Tooling
Somma’s Form Tool Freedom Service Simplifies Holder, Insert Ordering
The service is designed to provide complete services to companies that use form tools and is divided into four categories — RQC - resharpenable quick-change inserts; STA - single-use, throwaway inserts; DIY - make-your-own inserts; and SES - Somma helps customers design inserts.
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Fully Sealed AcuGrind Air Chuck Designed for Extreme Tolerances During Turning and Grinding
Fully sealed AcuGrind Air Chuck features self-contained actuation and <0.002-mm repeatability.
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Precision Machining Technology Review November 2021: Workholding
Production Machining’s workholding showcase includes SMW Autoblok, Forkhardt, Mate Precision Technologies, Norgren, Jergens and Platinum Tooling.
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Video Tech Brief: Shrink-Fit Collets Explained
For live-tool lathes, shrink-fit collets can speed setups while offering higher tool clamping forces.
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Wohlhaupter Fine Boring Heads Feature Self-Balancing, Digital Adjustment
Fine boring heads include 3ETech digital adjustment and analog vernier scale adjustment for micro-precision tool adjustment.
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CNC Collet Chucks, Modified Standard Collets for Unique Part Geometries
The setup with Zagar Inc.’s 22c CNC collet chucks and its standard collets is designed to help ensure machining performance while providing very low runout as well as quick changeover to keep machine uptime high.
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Tecnicrafts Collets, Guide Bushings for Swiss Turning Applications
Platinum Tooling Technologies offers Tecnicrafts Industries’ collets and guide bushings for Swiss-type CNC Lathes.
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Angled Toolholders Position Inserts for Various Turning Operations
The angled square toolholders position the insert at 30-, 45- or 60-degree angles for reliefs, undercuts, angled OD and face grooves.
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Jergen Dovetail Vises Offer Modular Quick-Change Options
These dovetail vises are said to offer secure clamping with minimal material, and are well suited for parts with multiple operations and larger metal removal.
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Video: The Value of Shrink-Fit Collets for Live-Tool Lathes
Offering reduced setup times, high runout accuracy and high clamping forces, shrink-fit technology for ER collets is now available for live-tool lathes.
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