Toolholding & Workholding

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its Model 450 Sliding-Jaw Air Chuck.

SCHUNK is broadening its program for high performance hydraulic expansion toolholders with the TENDO AVIATION.

Kurt Workholding introduces new 6-inch Steel DoveLock Quick-Change Jaw System for Kurt industry standard 6-inch vises and towers, following the successful introduction of the Aluminum DoveLock Quick-Change Jaw System.

Every lathe and grinder operator has, at one time or another, struggled with workpieces that are out of round, tapered or have poor finish. The "quick fix" is typically replacing centers. The more involved fix requires replacing spindle bearings that appear to have failed prematurely.

Palmgren Steel Products Inc. says its self-centering, low-profile machine vise is ideal to use with drilling and milling machines whenever quick, accurate centering of the workpiece below the spindle is required.

Industrial Magnetics Inc. introduced the WeighPlus crane scale, a programmable device that warns the operator if they are lifting an overload, thereby protecting them from an unsafe lifting situation.

DE-STA-CO has upgraded its innovative 9500 series pneumatic swing clamp to make it more versatile and easier to install.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its newest expanding mandrel collet chuck.

The SCHUNK KONTEC KSC centric clamping vise is a multifaceted component that has optimal jaw support for ID and OD clamping with long base jaw guidance.

Kurt's new DoveLock vise is a 5-axis workholder for the most advanced aggressive machining operations.

Wedge, cam, square and pull-down clamps, micro vises and chucks, hexagons and rounds. These are just some of the workholding options available to shops that mill small workpieces. Finding the right clamps isn't a problem, but how they're utilized may be. This article examines some of the options and provides tips on how to use them.

An off-the-shelf robotic gripper that conforms to a variety of parts shapes without reprogramming.