Workholding

Shop Ingenuity: A Dream Come True

Ray Tejeda, who owns Dream Tools Inc., talks about the motivation behind his patent-pending Dream Chuck Stop in the third episode of Cutting Tool Engineering's Shop Ingenuity video series. Tejeda demonstrates how his chuck stop provides clearance for cutting tools to machine through a part.

Learn more about the Dream Chuck Stop in CTE's product news section.

Shop Operations: Workholder setup reduction

03/30/2017

Author:

Tom Lipton

To reduce setup—as well as overhead costs—in a job-shop environment, first examine the workholding methods, according to the Shop Operations column in the April 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

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Shop Ingenuity: Keep the Spindle Turning

A South Carolina shop purchased extra pallets to cut down on changeover time and ensure that it keeps the spindle turning as much as possible.

Hydraulic fixturing components provide size and durability advantages

Time-tested workholding allows a parts manufacturer to target other areas for improvement, if needed. Husky Corp., for example, needed space-saving hydraulic components when refixturing a dial machine with limited space for fixtures and conducted an extensive search 30 years ago for a solution, said Darrell Vilmer, senior manufacturing engineer – machine/fixture designer for Husky.