Workholding

Workholding

Bar Feeders with Synchronization

The Alpha ST 212 and ST 320 bar feeders provide reliability, stability and ease of operation, the manufacturer says. Model ST 320 feeds round barstock from 0. 12" to 0.

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Workholding

Quick-Change Systems Save Time And Manpower

In a world where faster production rates mean more profits, shops strive to find the quickest way to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality. One way to do this is to convert to quick-change workholding and tooling systems.

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Commitment To Quality

Increased demands for quality have led tooling manufacturers in a new direction.

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Automation

Rotary Parts Accumulator

This rotary collection device allows safe parts accumulation from untended bar-fed lathes. It is programmed to index with each part produced, collecting parts without allowing them to collide with one another.

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Bar Feeders

Lights-Out Benefits

Here are some pointers for working towards successful untended operations.

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Pallet-Transfer Multi-Spindle Machining Center Defies Classification

Increasingly, new machine tools are being developed that defy existing classification code by virtue of their multi-tasking capabilities.

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Workholding

How's Your Short Game?

Let's review the advantages of spindle-length bar feeders.

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Workholding

Faster Change-Overs Allow Focus On Machining

A creative Midwestern shop shows that its productivity edge runs all the way down to its relationships with vendor partners. With the right clamping and centering device, the company has been able to reduce workpiece change-over times by as much as 50 percent while improving rigidity and precision.

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Workholding

Direct Drive Rotary System Reduces Cycle Time

In the early 1990s, Mr. Langlois decided to set up a shop specializing in close-tolerance aerospace parts. A friend of his recommended that he consider a colleted-spindle turning machine and suggested that he look into Hardinge lathes. Mr. Langlois purchased a used Hardinge HNC lathe and began making aircraft landing gear bushings.

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Workholding

Specialty Company Knows Its Collets

For almost 3 years Mr. Bouchard struggled with a machine application designed to produce life-critical airbag parts for Arrow Machine’s primary client in the automotive industry. With the help of RH Collets, a manufacturer of specialty workholding and related components for Hydromats and other machinery, Mr. Bouchard is solving the problem—not with one new part but with a series of solutions.  

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