Toolholders & Workholding

Parlec Inc. unveils its SimulFit Dual Contact Taper toolholding system.

Sharp Industries Inc. is offering the large swing, big bore manual lathe that is ideal for large oil pipe work, heavy shaft turning jobs and large diameter steel rods.

The worlds of workholding and automation collide with the addition of Unilock's new ESA 120/70 automation chuck from BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc.

Newly designed, the FBL-360B MC from Chevalier boasts a 45-degree slant bed, rigid box ways structure and programmable tailstock.

ndustrial Magnetics Inc. has added a new holding magnet designed for use in paint booths to its family of specialty cup magnets.

Kurt Workholding introduces two new DoveLock Quick-Change Jaw System sizes for 4 inch and 8 inch Kurt industry standard vises and towers.

Emuge Corp. is introducing a comprehensive line of high-performance tools for threading demanding alloyed titanium materials.

he new Stallion Hybrid trunnions from TrunnionTable.com allow faceplates and chucks to be installed without removal of the trunnion table for faster part setups, increased productivity and higher quality parts.

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.

Industry leading specialist for rotary tables and automation, WEISS North America Inc. has produced cutting-edge designs in the automation industry for over 45 years. When approached by Alpha Integration, Inc. (Murfreesboro, TN), a manufacturer of turnkey automated assembly, vision and testing systems, to provide a reliable turnkey solution for their 6' tall automotive parts assembly machine, WEISS 'tiered-up' an innovative chassis and indexing table system solution.

WIDIA says manufacturers of high-precision components (aerospace, transportation, die and mold, general engineering, and many more) wage a constant battle between producing high-tolerance parts and a "we-have-to-have-it-tomorrow" reality. WIDIA is announcing a significant new weapon to bring shops closer to victory, a universal, high-precision collet chuck offering use in multiple applications (milling, drilling, reaming, and tapping), while maintaining runout accuracies of 0.003mm (0.0001 inches) at 3xD.

REGO-FIX has expanded its powRgrip product line with the introduction of PG-S short shank and PG-L long shank powRgrip collets.