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Revolutionary Design Reinvents Machine Tool Vise Jaws
Developed to enable aggressive 5-axis machining of high-value medical and aerospace parts in single setup, SinterGrip can clamp on as little as 2 mm of surface.
Application-Oriented Laser Melting
The automatic sieving station continuously safeguards the powder quality and thus the component quality too.
Portable Robot Expands Manufacturing Production
The California company put the UR-robot to work 24/7 and met the order in 11 days while opening up 30 percent more capacity on existing machinery.
Flexible, Low-Cost Tooling Generates Less Scrap
The fourslide process is capable of cutting typical tooling costs to as little as $3,000, halving tooling lead times, and eliminating after-production adjustment to meet specifications with its unique integration of stamping and forming operations.
Rotating-Head Bending Replaces Hydraulic Benders
This novel tube bender has boosted productivity by an eye-opening 500 percent for this Midwest tubular part fabricator.
Manual Rollover Positioners for Welding All Part Sides
New 360 deg rollover positioners from Bluco give the welder full access to all sides of the part and can be used as a stand-alone fixture or complement an existing Bluco fixturing system.
Jaw Modules Begin New Era in Workholding
In this new multitasking modular system from Hainbuch, the chuck and jaw module do not just result in a jaw chuck, they become a quick change clamping solution for many applications that can be quickly changed to cover a large clamping range.
Base Plates Expand Flexible 5-Axis Workholding
The 5-Axis Duo Bridge with Dual 45 deg 105/65 base plates from BIG Kaiser mount directly on the top of a 5-axis table or load through a pair of zero-point chucks to integrate flexibility and functionality for 5-axis applications or 5-sided machining via multiple part transfers.
Lifting Magnet Features a 3.5x Safety Factor
When used properly, Earth Chain‘s “rare earth” magnet will never wear out or have to be re-certified.
To Have Is To Hold
An examination of some of the latest chucks, jaws, collets and other tool and workholding technologies that can help you reduce setup time, increase spindle utilization and improve your competitive edge.
Power Chuck Is Ideal for Clamping Brake Drums, Bearings, Disks
This hermetically sealed, maintenance free 3 or 6 jaw power chuck from SCHUNK provides high precision on noncircular components by using an active pull down to achieve theparalleism and perpendicularity.
Revised Full-Color Educational Posters from Hobart Institute
Welding instructors and corporate trainers, who have for many years used the educational posters from Hobart Institute of Welding Technology in their training programs, will be pleased to know that the 13-poster set has just been updated and released in color.
