WORKHOLDING

Workholding

SMW Autoblok WPS Mini for Small Workpieces

The 40-mm WPS (Workpiece Positioning System) Mini is well suited for 5-axis machining used for milling, measuring or grinding operations, offering flexibility and speed to reduce setup times.

Medical

VIDEO: Swiss Shop’s Choice of Collets Facilitates Backworking

This Swiss shop discovered workholding collets that satisfy the needs of its very small, delicate and complex medical parts production on the subspindle, making once impossible processes not only doable but more efficient and esthetically pleasing. 

Workholding

Five-Axis Fixturing Fun

This shop creates intricate fixtures — some of which it has given interesting names — for very complex jobs and high-volume work on five-axis machining equipment.

Workholding

Jergens Workholding Solutions for Improved Machining

IMTS 2022: Jergens expands its range of workholding products with the Ball-Lock, ZPS, Quick-Loc, Fixture Pro and OK-Vise to improve precision machining.

Workholding

Magnetic Workholding Chucks for Increased Holding Force

IMTS 2022: The workholding chucks are designed to enable more companies to realize the benefits of magnetic workholding by addressing a wider range of applications.

Workholding

Mini Clamping Device Changeover System Provides Actuation With One Screw

IMTS22: The clamping device is said to enable changeovers in less than one minute.

Workholding

Quick-Change Collet Chuck Doubles as Mandrel

The hybrid Comot-AZ quick-change collet chuck from SMW Autoblok can be used for OD machining and can be transformed into an expanding mandrel for ID clamping using the EMX series.

Workholding

Adhesive Workholding Pallet System Designed for Complex Parts

Blue Photon’s Grip Pallets are designed for quick-change and adhesive workholding of complex and hard-to-hold parts for EDM, grinding, inspection, laser and milling operations

Workholding

Precision Machining Technology Review May 2022: Workholding

Production Machining showcases some of the latest workholding technology from NSK America, Zagar, Dillon, Blue Photon and SMW Autoblok.

Automation & Robots

Starting Small with Automation

Quick-change workholding and flexible robotic automation started this small shop on the path to success.
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