Toolholding & Workholding

Zoller unveils 3D Check, Titan and cost per click calculator at IMTS 2014.

Interview with THINBIT Kaiser Tool Co. at IMTS 2014.

Using simulation software to optimize multiple-axis machining.

Röhm Products of America's F-senso pull-in force measurement device enables you to check the pull-in force of your tool clamping system. The regular monitoring of the pull-in force makes it possible to detect changes in the clamping strength before they have an effect on the quality of processing.

Tool-Flo Manufacturing Inc. featured coolant-fed clamps designed to eliminate the need to change or modify the toolholder at the company's booth during IMTS 2014. The holder connects to an existing coolant pump on a manual lathe. End users replace the current top clamp with the coolant-fed clamp to provide a direct coolant feed to the cutting edge.

Kurt introduces new 8-inch VersatileLock vises available in manual, reverse and hydraulic versions.

The KSO from Schunk Inc. is a specially developed single-acting clamping vise and can be easily adjusted to customer-specific specific requirements.

After introducing mechanical face drivers to the U.S., LMC Workholding offers patented face drivers and live centers from Tecnologie FRB.

Carr Lane Manufacturing is introducing a new system of tooling blocks and fixture plates for quick fixturing change on horizontal machining centers.

Fixtureworks offers a complete lineup of Imao "One-Touch" fasteners.

Diaphragm chucks are ideal for thin-walled parts or parts made with delicate materials, according to the Workholding column in the August 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Teach your vertical machining center to "dance without a partner."