Toolholding & Workholding

Videos • June 17, 2016

Rego-Fix highlights Secure Grip features

Developed for the world's most intensive cutting applications, Secure Grip is an easy to use system that locks the collet and cutter into the holder.

Articles • June 1, 2016 • Kip Hanson

Smarter by design

I'm not a huge fan of machinist's vises. Even with a speed handle and a couple cups of coffee in your belly, it seems like it takes forever to crank them open wide enough to change a pair of jaws. And once they're bolted in place, having to tap them in with a hammer and check them with a dial indicator only adds insult to injury. Surely there's a smarter way to hold parts in a machining center.

Products • May 31, 2016

Automated Pallet Jaw System

With Kitagawa/NorthTech Worlkholding's automated pallet jaw system, robotic automation is a viable solution for low- and moderate-volume parts production in a CNC lathe.

Products • May 31, 2016

Modified Face Driver

Riten introduces a modified face driver specifically designed to hold workpieces with diameters of 2" or less. In lieu of individual drive pins, the unit features a multi-toothed drive disk that securely penetrates the face of the part. It is ideal for gear hobbing and other aggressive machining operations.

Products • May 13, 2016

Magnetic Chucks

Techniks magnetic chucks are a fast workholding solution that reduces mold setup and/or changeover time by 50 percent, and allows machining on five sides. Use magnetic workholding for all types of milling, drilling, through-hole drilling and boring operations on all sizes of molds or other workpieces.

Products • May 13, 2016

Tooldyne Balancing Machine

Schenck Corp. says its Tooldyne balancer is a unique offering for balancing tools and toolholders. Today's high-speed tool and toolholder industries demand accurate, fast and reliable solutions for their tooling needs. For these reasons, Schenck developed the Tooldyne balancing machine, the complete balancing system for tools and tool holders.

Products • May 13, 2016

centroteX System

The centroteX System from HAINBUCH America offers significant advantages to manufacturers processing multiple parts of varying sizes requiring various clamping methods.

Products • May 13, 2016

Spanntop Workholding System

The HAINBUCH SPANNTOP high-precision workholding system offers users the option of converting the basic chuck for OD, ID and 3-jaw clamping operations with a change-over time of 2 minutes or less. Equally important, in each mode, the chuck delivers proven performance and high repeatability, according to the company.

Products • May 6, 2016

Tenzalo Tooling Columns

Abbott Workholding has introduced premachined versions of its popular configurations complete with a universal mounting pattern for use on virtually any machine make and model. These 400mm, 500mm and 630mm fixtures include top plates where applicable and can ship same day.

Articles • May 1, 2016 • Kip Hanson

Growing demand for microparts challenges suppliers, users

Ever machined parts so small that they not only fit on a penny but can sit on old Abe's nose? Cutting parts and part features in this Tom Thumb world often comes with Titanic-sized challenges, such as unexpected cutting tool breakage, deburring parts the size of typical burrs and machine tool spindles speeds that come up short. Sometimes just handling ultrasmall parts is a gargantuan task.

Products • April 27, 2016

Vacuum Table

The NEMI vacuum table is designed to hold parts secure using vacuum. All you do is remove a washer with a magnet or use our auto vacuum valve and place any one of the following on top of the vacuum grid table: a pod, 5/16" round gasketing, 1/4" stand off stock and vacuum pins.

Products • April 27, 2016

XL Vises

Up to 28.5 inch jaw opening and 12,000 lbs. of clamping force makes Kurt's XL 8-inch vises ideal for the largest tool and die, molds and machining extra large parts in automotive, aerospace and oil drilling industries. Kurt XL vises also function well as a receiver for other workholding setups.