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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Modular Workpiece Stabilizer System Adjusts to Tall Parts
Big Kaiser’s modular, zero-point 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.
Read MoreMulti-Axis Vise Design Reduces Jaw Lift
Jergens’ vises for multi-axis machining, part of its Fixture Pro line of modular five-axis workholding, come in sizes ranging from 75 to 130 mm with a number of mounting options.
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Metrology Fixture Range Gains ¼ 20 Imperial Thread Size
Renishaw has added a ¼ 20 imperial thread size to its existing metrology fixtures product range.
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