Workholding

U.S. companies that adopt electromagnetic workholders heartily endorse the technology.

Holding large workpieces, especially heavy ones, requires parts manufacturers be more mindful of workholder and machine tool limits than they have to be with smaller workpieces. Also, shops may need to improvise when a conventional workholder can't secure a large workpiece.

Gripping power, friction and hysteresis are important factors in selecting a 3-jaw chuck to maximize a CNC lathe's accuracy and horsepower.

Advantages of various new workholding products.

Aspects of a job that determine which type of chuck is suitable.

Quick-change chucks maximize productive equipment time and provide a fast ROI.

Quantifying the benefits of an improved workholding system.

Developments in rare-earth magnetic chucks.

Because of their size and shape, aerospace parts require special workholding considerations.

Highlights from the Workholding Products Group's 2004 round-table discussion.