Product category:
Workholding - miscellaneous clamping systems, components
News Release from: 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories) | Subject: Chick workholding Foundation Plates
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 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.
For repeated machine tool set-ups and fixturing applications, Chick workholding Foundation Plates from 1st Machine Tool Accessories are made from up to 35mm precision ground cast iron material The Foundation Plates have a 50mm grid of bushed and tapped holes for quickly and accurately locating a wide variety of third party workholding or fixturing equipment, as well as Chick's modular Qwik-Lok, Multi-Lok and indexing systems
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Each mounting hole carries a 12mm diameter hardened bush to ensure accurate equipment location.
An M12 thread ensures precise bolt down.
The plates are supplied with patented sealing plugs to prevent the build-up of swarf.
* Accuracy and repeatability - accuracy and repeatability are further enhanced through the use of purpose designed M12 bolts with precision ground shoulders and dedicated Chick Foundation Blox.
The Foundation Blox are high strength aluminium blocks that can be machined into a dedicated component for individual set-ups.
Foundation Plates can be made to fit a particular machine and/or application in order to maximise available work envelopes and are supplied complete with the necessary mounting hardware.
* About 1st Machine Tool Accessories - offering a comprehensive range of top quality products at competitive prices, 1st Machine Tool Accessories is a leading supplier of the following.
* Workholding and machining accessories including collets, chuck jaws, Kitagawa chucking, rotary tables and vises (vices).
* Leave fixturing and clamping products.
* Chick workholding equipment.
* Darex tool sharpeners.
* OK Vises.
* Brighetti reduction bushes; deburring and countersink tools.
* IEMCA barfeeders.
* 3Nine oil mist filtration.
* Cooljet high pressure coolant systems.
* Machine mounts.
* Overbeck deburring twister lathes.
1st MTA's extensive stock holding is backed by excellent warranty and service provided by a dedicated team of technical engineers; demonstrations of some products are available from external sales specialists. Request a free brochure from 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories) ...
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