Hardinge Inc.
PO Box 1507
Elmira, NY 14902
C-Series Collets and Collet Stops
Hardinge Inc. (www.hardinge.com), the world’s largest manufacturer of spindle tooling, began production of collets in the 1890s for use on bench lathes making parts for the watchmaking and lens industries. It is believed that the “C” designation for their first 5C collets came from the name of the Cataract waterfalls that could be viewed from the factory grounds of the Hardinge Brothers...
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Hardinge T42 Collet-Ready SUPER-PRECISION® CNC Turning Center at CMTS
EMEC will be demonstrating the Hardinge-® T42 SUPER-PRECISION-® turning center at the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS), booth #4222/4322. Hardinge T-series machines are the culmination of many years of Hardinge expertise in SUPER-PRECISION-® and high-performance turning. The Hardinge T-series machines are ideal for two-axis, high-precision machining or complex multi-tasking...
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Setting up Collet Blocks for Multiple-Part Machining
Collet blocks can be used horizontally or vertically on mill tables, jig grinders, flat or angled fixture plates, tombstones or rotary trunnions. Group them together hydraulically or pneumatically for high-production multi-part machining. Part gripping sizes range from .008 (1C collet) up to 6 (step chuck) in diameter. Hex, square and custom-shaped collets are available to hold a variety of...
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Cylindrical Grinding Machines feature direct-drive workhead.
Suited for large, heavy parts, Kellenberger-® Kel-Varia CNC-controlled Machines have direct-drive workhead with infinitely variable spindle speed from 1–500 rpm and max weight capacity of 750 Nm/660 lb. Torque drive allows parts to be accelerated and braked with zero backlash during bidirectional movements. C-axis operation supports grinding of grooves and satellite/centering bores, while...
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VMCs enable part to be machined on 5 faces in one set up.
With respective X/Y/Z travels of 11.8 x 15.6 x 16.9 in. and travels of 20 x 24 x 20 in., GX 250 5F and GXR 320 5F Bridgeport 5-Face (4+1) VMCs feature integrated 5-axis rotary table, heavy-duty linear guideways, and oversized double-nut ballscrews. Fanuc 0i-D control, also included, enables use of- 4 simultaneous axes plus one axis for positioning only. While GX 250 5F offers rapid traverse of...
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Hardinge Showcases Workholding Products at EASTEC, booth #5453
Hardinge Inc. will be showcasing precision workholding products at EASTEC in building 5, booth #5453 at the Eastern States Exposition Center in Springfield, Massachusetts May 14-16, 2013. Hardinge manufactures spindle tooling for turning, milling, grinding, assembly, automation, inspection and process applications. Featured products include their FlexC™ Vulcanized Collet Systems for CNC lathes....
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Quick-Change Collet System offers substitute for 3-jaw chucks.
With collet chucks that mount directly to machine spindle, 80 mm FlexC™ vulcanized collet system offers accuracy within .0004 in. TIR for style A and .0008 in. TIR for style DL. Collet head has gripping range of -
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Hardinge Supplies a Precision Grip for Medical Component Manufacturing
Hardinge, well known in the industry for their SUPER-PRECISION-® products, provides gripping solutions for machining small diameter parts for medical component manufacturing. One category of products includes Swiss-type headstock collets, pickoff collets, carbide guide bushings, bar loader collets and custom manufactured solutions for Swiss turning. Their Swiss-type collets are finish ground to...
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Medical Manufacturing Turns to Hardinge SUPER-PRECISION® Gang-Tool Turning Center
Medical part manufacturing continues to be a rapidly growing market due to the large population of aging baby boomers who are looking for improved quality of life . Demand is high for high-precision components for neurological, orthopeadic, spinal/bone fixation, dental implants, drug infusion, catheter connectors, optical, maxillofacial, micro/minimally invasive, surgical instruments and other...
Read More »Collet Adapters Can Improve Part Precision and Reduce Setup Time on Jaw-Chuck Lathes
Hardinge-® HCAC-® Collet Adaptation Chucks will adapt most spindles to accept C-series pull back collets, J-series pull back collets, stationary B-series collets, style-S master collets, step chucks & closers and dead-length-® collets. It is possible to increase your machining capabilities by substituting a collet chuck over a jaw chuck for part diameters up to 6 inch depending on the spindle...
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