Toolholding & Workholding

The RSF MS 45 from Heidenhain brings to market an exposed linear encoder that features an integrated status display with a multicolor LED to facilitate simple mounting as well as to allow for monitoring signal quality during operation.

HEIDENHAIN offers the ECN/EQN 400 series rotary encoders with PROFIBUS and PROFINET interfaces for use in manufacturing, process automation and more.

MicroPlus, ANCA's new high accuracy workholding and tool support system, significantly reduces tool runout during grinding, enabling the production of higher precision tools with no additional cycle time.

Tim St. Martin knew there had to be a better way of fixturing parts on his company's 5-axis machine tools. "We'd visited some of our suppliers and saw how they were holding parts on their 5-axis machines," said the senior manager of manufacturing engineering for Carlsbad, Calif.-based orthopedic implant manufacturer Alphatec Spine Inc.

SICK has launched the AFS60 and AFM60 absolute encoders with Industrial Ethernet.

HEIDENHAIN has expanded its absolute rotary encoder offering with the new RIQ/IQN 425 series.

Heidenhain offers a new magnetic ring encoder strategically segmented to simply fit around large shafts is now available from Leine & Linde.

Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. announces it offers Amrok Dedicated Manual Fixtures.

The KONTEC KSX NC vise from SCHUNK is a powerful clamping system for simultaneous 5-axis machining.

Tooling Technology in Fort Loramie, Ohio, is marketing a line of quick-change devices aimed at lean manufacturing. The Segen Quick change system replaces old-fashioned nuts, bolts, fasteners and hand tools, which significantly reduces the time wasted on industrial setups, changeovers, workholding, clamping, fixturing and alignment.

Catering to the oil, gas and aerospace machining industries, Kitagawa-NorthTech offers the TP530, a new state-of-the-art rotary table with an extremely compact body.

HAINBUCH America Inc. introduces their quick-change workholding interface system for turning centers.