Toolholders & Workholding

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.

With more than 75,000 implemented, customer-specific solutions, SCHUNK has been developing and manufacturing hydraulic expansion toolholders and hydraulic expansion arbors for high-precision applications in milling, boring, turning, grinding, mounting, inspection, and balancing for more than 35 years.

SCHUNK says it paid attention to the market trends and has released the new TB2 Chuck to support the highest demands every step of the way.

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.