Workholding
Video of Interesting Turbine Blade Workholding System
This clamping system is an automated steady rest with measuring capability that stabilizes the five-axis machining process of very long turbine blades.
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Three-Jaw Pneumatic Chuck Holds Round Workpieces
Samchully Workholding’s MCA pneumatic chuck is a three-jaw stationary chuck designed to hold round workpieces in a machining center or mounted on a tombstone.
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Collet Chuck Features Removable Part Stop
Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. offers an internal-grip collet chuck originally designed to help a customer clamp the internal diameter of valve balls.
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Collets and Guide Bushings for Swiss Workholding
Hardinge Workholding has expanded its range of products for workholding in Swiss-type machining with additional collets and guide bushings.
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Got Glue (And UV Light)?
Here’s an effective albeit atypical way to fixture parts such as thin-wall castings that are prone to flexing when conventional mechanical clamps are used.
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Shop Finds Fixturing Solution for Flexing Parts
Precision Grinding and Manufacturing uses an atypical means to fixture thin parts that are prone to flexing when conventional workholding clamps are used: adhesive cured by UV light.
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Heavy-Load Positioning Table Accommodates Automotive Parts
Fibro offers its Fibromat modular heavy-load positioning tables.
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End Effectors Available for Custom Applications
TDA Buddy offers custom end effectors for its line of industrial manipulators.
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Modular Workholding System Eliminates Clamps, Locks
Available from Lexair, OML’s MC modular workholding system uses fixed and movable vise jaws and self-locking CLAK parallels to provide multiple clamping solutions and increased part accuracy with reduced setup time.
Read MorePower Chuck Packages Ensure Compatibility
TMX Workholding’s power chuck packages are designed to fit specific machine tools, eliminating the need to procure parts from different suppliers and the risk of incompatibility.
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