Magnum Vises
Conquest Industries has introduced two new MAGNUM Work Holding Vises with needle bearing construction for greater clamping pressure.
Operation / Process
Toolholding & Workholding
C Frame Fixtures
Royal Machine & Tool Corp. has developed a series of "C" frame fixtures ranging from a 400MM to 800MM table capacity specially designed by Royal Machine to grip and locate high alloy valve body forgings used in the oil and steam industries.
Dedicated fixtures simplify pump housing machining
END USER: Weir Minerals North America, (608) 221-2261, www.weirminerals.com. CHALLENGE: Streamline workholding and machining of 12', 5,000-lb. cast iron pump housings. SOLUTION: Dedicated fixtures that cut setup and machining cycle time while improving operator safety. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Advanced Machine & Engineering Co., (800) 225-4263, www.ame.com
Know how to hold ’em
END USER: The Boeing Co., www.boeing.com. CHALLENGE: Boost productivity and reduce setup time when machining carbon fiber-reinforced plastic aircraft components. SOLUTION: Abrasive waterjet cutting technology and flexible workholding. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Flow International Corp., (800) 446-FLOW, www.flowwaterjet.com
Tandem KSP+64
Clamping force blocks are a classic among stationary clamping systems. SCHUNK presents a major development in miniature self centering clamping technology.
BTT200 Series
Kitagawa-NorthTech Inc. has added the BBT200 series, a two-jaw version of the BB200, to their family of products.
No penalty for holding
END USER: Bob's Design Engineering Inc., (503) 648-7418, https://www.bdeinc.com. CHALLENGE: Increase productivity when drilling holes more than 10 diameters deep. SOLUTION: Toolholding system that permits use of aggressive drilling parameters with through-coolant drills. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Advanced Tooling Co. Inc., (360) 450-9237; A&I Marketing Inc., (206) 972-5260, https://www.aim4u2.com; Rego-Fix Tool Corp., (800) 734-6349, https://www.rego-fix.com. :Walter USA LLC (800) 945-5554 https://www.walter-tools.com IS #303
Large-Diameter Full-Grip Jaws
Dillon Manufacturing Inc. provides cast 356-T6 aluminum full-grip jaws from 6" to 24" in diameter.
Retaining Magnets
J.W. Winco Inc. offers metric size Retaining Magnet Assemblies.
M-TECHS SP50 and SP70
Carr Lane Roemheld's M-TECHS SP50 and SP70 is a versatile clamping system for machining centers that offers clamping in just 1 to 2 seconds, and 5-Axis workpiece machining in a single clamping operation.
Vero-S
The SCHUNK VERO-S is paving the way to more precision, efficiency, process reliability, and set up reduction in metal cutting.
Thermax II shrink-fit heating unit
Briney Tooling Systems' Thermax II is a compact induction heating unit for shrink-fit toolholders. It is suitable for inserting and removing HSS and carbide cutting tools from any design of shrink-fit toolholders, such as ANSI and DIN.