Tooling & Workholding

Exploring the: Workholding Zone


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Video: Fifth-Axis Tombstone Workholding Solution

Watch an HMC perform five-axis machining using a tombstone that has multiple indexers installed.


Enabling Small Machines to Produce Big Parts

Well-suited for oilfield work, this compact rotary table has a through-hole diameter of 13.6 inches, which has previously been available only with rotary tables having a much larger face plate.


A Different Approach to Tool-Break Detection

A standard feature on the CNC of this shop's workhorse machine helps improve confidence in unattended runs.


The Basics of Magnetic Workholding

Magnetic workholding has at least two significant advantages: setups are fast and no intrusive clamps are needed. Watch this video to learn more.


Workholding Giveaway: Don’t Leave Possible Savings on the Table!

Jergens' "Savings Under the Spindle" contest will award $5,000 in workholding products to each of three winners.


What Do You Know about Hydraulic Clamping?

Here’s a resource to learn more.


Steady as She Goes

Machine shops are inventive operations. Learn how one uses a steady rest in a different way on one of its two-turret CNC lathes.


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Self centering vise is a cost effective and universal workholding method for five sided machining.