Toolholders & Workholding

The new Orange Line from RÖHM, which covers drill chucks, live centers, lathe chucks and machine vises, comprises standardized product selections with several valuable advantages, including excellent price-performance ratios, high availability and fast repair services, according to the company.

SCHUNK is broadening its program for high performance hydraulic expansion toolholders with the TENDO AVIATION.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its Model 450 Sliding-Jaw Air Chuck.

DMI series S chuck jaws from Dillon Manufacturing Inc. provide extended jaw lengths with heights from 1½" (38.1mm) to 10" (254mm). The long lengths enhance workpiece stability and enable multiple uses of the blank before it is consumed, according to the company.

REGO-FIX has launched a cost-effective and efficient attachment for the application of coolant-lubrication liquids through the tool, based on an ER collet nut, which is ideal for use on SUHNER feed drilling units.

Creform Corp. has developed a new design for mobile tool carts built with the Creform System of pipe and joints making them flexible, easy to customize and optimize.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the YASDA YBM Vi40 5-Axis Vertical CNC Jig Boring-Milling Machine for high accuracy, hard milling applications of complex dies, molds and components in industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical and electronic.

The SCHUNK PRISMO3 tool grinding toolholder directly clamps every shank diameter between 3mm and 20mm without the use of collet chucks or sleeves.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces its newest expanding mandrel collet chuck.

Industrial Magnetics Inc. introduced the WeighPlus crane scale, a programmable device that warns the operator if they are lifting an overload, thereby protecting them from an unsafe lifting situation.

Techniks SFS12 Modular ShrinkFIT System delivers excellent accuracy and clearance at extended lengths.

According to analysis by the international trade experts at Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), US and Canadian industry will focus on high-tech machine tools in the coming years with flexible, largely automated and energy efficient manufacturing systems that provide a viable alternative to Asian competition in demand.