Kurt Manufacturing
5800 Main Street NE 9445 East River Road NW
Minneapolis
MN 55433
USA
(USA) +1 763-574-8309
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Kurt offers rotary-table workholding kits
Kurt Manufacturing has introduced workholding kits for trunion fixture rotary tables.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 27 May 2009
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Kurt HDL vices available in 4in and 6in capacities
Kurt Manufacturing has announced that its high density long (HDL) vices (vises) are now available in 4in and 6in capacities and in manual and hydraulic models.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 16 January 2009
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Customised vices provide flexible workholding
Twin customised Kurt vices (vises) at Haberman Machine accurately centre two heavy workpieces over a machine pallet for extra rigidity while facilitating aggressive metal removal.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 29 September 2008
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Workholding system extends vice capability
Kurt Manufacturing's Hydramax workholding system for its 8in vices holds five or eight parts in a single clamping and replace standard jaw plates.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 4 July 2008
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Robotic manufacturing cell demonstrated
Kurt Manufacturing will be demonstrating its manufacturing system integration capabilities by showing a fully Integrated robotic machining cell with gauging system.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 25 June 2008
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Clamping system ousts special holding fixtures
Kurt Manufacturing describes how a specialised work clamping system has eliminated special holding fixtures and allowed single set-up 5-axis milling, drilling and face-milling.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 29 February 2008
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Workholding angle boss mounts in 6in vices
The 5C Angle Boss allows machining any custom angle desired or 24 precision indexes (+/-2 arc.min) and has been designed for use in any Kurt 6in vice (vise).
News from Manufacturingtalk, 25 December 2007
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Die casting facility reduces costs by 30%
A USA-based die casting plant reports it has implemented lean initiatives, improving 'time-to-market' by 30%, reducing key customer costs by 30% and raising overall productivity.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 10 December 2007
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Five-axis vice clamping system introduced
A 5-axis vvice (vise) clamping system enables continuous 5-axis cutting motion of pockets, sculptured surfaces, and 3D features with repeatable high precision accuracy.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 2 April 2007
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Multiple vice set-ups matched quickly
A self-centering vise (vice) is ideal for quickly matching centerlines In multiple vise set-ups and facilitate better spindle utilization and reduced machine travel part-to-part.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 2 March 2007
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US workholding maker gains 'best brand' award
Machining centers depend on vises and workholding for accurate parts, and Kurt won 'Best Brand Winner' award having sold over 500,000 vises (vices).
News from Manufacturingtalk, 12 February 2007
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Lock vice provides 0.0005in clamp repeatability
A versatile machine lock vice (vise) design has a one-piece body and a stationary jaw design, which provides 0.0005in workpiece clamping repeatability.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 29 December 2006
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Double station vises reduce machining costs
Four Kurt HDM6 double station vises mounted side by side on a vertical milling machine (VMC) gave Super Torquer Systems reduced part machining costs of 65 percent.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 26 October 2006
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Machinable jaw vices can change to hydraulics
Large 4in opening high density machinable jaw vises with new quick change jaws provide repeatable clamping to 0.001in and are easily converted from manual to hydraulic operation.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 8 August 2006
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Workpieces clamped for 5-sides, 5-axis machining
Patented clamping system provides up to 40kN clamping force for obstruction-free machining on five sides and allows high speed, continuous 5-axis cutting motion of sculptured surfaces.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 3 August 2006
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Modular building block system processes signals
A modular building block processes input from various electrical signals with high speed and accuracy and provides programmable responses for automatic operation for automation systems.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 28 July 2006
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Mechanical locking drawbars up milling output
Automatic or mechanical PowerLock drawbars greatly improve knee-type milling machine output by reducing tool change time up to 75% so operators pend less time changing tools.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 26 July 2006
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High density machine vices, towers introduced
Ways to improve machining productivity include a full of array of workholding products that provide precise repeatable part clamping solutions for a broad range of manufacturing applications.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 27 April 2006
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Five double station vices improves VMC usage
Precision machining firm improves per part set-up time from 5 min to under 1 min by using five double station vices mounted side by side on a new vertical machining centre.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 20 March 2006
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High density workholding made for millers
Concentric clamping system provides the ultimate in highest density workholding for maximum productivity and high precision in machining centers, milling machines and grinders.
News from Manufacturingtalk, 2 February 2006
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