Toolholding & Workholding

Products • February 27, 2021

Expanded Zero Point System (ZPS) Product Range

The first set of additions includes a choice of six different pneumatic subplates, each featuring pre-installed low pressure pneumatic clamping modules. The second set of additions is comprised of aluminum or steel fixture plates with pre-installed pull-studs.

Articles • February 17, 2021 • Christopher Tate

Capto transforms shop’s VTLs

The Capto toolholding system provides speed, accuracy and flexibility.

Videos • February 12, 2021

Bluco Corp.’s precision modular fixturing

Every minute that a CNC machine sits idle while being tooled up for the next job costs money. Bluco Corp.'s modular fixturing solutions get machines back up and running in less than half the time it takes to manually set up a job.

Products • February 3, 2021

CentroteX S Clamping Device Change-Over System

The mini version has all the proven centroteX technology, however with an additional advantage: Actuation takes place with just one screw; thus, you save even more set-up time, and this system was designed to enable a robot to quickly change the clamping device. With lesser tightening torque than is required with the large variant, the centroteX M, the centroteX S can be assembled more quickly and this is executed with the highest repeatability and at the same time it also offers more ergonomic operation.

Products • February 3, 2021

Collet Pad Jaws with Carbinite

Round smooth, round serrated, hex smooth, and square smooth sizes are available for W&S (all sizes), S-style (all sizes), Gisholt, Jones & Lamson, and Martin collet pad types, allowing more varied geometries can be securely gripped. The ability to quickly change between sizes allows shops to expand their machining capabilities, increase their machine cycles by up to 30%, and maximize production. Emergency collet pads that machine like top jaws are stocked for custom workpiece applications.

Products • January 21, 2021

Vise Jaws

Available in 1018 steel, stainless, 6061 aluminum, or specified alloy materials, in standard or custom blanks. Soft jaws or hardened (heat treated) jaws in HD or HDL vises. Made in the USA in ISO 9001:2015 facilities, with industry leading lead-times. Dillon Vise Jaws are available with industry standard hole patterns that fit most manufactured vises including Chick, Kurt, TE-Co, Toolex, and Palmgren.

Products • January 19, 2021

Live Tooling Coupling Bolts

The coupling bolts shared a lot of engineering characteristics of their High Torque retention knobs for V-Flange tooling. Given that JMPP currently manufactures and stocks over 400 different styles of retention knobs, the 'coupling bolt challenge' was a good fit and melded with their production processes nicely.n

Articles • December 28, 2020

Shrinking cycle times

Shrink-fit holders further reduce cycle times in high-speed machining centers

Products • December 24, 2020

AV-T-4 Table Vise

A key benefit of this vise is the simple solution it provides for integrating automated machine tending into your machine shop. Air Vise offers an electric kit that allows a cobot/robot the ability to open and close the vise by controlling the air flow. By controlling the vise the robot can place intricate and uniquely shaped parts at ease. The table vise is equipped with quick change jaws that allow jobs to be switched in a breeze. A job can be switched over in a matter of minutes by simply selecting the new jaws and mill program.n

Articles • December 23, 2020

Toolholding system delivers efficiency

Rego-Fix's PG toolholding collet system solves shop's pullout problem.

Products • December 2, 2020

52/96 Workholding Technology for CNC Machining

The Mate 52/96 workholding system includes QuickSpecs™, Mate's unique product identification system. QuickSpecs allows real-time access to critical user data, CAD models and potential integration into business systems. Additionally, the product supports common robotic interfaces and palletizing systems to support factory automation.

Products • November 12, 2020

Automatic Work Wheel Balancing System

Real-time balance conditions are indicated on the HMI allowing technicians to predict when the wheel needs to be rebalanced before the surface finish degrades. With the Automatic Balancing System, the operator can balance the wheel successfully in as little as 5 minutes, regardless of skill level.n