Workholding

Workholding

Clamping Thin Wall Aluminum

Because of its properties, thin-wall aluminum can be problematic to hold during a machining operation.

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Workholding

Ethernet Communications System Reduces Material Waste

Communication between a bar feed and machine tool can save on remnant cost.

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Workholding

The Right Clamp Makes a Difference

Clamping has often proven to be the Achilles heel of hard machining.

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Workholding

Custom Holder Keeps Needle Maker on Point

One department at Phoenix Medical Products (Mountain City, Tenn. ) is devoted entirely to needle design, production, sterilization and packaging, as this work has a unique set of challenges and all the concerns of any machine shop that does work for the medical market.

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Workholding

Change This Chuck: Save Setup Time

 Quick change workholding is one way shops are reducing setup when dealing with higher-mix/ lower-voulme work.

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Workholding

Online Tools Improve Customer Satisfaction

As companies look to provide the best service possible to their customers, much attention should be given to convenience. Streamlining processes through ease of operation can help customer satisfaction in the buying process.

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Workholding

Self-Centering Vise

Hirschmann Engineering USA now has a self-centering vise for use in its System 9000 zero point reference system. This vise allows a cost effective and universal method to quickly clamp different types of workpieces for five-sided machining.

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Basics

Proper Workholding Selection

An in-depth look at the overall application is the best way to determine the most suitable workholding for a job. Experienced workholding engineers can play an important role in the selection process.  

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Workholding

Collets Offer Quality Consistency

Quality consistency is a crucial characteristic to have for a shop to succeed. Producing such work for customers requires quality consistency inside the shop as well, including everything from shop management to the machines’ tooling and workholding.

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Bar Feeders

CNC Bar Pullers

CNC bar pullers can provide an inexpensive means of automating any CNC lathe.

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