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Chucks and collets for rotational work
News Release from: Leader Chuck Systems | Subject: Lexon chuck
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 February 2003
Chuck offers better bar-feed accuracy
For bar-fed turning use, this chuck is said to be a better alternative to competing multi-bore and other collet systems in terms of gripping accuracy and rigidity.
Award-winning workholding specialist Leader Chuck Systems has announced a cost-competitive yet highly accurate collet chuck as an economical replacement for multi-bore and other styles of collet chucks in bar-fed turning applications Especially designed for such tasks, with the collets having radial serration grooves, not only is the Lexon chuck a better alternative to competing multi-bore and other collet systems in terms of gripping accuracy and rigidity, but it is also available ex-stock and at an unbeatable price
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Capable of fast changeovers, a collet chuck has a runout accuracy of only five microns and is a replacement for other styles of collet chucks in bar-fed turning applications.
Lexon boasts 30 per cent more gripping power than multi-bore systems, so the resulting faster machining speeds and feeds reduce cycle times, and its extra rigidity generates increased tool life and improved surface finishes compared with other bar-fed lathe chucks.
In addition, for a limited period, Leader Chuck Systems is offering Lexon at a special package price embracing chuck and ten collets plus a free Manu-Quick quick-change manual collet-changing 'gun' worth over GBP.
Manu-Quick enables collets to be changed over in seconds while still maintaining accuracy.
Available in two chuck sizes capable of accommodating maximum bar diameters of 52mm and 65mm and A5 and A6 spindle noses, Lexon Type 52 can be provided with collet clamping heads 4mm to 52mm diameter and are also available with square and hexagon bores.
Type 65 heads will handle round bar of 5mm to 65mm, and is also available for square and hexagon bar.
A front-end stop can be provided.
Produced by Hainbuch using lean manufacturing techniques - which has enabled Leader to develop such a keen pricing strategy - Lexon collet chucks retain the high-quality, high-accuracy build standards the German manufacturer is renowned for.
The new Manu-Quick trigger-type manual collet-changing system complements Hainbuch's existing handwheel and pneumatic-type quick-changers.
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