Workholding
One Touch Fasteners Reduce Setup Times
Imao-Fixtureworks’ One Touch Fasteners replace nut-and-bolt assemblies, enabling operators to lock and unlock plates, panels, covers and machine components without the use of tools.
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Mate Announces New Workholding System
Eastec 2021: Mate claims its workholding system not only reduces setup times and process variability, but also offers optimized accuracy and repeatability in a compact, quick change, modular design.
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Schunk Updates Chuck Technology
Schunk says the technologies included in the THW3 chuck result in high process reliability, quick jaw changes, constant clamping forces and long maintenance intervals.
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No Such Thing as Luck: A One-Person Shop Owner’s Success Story
You could say he’s a lucky Guy. He has the ideal setup for a moonlighting at-home-machinist: The perfect location, the perfect day job, and a double-threat skill set that allows him to hire himself for prototyping and low-volume production work. But Guy Driscoll’s biggest talent might be creating his own luck.
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Tungaloy Upgrades DrillMeister DMP Drill Heads
Tungaloy claims its 30 new drillheads will improve wear resistance for jobs that require hole diameters ranging from 6.0 to 25.9 mm.
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Accudyne Offers Expanded Capacity Bar Puller
The EZ-Puller Expanded Capacity is an auto-adjusting bar puller that enables automatic operation of CNC lathes, designed for larger round bar diameters.
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Forkardt's FNC+ Chuck Extends Compatible Weights and RPM
Forkardt’s revisions to the FNC+ Quick Jaw Change Power Chuck increase its versatility, expanding the compatible range of RPMs and workpiece weights.
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Standardized Workholding Saves Shop Hours of Setup Time
5th Axis’ workholding solutions have enabled Will-Mor Manufacturing to achieve vastly better repeatability and stability, cutting setup time and even whole setups.
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Vacuum Workholding for Thin Parts: First Episode of The One-Person Shop
A new video series looks at technology and practices for thriving as a very small machining business. In this episode, how workholding using air pressure permits rapid setup of parts too delicate to be held in a vise.
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New Walter Copy Turn System Offers Stability
Walter released the W-1011-P/WL25 Copy Turn system, with positive locking technology for enhanced stability, longer tool life and reduced vibrations, according to the company.
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