Toolholding & Workholding

For larger, heavier work pieces, requiring beefier locating and clamping hardware, STEVENS Engineering Inc. offers its heavy-duty workholding system.

Shop Operations column from the April 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine offers tips for efficiently storing raw materials.

Shop takes a 'systems' approach to holding microparts.

Kurt's new PinLock system makes attaching and removing fixtures, subplates and vises from machining centers precise, fast and easy.

Kurt Manufacturing CO. announces introduction of its new MaxLock 350 multiaxis Anglock vise.

Conquest Industries has introduced two new MAGNUM Work Holding Vises with needle bearing construction for greater clamping pressure.

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.

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.

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.

Kitagawa-NorthTech Inc. has added the BBT200 series, a two-jaw version of the BB200, to their family of products.

Clamping force blocks are a classic among stationary clamping systems. SCHUNK presents a major development in miniature self centering clamping technology.

END USER: Bob's Design Engineering Inc., (503) 648-7418, 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.