Model 870 Sliding-Jaw Air Chuck
Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its Model 870 sliding-jaw air chuck (.0001 TIR).
Operation / Process
Toolholding & Workholding
Special Soft Top Jaws
Turned or bored soft blank top jaws from Dillon manufacturing provide a smooth gripping surface that holds the work piece snugly as a result of a greater coefficient of friction with no marring of the workpiece.
CARVEsmart Quick-Change Vise Jaw System
The CARVEsmart quick change vise jaw system from Bellatex Industries is designed for production and tool-room applications replacing the often cumbersome, conventional method of attaching vise jaws to a vise using face mounted cap screws.
Heavy-Duty Hydro
Hydraulic vises ofer accurate workholding for workpieces large and small.
Meditation’ aids cutting strategies
Meditation helps develop cutting strategies.
Modular Vises
Gerardi Precision Modular Vises are reportedly designed to cover most machine shop workholding needs at lowest cost.
Bantam Magnets and Magna-Bars
Eriez Bar Magnets, available in a variety of sizes, can be used in a range of metalworking applications.
3-In-One Jaw System
Kurt's 3-In-One Jaw System is a fast and easy way to set vise jaws at any of these seven popular angles: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 45 degrees.
Komet and Schunk hold joint event
Komet of America, a Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer of bore machining, reaming and threading tools, and Schunk Inc., a Morrisville, N.C., provider of clamping technology and gripping systems, held a joint distributor event on April 9, 2014, at Komet of America's Schaumburg facility. The 5-hour event consisted of morning product presentations and three afternoon demos in the machining center on the production floor featuring Schunk workholding and toolholding with Komet cutting tools.
Tips for using zero-point clamping systems
If your shop is looking for a low-cost, simple and effective way to reduce setup time, consider zero-point clamping.
RKE NC-Compact Vice
Röhm Products of America redesigned its RKE NC-Compact Vice clamping system to include several technical improvements to further optimize its function in CNC machining centers with high working accuracy.
MagVISE Magnetic Workholder
MagVISE magnetic chucks from Techniks provide faster setups and part change-over times than manual methods.