Tooling

Toolholders Designed For 45-Degree Angles

Manufactured by Kaiser Tool Company, Thinbit’s Groove ’N Turn toolholders are available in square sizes of ¾" and 1" and are used for making undercuts and thread reliefs at 45-degree angles. The toolholders can be used on conventional, Swiss and CNC machines for grooving insets in sizes from 0.004" to 0.155". Inser

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Vacuum Grid Chuck Brings Versatility To Machining Operations

The Nemi vacuum grid chuck adds the versatility of vacuum workholding to machining centers, manual milling machines, surface grinders and more, the company says. Suitable applications include machining or grinding flat plate plastics, alumimum, steel, carbon fiber or other materials. This system can be bolted direc

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Replaceable Top Plate For Vacuum Chuck

The replaceable aluminum top plate for the modular 2L Vac-Vise vacuum chuck systems covers the surface of the vacuum chuck to allow drilling through and milling around the periphery of workpieces without damaging the surface of the vacuum chuck. The hole pattern of the top plate is identical to the vacuum chuck for

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Deadlength Collet Chucks For Subspindle Applications

ATS Systems offers Hainbuch’s dead length quick-change collet chuck system. The deadlength collet design is said to offer precision, rigidity and holding power. The clamping head consists of hardened and ground steel segments that link together by a vulcanization process. Round-smooth, round-serrated, hex, square a

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Work Positioning System Provides Users With Flexibility And Safety

The PivotLok PL325 bench- or pedestal-mounted, ball swivel work positioner allows users to bring the work to their hands. With a 40-lb working capacity, the work positioner enhances productivity by providing a way to position the work using ball pivoting positioning to place the work anywhere within a full hemisphe

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Swivel Heads Feature Modular Structure

Schunk’s SRH 180-degree swivel heads are completely modular in structure and consist of SRU rotary modules combined with two swivel corners, EDF electric feed-throughs and MDF media feed-throughs. These components are intended to produce precise rotation and long tool life. Using standard components also means shor

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Compact Hydraulic Clamp

The company introduces an addition to its 5,000-psi hydraulic Link Clamp product offering. According to the company, the CLW04 offers a compact size combined with excellent holding power. The overall flange size of the clamp is 2" × 2.25" with a height of 4". The clamping force at 5,000 psi is 885 lbs, and the clam

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Modular Design Enables Precision Boring Over Large Diameter Range

The B4035 boring head features an optoelectronic adjustment measuring system and digital display with 0.0001" accuracy in the diameter range of 0.118" to 4.882" (3 to 124 mm). Maintenance-free automatic balance compensation and flexible screw fit connections make this tool suitable for virtually all spindle adaptat

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Live Center With Permanent Bearing Protection

The C4T live center features a proprietary bearing isolator seal designed exclusively for the company by Inpro/Seal. The center is said to have at least three times the service life of standard centers, and the non-contacting, frictionless seal will not wear out under normal use, the company says. Normal use inclu

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Tool Blanks In Carbide, PCD, PCBN(2)

Iljin Diamond’s Epsilon Tungsten Carbide rods and blanks are used to produce end mills, drills and reamers as well as micro drill and router bits. Available sizes range from 1.2 to 32 mm in diameter with 320-mm standard, unground length. Options include straight or helical coolant holes and pre-forming. Manufacture

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