Toolholding & Workholding

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Dillon says that its full grip jaws manufactured from 6061 extruded aluminum bar stock eliminate the porosity inherent with castings, thus increasing their strength, reliability, and safety.

Emuge-Franken USA, Heller, and Open Mind to ost Precision Aerospace Machining Event on October 16th in Troy, Michigan.

Jergens adds MT-S to its range of workholding products for automated and unattended applications for greater machine utilization.

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The Emuge EvoGrip from Emuge-Franken USA is a modular workholding solution that includes its first standard high-performance centering vise system. The company says the EcoGrip is designed to deliver maximum clamping force and full 5-Axis access in a compact solution setup making it ideal for aggressive milling operations.

A new line of coolant tubes and wrenches from T.J. Davies Co., Inc. has been specifically designed for HSK tool holders. The products are made of 8620 alloy steel, ensuring a long service life. Each component is machined in-house and equipped with two identical seals that allow for slight angular movement.

Fast-Trac Jaw Nuts from Dillon Manufacturing allow user to preassemble the jaws required for the next operation while the machine is running the current job, cutting jaw change time in half.

Preventing tool breakage during machining is a significant challenge, leading to tool holder failures and costly replacements. Iscar's CER-M-TURN system addresses this by allowing the replacement of only the affected cartridge when an insert breaks, rather than the entire tool holder.

The APS 138 E and APS 138 I zero-point clamping modules from SMW Autoblok are engineered to deliver

The powRgrip (PG) 48 toolholding system from Rego-Fix USA is suited for large-diameter tools and aggressive machining. For cutters up to 40mm (1.500") in diameter, the company says the PG 48 holder ensures concentricity and total indicated runout (TIR) with deviations of less than 3 µm (0.0001") for tool lengths up to 3 x diameter and length pre-adjustment with a repeat accuracy of less than 10 µm (0.0004").

Reducing setup time between jobs and enabling a machine tool to spend more time producing chips boosts the bottom line.