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Work holding and tooling is a Coburg speciality
User application article Coburg Engineering offers a wide and diverse range including: press and tube working equipment; workholding; jigs and fixturing; tooling parts; hoist and lifting and repair and maintenance products.
News from Coburg Engineering ( 6 May 2008)
Knurled knobs give comfort to workholding
Fixtureworks is now offering Kippo Novo-Grip knurled knobs to give operators comfort and secure holding for a wide use of workholding and other applications.
News from Fixtureworks (30 April 2008)
Chick foundation plates simplify workholding
For repeated machine tool set-ups and fixturing applications, Chick workholding Foundation Plates quickly and accurately locating a wide variety of workholding or fixturing equipment. Brochure available
News from 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories) (28 April 2008)
Roemheld releases zero point mounting on CD
A CD from Roemheld enables clamping system specifiers to pick the correct clamping system elements when designing zero point mounting systems in work holding fixtures. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK (14 April 2008)
Rencol offers expanded clamping handles
A range of competitively priced, high quality, clamping handles by Rencol are used in many factories including medical and mobility aid equipment, industrial machinery and office furniture.
News from Rencol Component Sourcing Solutions (11 April 2008)
Compact clamps have high holding forces
Compact 'one touch' clamps are typically up to 50% smaller in dimension than standard clamp units, but still offer comparable clamping forces.
News from Fixtureworks (28 March 2008)
Machine tool accessories discounts can be won
A leading supplier of workholding and machining equipment is organising a free competition at MACH 2008 to win extra discounts on its products. Brochure available
News from 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories) (13 March 2008)
Schunk shows full tool holding display at MACH2008
Schunk will be showing a variety of new products on Stand 5079 in Hall 5 at MACH2008: these will include the Magnos, TendoTurn and Sino-R work and tool holding products, not previously seen at MACH Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec ( 6 March 2008)
Workholding supplier can boost user productivity
A specialist in automation and workholding specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of bespoke automation, workholding and assembly systems.
News from Hyfore Engineering ( 3 March 2008)
Vacuum mats hold machined work pieces fast
Two vacuum workholding fixtures consist of a disposable rubber mat with individual suckers that hold the component flat, while machining can penetrate it without reducing clamping efficiency.
News from Thame Workholding (22 February 2008)
Workholding products price discount offered
UK supplier of workholding and machining equipment has launched a Spring productivity promotion with a 20% discount on all Abbott pie jaws and aluminium tooling columns. Brochure available
News from 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories) (14 February 2008)
Grip titanium by only 3mm with a 5-axis vice
Instead of gripping a titanium workpiece by 20mm for machining, a Hilma 5-axis vice needs only 3mm to grip the workpiece. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK (12 February 2008)
Magnetic chucks offer high work holding power
A high-performance, electro-permanent magnetic chuck offers 150 tonf/m2 of magnetic pull, enabling huge holding forces to be generated on even modestly sized workpieces.
News from Eclipse Magnetics ( 4 February 2008)
Compact grippers made for pick and place
A range of compact grippers, suitable for accurate small parts pick and place applications, includes parallel and angular double acting, self centring and light weight units.
News from FS Engineering (30 January 2008)
Permanent lifting magnets have 3:1 safety factor
Permanent lifting magnets offer a 3:1 Safety Factor, meaning the products lift three times the rated capacity and have a self-locking mechanism, which prevents accidental deactivation of the magnet.
News from SAV North America (29 January 2008)
Catalogue lists clamping sleeves, fixtures
UK supplier of clamping, fixturing and workholding equipment offers a free catalogue listing the latest Kostyrka range of clamping sleeves and the Kostyrka universal holding fixture. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK (24 January 2008)
Magnetic chucks offer improved holding power
For use on surface grinding machines, a series of fine pole transverse electromagnetic chucks provides stronger holding power than similar designs on the market.
News from SAV North America (17 January 2008)
Compact clamping sleeves are programmable
Programmable lamping sleeve offers a made-to-order fit for every application and lasting reliability and repeatability so it can simply be installed and then forgotten. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK ( 7 January 2008)
Form-fitting grippers supplied within three days
Laser formed polyamide gripper fingers and adapter plates feature very complex geometries that cannot be produced by conventional metal cutting technologies. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (21 November 2007)
One workholding unit grips different diameters
To grip components of different diameters needs only one set of grippers for holding items like gear box shafts, shock absorber rods and exhaust tubes.
