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News Release from: Chick Workholding Solutions | Subject: Workholding vices (vises) for CNC machine tools
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 January 2007
Vise design speeds workpiece load/unload
A US workholding equipment maker is inviting visitors at US exhibitions to comment on a CNC machine tool vice (vise) design that speeds load/unloading of components.
Chick Workholding Solutions, a leader in workholding innovation, again invites the marketplace to help design the first vise specifically for CNC machines The company will unveil the next design of the CNC Vise based on feedback acquired at IMTS 2006 at Houstex 2007, Westec 2007 and Eastec 2007
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Chick Workholding Solutions has officially invited the CNC Machining marketplace to contribute to the design of a CNC vise (vice) - regarded as a novel concept - before it is released.
Chick will again give the industry an early view of the CNC Vise and a chance to voice their suggestions and reservations.
Chick will only release the final version of the CNC Vise when it is satisfied that the market truly has the optimal solution for its needs.
"Chick's mission to deliver efficiency through workholding innovation, and the CNC Vise is a prime example of this mission," said Paul Swann, president of Chick Workholding.
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"Over two thousand individuals have tested the product during and since IMTS 2006, and the latest conceptual design melds their feedback into the next generation ready for testing and inspection." Chick undertook the extra effort to make sure the CNC Vise is launched properly because it does not fall into a standard workholding category.
It is not a traditional single station vise originally made for use on a manual machine, nor is it a dual station workholding system designed for CNC production applications.
The CNC Vise creates a new category of workholding, as a single station vise designed specifically with attributes that make it the most efficient single station vise available for a CNC machine.
A major challenge faced was to drastically reduce the set up times typically encountered with a traditional vise.
The CNC Vise does so by eliminating the need to turn the handle numerous times to open and close, a point of frustration among survey respondents.
Instead, the CNC Vise features a QwikSlide, which positions the vise for various size parts quickly and easily.
Additionally, a QwikChange jaw system makes it possible to switch from hard jaws to self-locating machinable jaws in seconds.
In addition to the set up enhancements, the CNC Vise includes other features the industry viewed would make it more efficient.
The CNC Vise has a longer base than a traditional vise because modern CNC machines feature wider tables than old manual mills.
This gives the CNC Vise more travel than traditional vises, allowing for a wider variety of part sizes to be held.
The CNC Vise also is completely sealed.
This keeps the CNC vise cleaner than traditional vises and keeps maintenance issues from chips and coolant to a minimum.
Other inefficient traditional vise features defined by the market were the single mounting points and external hex.
The CNC Vise mounts using toe clamps and has an internal hex.
The use of toe clamps allows for the vise to be mounted optimally on any CNC machine tables, avoiding overhang.
The internal hex eliminates constriction points, especially on CNC pallet changers.
Chick invites the public to provide their feedback for the CNC Vise.
Visit Chick at the USA machine tool/manufacturing exibitions of Houstex, Westec, or Eastec 2007 or contact Chick Workholding Solutions directly.
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