Toolholding & Workholding

Vacuum workholding is catching on in new and different applications.

Self-centering vises from Kurt Manufacturing Co., Industrial Products Div., improve machining center productivity by positioning and clamping workpieces precisely and quickly on a defined symmetrical axis.

LMC Workholding introduces new Neidlein FFBHZ face drivers for gear grinding, gear hobbing and gear milling, suited for high runout result operations with zero backlash.

Kurt Manufacturing Co.'s new HDM690 vise is for precision clamping large parts for tool and die and production CNC applications.

However you define them, extended-reach toolholders are indispensable in certain applications.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces their latest custom chuck, Model 450L.

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it offers MN 130 series Pneumatic Power Clamps from Misati S.L.

Designers of special magnetic workholding and handling equipment, DocMagnet Inc. is now offering a complete range of products for the North American market.

Higher productivity, lower energy consumption and offloading of the machine-drive are the highlights of the new carbon, ultra-light clamping devices that Hainbuch offers for machine tools.

The KONTEC KSM vise from Schunk Inc. helps to increase efficiency in production and nonproduction applications with its multiple part-clamping features where several workpieces of the same size or different sizes can be held at the same time.

Schunk Inc. continues to expand the TRIBOS toolholding family by now offering Mini toolholders and SVL extensions.

The clamping of thin-walled and easily deformed components is challenging. With its ROTA NCR 6-jaw compensation chuck, Schunk Inc. offers a standard solution for this type of workpiece.