Toolholding & Workholding

News • January 16, 2020 • David McHenry

Toolholders make the critical connection for productivity

Toolholders are the critical connection between a cutting tool and a machine tool spindle. A toolholder's performance dictates productive output, part surface finish and cutter life. With the right toolholder for the application at hand, shops gain maximum benefit from their high-performance cutting tools and machine tools.

Products • January 14, 2020

#9629749 Combination Anvil and Bench Vise

Designed differently than conventional-style vises, Palmgren's combination anvil and bench vise features a horn, step, a hardened face and hardy hole. It comes with replaceable serrated jaws, pipe jaws and a precision machined slide bar.

Products • December 17, 2019

Magnoplate Universal Workpiece Holder

SCHUNK Electronic Solutions has developed Magnoplate – a universal workpiece holder for depaneling machines that places magnetic carrier pins with a milling head on a support plate. This results in lightning fast brackets for new assembly groups.

Videos • December 14, 2019

Alpha demos electro-permanent magnetic workholding

Alpha Workholding Solutions LLC provides a brief demonstration of its electro-permanent magnetic workholders.

Products • December 2, 2019

Tendo Slim 4ax Cool-Flow Toolholder

Three years ago, SCHUNK launched the slim hydraulic expansion toolholder TENDO Slim 4ax, which received great attention. Its precision mounting combines the outside geometry of heat shrinking mountings according to DIN 69882-8 with the proven qualities of SCHUNK hydraulic expansion technology. SCHUNK now launches a version with cool-flow technology that allows for highly effective cooling via tool mountings.

News • November 27, 2019

Toolholders fit shop’s up-close-and-personal part production

Nueva Precision, Milliken, Colorado, is, for the most part, Eddie Casanueva and his wife Leandra operating out of a garage. And while many job shop owners would want to grow and expand their businesses, the Casanuevas are content with keeping the shop at its current size because, according to them, customers benefit from dealing directly with the person making their parts. This, as well as the shop's advanced manufacturing technology, makes Nueva Precision a trusted partner to its customers and an agile supplier.

Products • November 25, 2019

WPS/APS Workpiece Positioning System

SMW Autoblok introduces the WPS/APS workpiece positioning system featuring manual zero point clamping system used in a variety of machining applications, including turning, milling, inspection and finishing.

Products • November 22, 2019

VersatileLock Back-to-Back Tombstone

Machine shops looking to utilize tombstone workholding fixtures on their horizontal machining centers should know about the economical and convenient way of setting-up their machine using Kurt VersatileLock vises mounted back-to-back. The VersatileLock tombstone setup can be used on a wide range of existing HMCs, particularly smaller ones with work envelope size and weight limitations. The VersatileLock back-to-back tombstone can be 200 to 300 lbs. lighter (depending on model size) than a tombstone with clamps or vises.

Products • October 15, 2019

Machinable Shaft-End Adapters

A new standard line of machinable shaft-end adapters that are offered with a plain bore or keyway and a variety of options is being introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp.

Products • October 14, 2019

BIG-PLUS BBT30 Basic Arbors

BIG KAISER has added inch standard sizes for the U.S. market to the production of its BIG-PLUS BBT30 basic arbors (shell mill holders, endmill holders, shrink fit and blanks). The expansion allows for enhancements to the BBT30 program that satisfy demands specific to the North American market.

Products • October 11, 2019

TalonGrip Long-Length Serrated Grip

Mitee-Bite Products introduces the TalonGrip long-length serrated grip. The new grips were produced as a "drop fit" into the original 6" TalonGrip jaw set and provide line contact the full length of a workpiece. The standard TalonGrip grips are popular due to being compact (0.750" or 19 mm) long and designed to be placed anywhere in jaw whenever specific tooling clearance is required.

Products • October 4, 2019

Pivoting Edge Clamp

Carr Lane Manufacturing Co.'s pivoting edge clamp is well suited for holding large castings and other tall workpieces, and converts easily from manual to hydraulic operation, making it versatile and flexible. The pivoting jaw exerts clamping force forward and downward at the same time.