Emuge Corp., in partnership with Albrecht Precision Chucks, has introduced Emuge FPC mill/drill chucks that reportedly provide unprecedented rigidity, vibration damping, concentricity, machining speed and tool life versus conventional chuck technologies for milling and drilling applications.

Featuring a chuck with a 1:16 worm gear, Emuge FPC chuck's patented design delivers 3 tons of traction force. The unique design and body provide 100 percent holding power for maximum rigidity, and the collet-cone assembly absorbs virtually all vibration for maximum damping.

Unique features and advantages include:

Extremely high transferable torque that provides maximum process reliability. Transferred torque on a tool shank diameter of 20mm is 400 Nm.

Increased accuracy with a 3 times diameter tool length, concentricity is less than 3 µm to guarantee long tool life and quality workpiece surface finishes.

Chuck is mechanical drive-actuated with a hex wrench; a simple design that enables quick tool change in seconds.

Special holder design reduces vibration that dramatically improves workpiece surface finishes and provides exceptionally long tool life.

For maximum safety, the strongest clamping force to prevent the possibility of pullout.

In a speed comparison with four chuck technologies, using a 20 mm endmill in the same material, the Emuge FPC Chuck enabled the feed rate to be increased by 30 performance with no loss in performance.

Emuge FPC Chucks are available in four shank styles (CAT, HSK-A, SK and BT) in 47 different SKUs for a range of applications. A full range of high precision collets and accessories are also available for the FPC line. Emuge FPC Collets are available in three size ranges (FPC 14, FPC 20 and FPC 25) in over 35 different SKUs, from 1/8" to 1¼" and in metric from 2 mm to 32 mm.