Toolholders & Workholding

Products • April 4, 2018

Full-Grip Pie Jaws

Dillon Manufacturing full-grip pie jaws made of 1018 CR steel are now available in diameters from 6 to 15 inches, with heights of 2, 4 and 6 inches. Constructed of 1018 CRS, these heat-treatable and weldable steel jaws allow for complete gripping of the workpiece to maintain accuracy.

Products • April 3, 2018

CoroTurn Prime SL Head

Following last year's launch of PrimeTurning methodology and tools for external turning operations, Sandvik Coromant is introducing a dedicated CoroTurn Prime SL head that makes this process available for internal turning operations. The new SL head will meet the needs of oil and gas, aerospace and other manufacturers that machine diameters in excess of 90 mm (3.5 inches) and overhangs up to 8–10×D.

Products • April 3, 2018

Suite of Automotive Industry Workholding Solutions

Kitagawa NorthTech Inc. announces its suite of automotive industry workholding solutions, which bundles together advanced and custom engineered workholding products for automotive industry machining applications. The advanced workholding series are Kitagawa NorthTech advanced chucks and custom fixtures that have been engineered, modified and/or customized to solve part specific machining for a myriad of automotive industry applications, including camshafts, valves, cylinder pumps and heads, differential cases, brackets, clutches, covers, holders, gears, hubs, pinions, pulleys, rotors, rollers, pistons, and chassis components.

Products • April 2, 2018

Motorized Air Vises

Kurt's new line of motorized air vises utilize air-powered motors to provide consistent preset clamping force and programmable vise opening if desired. These vises are suitable for automated, robotized cells and applications requiring consistent clamping not easily attained by manual operation.

Products • April 2, 2018

Spike Sensory Toolholder

The Spike sensory toolholder is a wireless force sensor used for tool monitoring. During the machining process (e.g drilling or milling), it can measure the generated force and torque directly at the toolholder. The occuring data will be transmitted wirelessly to the receiver and the tool measurement software.

Products • March 27, 2018

Floating Clamps

Floating clamps from Carr Lane Mfg. Co. are position-flexible swing clamps with 110° rotation that both clamp and support the workpiece. Suitable for aerospace machining, floating clamps are especially useful for clamping forgings, ribbed or flanged castings, and other larger parts.

Products • March 26, 2018

Kurt DX6 Vise

Fixtureworks offers the Kurt DX6 vise with TG GripSert jaws and gripper inserts to its lineup. With a clamping capacity of up to 9 in., the Kurt DX6 CrossOver vise, the latest of Kurt D-series vises, provides improved bearing pack, all-directional alignment and a reduction in jaw lift.

Products • March 13, 2018

Expanded Line of PRECI-FLEX Modular Tooling Systems

EXSYS Tool Inc. has expanded its line of PRECI-FLEX modular tooling systems to include a 10,000-rpm, 1:1 ratio rotary tool for Mazak QUICK TURN and QTU series turning centers. The faster toolholders effectively match the processing speed of optional 10,000-rpm machine spindles to boost productivity and impart fine surface finishes.

Products • March 2, 2018

13- inch Engine Lathe

The highly versatile 13- inch engine lathe from Palmgren has the power to remove heavy metal and the accuracy and control for precision fine-tolerance tuning. The headstock is designed to provide maximum power for roughing cuts and smooth and quiet power for fine finishing.

Products • March 1, 2018

Hydraulic Chuck Extensions

Reaching deep inside a workpiece to drill holes can be a real bear. You've tried taper length and aircraft drills, but even those made of solid carbide are apt to wander when hanging out of the chuck unsupported.

Products • February 21, 2018

DX4 CrossOver Vise

Kurt has launched the DX4 CrossOver Vise, a reduced size version of its successful DX6 CrossOver vise. Similarly designed to provide workholding strength and performance where flatness and parallelism are critical, this DX4 CrossOver vise answers machinists' needs for smaller workholding.

Products • February 20, 2018

18″-dia. Boring Ring

Dillon Chuck Jaws introduces an 18"-dia. boring ring. Its relatively light weight allows customers the same ease boring out 18"-dia. blank top jaws as is had when forming smaller diameters using the smaller boring rings.