Toolholders & Workholding

United Grinding Technologies Inc. offers eight Studer CT ID grinding machines for small- to medium-size internal cylindrical grinding applications, such as die plates, spring collets, toolholding fixtures, hydraulic components and thread ring gages.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. introduces their Model 470 chuck, which was retooled for Caterpillar.

HEIDENHAIN Corp. now introduces new low profile incremental rotary encoders with block commutation tracks, especially suitable for use in small-dimensioned servo motors.

HEIDENHAIN Corp. has released a new absolute, inductive rotary encoder.

Briney Tooling Systems' Thermax II is a compact induction heating unit for shrink-fit toolholders. It is suitable for inserting and removing HSS and carbide cutting tools from any design of shrink-fit toolholders, such as ANSI and DIN.

CJWinter Machine Technologies Inc. manufactures thread rolls, thread rolling attachments, specialty dies, cylindrical dies and tooling for multiple-spindle, cylindrical rolling and CNC machines.

The DD100 high-speed, direct-drive Super-Precision Rotary Table manufactured by Hardinge Inc. is a high-speed parts positioner with +/1 3 arc-sec accuracy and 4 arc-sec repeatability.

Northfield Precision Instrument Corp., a designer and manufacturer of precision workholding chucks, introduces their special 6" diameter 6-jaw chuck with ½" of jaw stroke on diameter and a ½" counterbore in the center.

Buck Chuck Co. has recently announced the reintroduction of 4-Jaw Independent Chucks to the Buck Chuck line of quality workholding.

Heimatec Inc.'s Unitec is a patented flexible tool adapter system that allows a standard ER output live tool to accept various adapters for different applications.

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. has introduced a new, high-precision hydraulic chuck for clamping straight shank tools with diameters ¼" to 1 ¼" and 6mm to 32mm.

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. has introduced Mega ER Grip, a new premium ER collet chuck system featuring a runout accuracy of .00012" (3µm) at 5xD.