Workholding

Workholding 22 Dec 2006

Ingenuity Wins New Business

To find new business, often all a shop needs is management with experience in other areas of the industry and a little ingenuity. For more than 50 years, Acro-Feed Industries was solely a designer and builder of automatic bar and shaped bar feeding systems for screw machines, as well as automatic part loaders and unloaders, bar load assists and automatic bundle feeders.

Workholding 18 Oct 2006

Workholding For Swiss Turning

In large part, because of the machine’s versatility, Swiss turning is increasing its penetration of the precision turned parts market. As more shops look to this technology, a look at workholding considerations is in order.

Bar Feeders 16 Aug 2006

Bar Feed Considerations For High-Speed, Lights-Out Machining

There are design elements incorporated into today’s 12-foot, magazine-load bar feeders that make them more useful for high-speed and untended operation. This article looks at some aspects to consider before purchasing a 12-foot bar feeder.

Medical 20 Jul 2006

New Vises Decrease Part Setup Time

During heavy milling operations, parts tended to creep upward and out of alignment within the vise jaws at this shop in Minnesota. Small chips got imbedded between the part and vise jaws, causing all kinds of problems. The company couldn’t operate its new Bridgeport VMC 1000 XP3 to its full potential on this part project, so the company's owner looked for a better workholding solution.

Workholding 20 Jul 2006

No Touch Up Needed For ER Collet Tools

Downtime, long setup times and hiring skilled employees for night shifts are some of the problems every shop has. In its shop, American Torch Tip has completely integrated the quick-change tool system and drastically reduced those problems by developing a system that will go in any ER-style holder. Tools can now be preset off the machine, during the first shift and while the machines are running.

Workholding 19 Jun 2006

Accurate Barstock Alignment Provides Faster Speeds

Recent developments in sliding-headstock turning machines allow for faster feed rates and higher spindle speeds—both aimed at increasing throughput to improve productivity. Sometimes, though, these machines cannot reach their full potential because of other equipment that runs in conjunction with it.

Workholding 18 Apr 2006

Applications Determine Workholding Solutions

Every turning application has a number of factors that should be considered when making the decision between a collet or a three-jaw chuck.

Bar Feeders 14 Sep 2005

Workholding Advantages Of Barstock

Barstock is versatile raw material. It’s easily held, easily fed and has significant capacity for many parts per bar. Usually we think of barstock and bar feeders in relation to turning machines. What about applying the advantages of automatically fed barstock to a vertical machining center?

Workholding 25 May 2005

Rotary Indexing System Offers Wireless Program

Hardinge Inc.-Workholding Div. has configured its all-digital 5C rotary indexing system with infrared (IR) "send and receive," which is said to elevate program control and editing to new levels. This capability uses handheld computers with a Pocket PC operating system.

24 May 2005