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One chuck's reliability led to three more
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Leader Chuck Systems product story
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team
May 29, 2002
The success of combi collet type chucks on three CNC lathes in enabling Renishaw to achieve "a dramatic leap forward in manufacturing strategy" led to three more similar chucks being purchased.
The success of Hainbuch combi collet type chucks from Leader Chuck Systems on three Mori Seiki CNC lathes in enabling Renishaw to achieve "a dramatic leap forward in manufacturing strategy" has now led to the implementation of a further three similar chucks at the Wootton-under-Edge site in Gloucestershire.
Supplied as a turnkey by Fredk Pollard, the initial installation of the gantry-loaded Mori Seiki SL-150SY machines and chucking set-ups are at the heart of an unmanned machining cell for the production of Renishaw's standard range of automated metrology products.
According to production engineer, Richard Jenner, the machines' reliability and speed of operation "are obviously crucial to the level of throughput being obtained, and are key to the success of our minimally/unmanned production strategy now and in the future".
With a swing over the bed of 680mm, over the crosslide of 510mm, a between-centres capacity of 750mm and capable of machining diameters and lengths of 300mm and 350mm, respectively, the Mori Seikis feature 12 rotary tools and a spindle speed range of 50 to 5,000 revs/min.
Richard Jenner again: "Not only are the machines ideally suited to the task in hand in terms of overall specification and speed of operation, but Fredk Pollard also wisely recommended the Hainbuch Combi chucks for their ease of use and quick-change capabilities." In addition, Hainbuch Combi type collet chucks boast high-accuracy clamping of 0.004mm TIR and higher clamping forces - up to 50 per cent more, with the same drawbar pull, than a conventional jaw or collet chuck.
Capable of handling parts up to 1000mm diameter, Hainbuch chucks differ from standard chucks in being able to also securely hold short component lengths.
This is due to the positive pull-back and clamping action - the clamping head being pulled back into a perfectly mating taper.
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