Toolholding & Workholding

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces their Model 470 chuck, which was retooled for Caterpillar.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers metric size Retaining Magnet Assemblies.

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.

The SCHUNK VERO-S is paving the way to more precision, efficiency, process reliability, and set up reduction in metal cutting.

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.

STEVENS Engineering Inc. manufactures a wide variety of tombstones in sizes up to 40" square by 60" overall height and shapes ranging from rectangular, four-sided, Silo construction, triangular, hexagonal and octagonal.

HEIDENHAIN Corp. now introduces new low profile incremental rotary encoders with block commutation tracks, especially suitable for use in small-dimensioned servo motors.

HEIDENHAIN Corp. has released a new absolute, inductive rotary encoder.

Productive machining is all about keeping spindles turning and making chips. Time spent touching off tools, adjusting tool length and offsets in the spindle and doing test cuts is time—and money—wasted. That's the value proposition presented by manufacturers of tool presetters, and it's one that, surprisingly, is a bit of a hard sell in some shops.

A new series of damped-type spring mounts from Advanced Antivibration Components are designed for use in corrosive environments with loads from 150 to 750 lbs.

Machining process designers looking to increase their market advantage will find the answer with Kurt's integrated custom engineered systems.

It may have a small footprint, but the Hardinge Inc., Workholding Division, GD5C2 rotary indexer packs a big punch.