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Kurt Manufacturing Co. announces the introduction of a wide range of Hydraulic Swing Clamps, Valves and Pumps for clamping workpieces in a high production machining environment. This new Kurt product line provides a wide range of Swing Clamps and accessory options for configuring the right workholding system for a single machining center or a multi-pallet cell with multiple machines. This new Kurt workholding system has been designed to increase productivity and reduce labor costs and scrap while improving part quality. Kurt Swing Clamps Swing And Clamp In One Continuous Motion Kurt's single cylinder Swing Clamps provide from 475 lbs to 6000 lbs clamping force with a maximum pressure of 5000 PSI.
Kurt's single cylinder design actuates both the swing and clamping cycle in one continuous motion. Directional change of the swing clamp motion is easily made with a push/pull feature turning the clamping head left 90 degrees or right 90 degrees.
Available in upper and lower flange and threaded body mounting styles for added flexibility, Kurt Swing Clamp design features include:
Cylinder bodies 38 to 46 HRC hardened tool steel with polished inner surfaces to ensure long operating life up to a million cycles.
Pistons that are hard chromed and polished for maximum wear resistance and smooth piston operation. They are heat treated to 60 to 63 HRC to reduce abrasion and for maximum wear resistance.
Guide rods with guide slots that reduce clamp stress while promoting smooth operation and longer life.
Pins 38 to 40 HRC heat treated for extra pin strength.
New Kurt Hydraulic Pump Has Peak 127 Cu." Output Kurt's Hydraulic Pump is the ideal power source to use with its new Swing Clamps. The pump provides peak 127 cu." (.54 gal) total capacity and 75 cu." (.32 gal) useable capacity. Compact design for easy mounting and accessibility, the pump has a 1 HP motor (115/208-230 VAC), maximum amps 11.1 @ 5000 PSI. An external pressure relief valve is user adjustable from 500 to 5000 PSI. Internal safety relief valve is set at 5000 PSI. The decibel rating is 72dBA at 5,000 PSI at a distance of 2 feet.
Related Glossary Terms
- machining center
machining center
CNC machine tool capable of drilling, reaming, tapping, milling and boring. Normally comes with an automatic toolchanger. See automatic toolchanger.
- relief
relief
Space provided behind the cutting edges to prevent rubbing. Sometimes called primary relief. Secondary relief provides additional space behind primary relief. Relief on end teeth is axial relief; relief on side teeth is peripheral relief.
- turning
turning
Workpiece is held in a chuck, mounted on a face plate or secured between centers and rotated while a cutting tool, normally a single-point tool, is fed into it along its periphery or across its end or face. Takes the form of straight turning (cutting along the periphery of the workpiece); taper turning (creating a taper); step turning (turning different-size diameters on the same work); chamfering (beveling an edge or shoulder); facing (cutting on an end); turning threads (usually external but can be internal); roughing (high-volume metal removal); and finishing (final light cuts). Performed on lathes, turning centers, chucking machines, automatic screw machines and similar machines.
- wear resistance
wear resistance
Ability of the tool to withstand stresses that cause it to wear during cutting; an attribute linked to alloy composition, base material, thermal conditions, type of tooling and operation and other variables.