News from FS Engineering (14 November 2007)
Grip difficult work pieces from within
Once a machine part needs to undergo 'second operation' work, its complexity can provide work holding problems, but an internally operating expanding clamp could be the answer. Brochure available
News from Elesa (UK) (12 November 2007)
Collet blocks grip oddly shaped parts
Collet blocks are designed to grip round, hexagonal, square or odd-shaped parts from 1C to 35J sizes for high-production machining applications.
News from Hardinge Machine Tools (31 October 2007)
Mechatronics, robotics, automation and control
A strategic partnership between Schunk and Vision and Control, a market leading industrial image processing manufacturer, has been announced. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (22 October 2007)
6-jaw power chuck offers machining accuracy
Schunk's new Rota NCS sealed 6-jaw power chuck offers high run-out accuracy with active pull-down force distributed through its six jaws for demanding lathe-based precision machining. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (22 October 2007)
Vices provide accuracy for 5-axis machining
User application article Hilma SCS120 and SCS80 vices from Roemheld provide accuracy for Hemlock Engineering when machining on their fast 5-axis milling machines. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK (16 October 2007)
Clamping performance with small cross section
When used with Makro Grip vices, the Lang Grip-Fix system provides a method of achieving optimum clamping performance on the smallest cross section of material.
News from Thame Workholding ( 4 October 2007)
Double clamping vice systems are reliable
User application article Some double clamping vice systems used by a subcontractor in machining steel castings are now over four years old and have never needed replacement or repair. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK ( 9 August 2007)
CAD workholding library is cost planning tool
An interactive CAD component library provides a design and cost planning tool for engineers makes it easier to specify the correct Roemheld clamping elements for any project. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK ( 3 August 2007)
Toolholders dampen cutting vibrations
Hydraulic expansion technology significantly improves tooling performance by damping tooling vibration to deliver extended cutting tool life and improved surface finishes. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (25 July 2007)
Magnetic clamps reduce rubber mould set-ups
A magnetic clamping system is claimed to be the only one of its type that can be used in rubber moulding and can drastically reduce set-up times. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK (17 July 2007)
Clamping system holds skin structures for milling
User application article As conventional chemical milling had to be replaced with milling, an aerospace company needed a customised clamping system to hold aircraft skins while machining.
News from Horst Witte Geratebau (12 July 2007)
Modular jig/fixture equipment discounts offered
Supplier of modular jig/fixture workholding equipment for machine tools - including baseplates, angle plates and cubes - is offering a 25% discount up until end of May, 2007. Brochure available
News from 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories) (12 March 2007)
Web site update eases workholding system choice
Manufacturer of workholding systems for machine tools has redesigned its Web site, which now features a product selector to allow products to be browsed by model family.
News from Chick Workholding Solutions (13 February 2007)
Hydraulics choice determines precision workholding
User application article Hydraulic fixture manufacturer only uses high quality hydraulic components to maintain its reputation for providing precision workholding systems. Brochure available
News from Roemheld UK ( 9 February 2007)
Automatic pallet changers for subcontractor
User application article Hemlock Engineering chose two of the fastest milling machines available - the Mikron XSM 600U - but in order to increase their efficiency fitted them with 7 automatic pallet changers.
News from System 3R (UK) ( 5 February 2007)
Custom workpice gripping tooling described
A pictorial guide desribes and portrays previously designed and manufactured custom workholding solutions for turning, milling, grinding, assembly and process applications.
News from Hardinge Machine Tools (15 January 2007)
Clamps programmed to be consistent
An electronically controlled clamping system allows users to program specific closing parameters for clamps, including force and diameter set-points and tolerances.
News from Oetiker UK (11 January 2007)
Finger gripper has centre bore
Schunk, a workholding specialist has developed a gripper solution for individual specialist requirements. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (20 December 2006)
Workholding and productivity, jigs and fixtures
The cost-effective Leave modular jig and fixturing system has been added to 1st MTA's rapidly-expanding range of workholding and shopfloor productivity solutions available on-line. Brochure available
News from 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories) (11 December 2006)
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