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Workholding
Large-Diameter, Full-Grip Jaws
Dillon Manufacturing offers cast aluminum (356-T6) full-grip jaws eith diameters ranging to 24". The wrap-around top jaws apply minimum force for thin-walled parts, and they distribute the gripping pressure over the workpiece surface to maintain repetitive accuracy.
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Incremental Automation
This machine tool supplier sees shops searching for just a little bit of unattended capacity. Many shops are closer to obtaining this extra capacity than they realize.
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Vulcanized Collet Systems
The FlexC collet systems are flexible, sealed collet heads that can interchange in seconds.
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Vise Rigidity Boosts Robot Cell Output
To automate the fixturing of round machining center components, Haas uses a custom, robot-tended setup incorporating MoveLock vises from Kurt manufacturing. Thanks to these vises’ rigidity, the machine tool builder has doubled the output of its robot cells compared to previous setups.
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Quick-Change Fixturing Locks in Time, Cost Savings
When a routine process-improvement exercise revealed significant savings could be gleaned from reducing setup time and speeding change-overs, this manufacturer turned to the Ball Lock quick-change system from Jergens, Inc. As a result, the company reduced setup time by 20 to 50 percent, depending on the job.
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Magnetic Workholding for Machining Centers
Carr Lane Roemheld’s M-TECHS SP50 and SP70 versatile clamping system for machining centers features 1- to 2-sec. clamping in a single operation.
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Vise Jaw System Grips Oddly Shaped Parts
Mitee-Bite’s VersaGrip can clamp standard vise work as well as difficult parts that would normally require fixturing or machining soft-jaws.
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Versatile Chip Conveyor
LNS Group offers the chip conveyor Turbo MH500 as well as a high-pressure coolant system, the PowerStream SA.
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Manual Horizontal Index Table
Distributed by CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies, Ganro Industrial Corporation’s GCT series manual horizontal index table adds indexing capability to a horizontal boring mill.
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Automated Marking with Conveyor
The modular KM-RC conveyor system from Kwik Mark features a dual-chain drive and steel roller attachments designed to accommodate a variety of products.
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