Custom Turnkey Workholding for Prismatic Machining Applications
PMTS 2017: Kitagawa-NorthTech, a manufacturer of chucks, cylinders, steady rests and workholding accessories, provides custom turnkey workholding services.
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Kitagawa-NorthTech, a manufacturer of chucks, cylinders, steady rests and workholding accessories, provides custom turnkey workholding services. The company also provides design, engineering, workholding manufacturing, assembly, testing, inspection, documentation, installation and training. Whether a machine shop is experiencing a productivity challenge or a specific machining problem hindering quality parts manufacturing in its production operation, Kitagawa’s in-house Productivity Team provides advanced applications engineering assistance and custom engineered workholding systems manufacturing. The company’s custom engineered workholding services suit a range of machining applications for vertical, horizontal, and multi-axis prismatic milling and turning, forging and casting applications.
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