Workholding
Precision Workholding Matters
This article explains some of the advancements in precision workholding demands and the solutions that are available to improve production and quality in shops making precision parts.
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Jacobs Taper Rigid ER Collet Chucks Provide Quick Change
T.M. Smith Tool’s Jacobs Taper rigid ER collet chucks are designed to be better than keyed and keyless drill chucks in concentricity and holding power.
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Magnetic Workholding for Production Parts
The use of magnets for workholding has grown well beyond its traditional role for flat plate materials. Control of magnetic flux is now precise enough to securely hold a much wider array of workpiece configurations.
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Dillon Chuck Jaws Offered in 6061 Aluminum
Dillon full grip jaws provide widths that extend beyond the chuck face diameter.
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Bex8 Machining Block Spindle Handles High-Speed Operations
Suhner Industrial Products Corp.’s Bex8 is a smaller version of the Suhner Bex15 that features the ability to mount directly onto robotic arms for fully automated machining operations in high-speed, high-production departments.
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KZF-S Collet Chuck Enables Lights-Out Manufacturing
Röhm’s KZF-S collet chuck is a powered external clamping chuck for gear surface face grinding.
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Duro-NCSE Power Chuck Reduces Lathe Setup Times
Röhm Products of America’s Duro-NCSE power chuck incorporates jaws that are designed to unlock individually for easy handling/change-over and fast setup.
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Duro-T Manual Quick-Change Lathe Chuck Reduces Job Setups
Röhm’s Duro-T manual quick-change lathe chuck has a design that features a stiff chuck body while a tangentially arranged operating screw enables quick reversal, exchange or relocation of the chuck jaws over the entire gripping range.
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Systec Pneumatic Power Chucks Feature Cast Clamp Times
Lexair’s Systec self contained pneumatic power chuck features fast clamp and unclamp times, the bodies are steel that has been hardened to a 62 HRC and precision ground and internal safety valves prevent the loss of air pressure and grip force.
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Rota NCR Six-Jaw Chuck Distributes Clamp Force
Schunk’s six-jaw Rota NCR chuck can be used for thin-walled or deformation-sensitive parts. Rough castings or rings can be centered with minimal distortion to the workpiece.
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