Workholding
Steel Chucks Available in Large Diameters
Royal Machine has added an 84"-diameter chuck to its line of steel-bodied, manual VTL chucks.
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Upon Further (A3) Review
Using lean manufacturing’s A3 problem-solving process, Genesis Attachments found that magnetic workholding could provide greater benefits than simply getting parts on and off machines faster.
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New Generation Rotary Table
The combiFlex system from Peter Lehmann is designed to increase flexibility on the Lehmann 500 rotary-table line.
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Miniature Self-Centering Vise Offers Precision Clamping
Schunk’s Tandem KSP+64 is said to be a major development in miniature, self-centering clamping technology.
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Five-Axis Vise for Close-Tolerance Repeatability
Kurt's MaxLock vise is designed to hold parts with maximum rigidity for close-tolerance repeatability in all axes.
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A Big-Picture View of Micromachining
Matrix Tooling makes injection molds for components that have features you cannot see.
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Automated VMC Fills Capacity Gap
A new Feeler VMC from Methods Machine Tools has not only met this manufacturer’s need for additional capacity, but also taken on more work than initially expected.
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Targeted Five-Axis Machining
Focusing on a particular part size range allows this shop to use a versatile type of five-axis machine tool. Five-axis machining now makes up 40 percent of the shop’s business.
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Rotary Table Line Features Range of Models
Tilt rotary tables are designed for four- and five-axis machining applications.
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Modular Fixturing System Accomodates Larger Weldments
Bluco Corp.’s modular fixturing system for welding features precision-machined welding tables and a reusable set of tooling components.
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