Tooling & Workholding
Small Engine Precision Fuels Fifth-Axis Production Workholding Concept
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Here's a broad look at different ways to approach workholding based upon the requirements of the application....MORE
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This machine tool supplier sees shops searching for just a little bit of unattended capacity. Many shops are closer to obtaining this extra capacity than they realize....MORE
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A non-woven porous material with a special coating enables vacuum chucks and tables to hold sheets of metal and other materials more effectively on CNC routing machines. The material, called Vilmill, is used as a substrate between the sheet or plate material to be machined and a suitable vacuum table or vacuum chuck where it is held securely in place by the vacuum....MORE
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Modern Machine Shop
Bluco Corp.’s modular fixturing system for welding features precision-machined welding tables and a reusable set of tooling components.
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Derek Korn
The challenge holding tight tolerances for its billet RC helicopter engine components drove this company to develop an innovative fifth-axis tombstone device to complete multiple parts on an HMC in one setup.
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Matt Danford
At this Chicago-area manufacturer, quick-change chucks from Kitagawa added to the benefits of moving from multiple setups on multiple machines to producing parts in a single setup on Mazak turn-mills.
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Lori Beckman
To get more capability from a machining center, adding a fourth axis via a rotary table is a cost-effective way to produce multiple face workpieces more easily and quickly.
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Edited by: Chris Felix
Rotary tables deliver capabilities needed for this shop to meet customer demands while
providing an important training tool as well.
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