Toolholding & Workholding

U.S. gear manufacturers have traditionally used an imported center for hobbing, cutting and grinding. Many of these companies have expressed their preference for a source of American-made centers with comparable quality, lower cost, quicker delivery, and faster turnaround on repairs. Riten Industries now offers its "Raptor" series, specially-engineered live centers that are available for immediate delivery through its extensive distribution network.

The benefits of high-density workholding.

Implementing automated pallet systems in small and medium-size shops can reduce labor costs and increase profitability.

A review of metalworking products as compiled by the editors of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers series GN 430.1 ledge handles with lettering block, in metric sizes.

OML's MC Modular Workholding System, which is available from Lexair Inc., uses fixed and movable vise jaws and patented self-locking CLAK parallels to achieve multiple clamping solutions and increased part accuracy with less set up time.

Metronix has added a low cost option to its range of intelligent servomotor drives.

Single-piece flow keeps production moving, according to the Shop Technology column in the May 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Hexagon Metrology announced Swift-fix, a fixturing and work holding system for the metrology and manufacturing industries, is available in the U.S. market.

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it offers series GN 6322 Workholding Pins, in metric sizes.

Machining center utilization improves significantly using the new Kurt PinLock system. It enables machining of multiple parts per load while reducing setup time.

A hand-operated Pneumatic/Hydraulic Pump has been introduced by Kurt Workholding for use with its hydraulic vises, cluster towers and swing clamps.