Toolholding & Workholding

Products • July 1, 2014

SVP-Mini, SVP-RM Manually Actuated Clamping Devices

The SVP-Mini and SVP-RM from SCHUNK are manually actuated clamping devices that run on factory-defined set pressure, reportedly saving time and energy, reducing setup costs, and eliminating operating errors.

Products • July 1, 2014

ROTA-S Flex Manual Chuck

SCHUNK has developed the manual chuck ROTA-S flex, particularly for machining a wide workpiece range on mill/turn machines.

Products • July 1, 2014

Pin-Location Top Jaws

Dillon pin-location top jaws hold small and delicate parts, such as those often machined using air chucks, firmly without damaging or marring their surfaces.

Products • July 1, 2014

Open-Sight Fast-Swap Vision Fixture Plate System

Phillips Precision announced the latest weapon in its Inspection Arsenal, Open-Sight, the lean, fast-swap fixture plate system for vision inspection.

Products • July 1, 2014

VibeCapture, PhasePro Apps

GTI Predictive Technology Inc., creators of the iPad Vibration Analyzer, announces its newest VibePro Apps for The Apple iPad.

Products • July 1, 2014

600 Absolute Rotary Encoder Series

Leine & Linde introduced the use of Siemens DRIVE-CLiQ communication protocol into its rotary encoder product line in 2012, and is now offering this interface in its inductive 600 absolute rotary encoder series from Heidenhain.

Products • July 1, 2014

DIN 580-NI Stainless Steel Lifting Eye Bolts

J.W. Winco Inc. offers DIN 580-NI Stainless Steel Lifting Eye Bolts in metric sizes.

Products • July 1, 2014

Ex1 IIxx Series Inductive Rotary Encoders

HEIDENHAIN is expanding its third generation of absolute inductive rotary encoders with the ExI 11xx series, providing a single encoder safety solution for many industries, such as packaging, automation and robotics.

Articles • June 1, 2014 • Kip Hanson

Rotary tables tackle heavy loads with ease

Tired of your wimpy 5C indexer or NC rotary table giving up its position faster than a politician after an election? Maybe it's time to supersize that commodity indexer.

Articles • June 1, 2014 • Christopher Tate

Selecting the proper toolholder

The foundation of robust and successful CNC milling and drilling processes consists of numerous elements, including high-quality machine tools, sturdy work holders and high-performance cutting tools. Toolholders are another of the basic elements.

Articles • June 1, 2014 • Mark Larson

Why Beta Titanium Alloys Pose Challenges for Machining

Mark Larson, a titanium process R&D manager for Makino Inc., answers 10 questions about machining titanium alloys.

Products • June 1, 2014

Model 870 Sliding-Jaw Air Chuck

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its Model 870 sliding-jaw air chuck (.0001 TIR).