Operation Machining

Kurt’s SideWinder vise mounts to the back of the company’s industry-standard 6" vises to provide vertical workholding for second-operation machining in a single setup. Vise Enables Second Operation Machining

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