Hydraulic Clamping Shows Its Staying Power
This company discovered first-hand the inconsistencies of manual clamping, where two sides of the fixture were clamped with wrenches, occasionally resulting in parts shifting on the fixtures and sometimes leading to scrap. Learn how they 'fixed' thi...
Getting High Part Yield, Rigid Part Clamping And Low Workholding Cost
JBJ Manufacturing mostly machines heavy parts of iron and steel used in drive trains and other systems for construction and agricultural equipment. The parts range from an inch square to parts longer than two feet. The company machines them in runs ...
Accuracy Achieved By Milling On A Magnet
Trilogy Systems ran into a major manufacturing hurdle as the length of its motors increased. The linear motor body comprises a U-section made up of three precision-machined mild-steel plates into which the magnets and coil assembly for the motor are...
Upgrading Machinery With Power Chuck Results In One Minute Changeover
W. A. Whitney is given as an example of a company that takes selection of machine accessories seriously. Considering that machine speeds are close or at their maximum potential, major productivity increases may only come from elimination of changeov...
Face Driver Improves Manufacturing Process Without Raising Price
Logansport Matsumoto Co., (LMC) in Logansport, Indiana, manufactures and repairs hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, international-style high speed chucks, Neidlein face drivers and rotary tables for the machine tool industry.
Magnetic Workholding Expands Machining Options For St. Louis Mold Shop
Not long ago, this mold shop used conventional workholding devices such as mechanical vises and toe clamps. Although these are commonly used throughout the industry, the vises were found to restrict the workpiece size.
Work Shifts Off-Center...And Onto A Lathe
The addition of a specialty chuck can give a wide range of new capabilities to a CNC lathe. It may even make a lathe more efficient than a machining center for many complex jobs.
Power Workholding For High-Flexibility Production
By combining creative fixturing with power workholding, Carr Lane Mfg. Co. has achieved dramatic reductions on the parts setup time, handling time, and transport time between machines. To achieve these results the company selected horizontal machini...
Manufacturer Boosts Capacity With Single Setup Production
The Arbor Department at the Gleason Works (Rochester, New York) faced a capacity crunch about a year ago. Despite a process innovation, the crunch has eased but not vanished for this department, where they manufacture arbors, collets, setup gages--...
