Newest diameter increases Royal Machine's Steel Bodied Manual VTL Large Diameter Chucks product range from 24 inches to 84 inches in diameter and are custom designed and built to customer requirements in the USA.

In making the announcement of the newest size 84 inch chuck, Guy Byrne, General Manager, stated, "We've had the ability to manufacture up to the 84 inch diameter Chucks since 2007, as far as milling, grinding and assembly were concerned. Where we had an issue was in the turning operation. Until recently, one of our key suppliers, Duel Manufacturing in Southington, Connecticut, which Royal has teamed up with for over the past 15 years, purchased another VTL with a 96 inch Diameter capacity. The newest VTL solved our issue. With the turning issue no longer holding our latest design back, it continues to evolve.

"Our design boasts its superior steel strength, induced wear resistant body, hardened and precision ground master jaws and wedge. This produces increased wedge style gripping forces and accuracies. Aside from these benefits, this 'Next Generation' design uses a readily replaceable pinion gear for added torque and also has improved chip protection to help reduce contamination and downtime for maintenance."