Machinery & Machining Tools

Precision Power Chucks have dual actuator design.

Precision Power Chucks have dual actuator design.

Offering .0001 in. repeating accuracy, PPC-D chucks utilize dual actuator design for optimizing clamping force and RPM capability as well as rigidity and draw tube forces. QC precision jaw locating system maintains .0002 in. max workpiece runout after jaw change without remachining top jaws. It also enables interchangeability of finished machined jaws between different chucks and maintains max...

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Fixture Mounting System suits automated workholding.

Combining Ball Lock mounting technology with hydraulic power, quick-change Hydraulic Ball Lock(TM) System delivers speed of hydraulic clamping with positive mechanical lock. Fixture plates are dropped onto manifold-mounted Ball Lock shanks, which are hydraulically unlocked but lock mechanically. Measuring 25 mm x .75 in., shanks will not release unless hydraulic pressure is reapplied. System both...

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Abrasive Discs work with hard-to-grind materials.

Abrasive Discs work with hard-to-grind materials.

With blaze orange grain-side color, Norton SGÂ-® BLAZE R980 discs cut materials such as stainless steel, cobalt, chrome, inconel, and titanium. Conical shaped Type 29 flap wheels; single- and 3-ply Speed-Lok discs; and Type 27 flat discs feature wear resistant ceramic grain, polyester backing, and grinding aid. Each grain continually fractures in grinding process, along sub-micron faults in...

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Precision Diaphragm Chuck has built-in air cylinder.

Precision Diaphragm Chuck has built-in air cylinder.

Along with front-mounting design, JAP100 Cylinder-Integrated Diaphragm Chuck features changeable jaw pad (full-circle jaw) made of hardened bearing steel and built-in air cylinder. Design minimizes air leakage with its air containing construction and 0.0004 in. clearance between rotary and stationary parts of cylinder. With no sliding parts to wear out, workholding product offers 0.00004 in....

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EDM Machine facilitates medical hardware production.

EDM Machine facilitates medical hardware production.

Combining MELFA RV-12S 6-axis robot with MD+PRO wire EDM, MD+CELL minimizes need for operator intervention and maximizes unattended running time. Robot provides 12 kg payload and 64-position magazine. MD+PRO comes with .006-.012 in. wire capable automatic threading and all-axis absolute control, which enables accurate positioning without returning to zero after power failure. Integration of...

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Portable Linear Mill handles difficult field machining.

Featuring heavy-duty spindle, Model LM6000 offers metal removal rates up to 7.0 cu-in./min with 8.0 in. dia cutter and 25 hp hydraulic power unit for fast milling, even in vertical orientation. Machine has rigid, welded steel bed to minimize sag and torsional twisting. With feed rate of 0.4-20.0 ipm, LM6000 offers X-axis travels from 48-144 in., Y-axis travels of 24 or 36 in., and Z-axis travels...

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CNC Collet Chucks offer dead-length operation.

CNC Collet Chucks offer dead-length operation.

With runout guarantee of 0.0003 in. TIR or better, Accu-Length(TM) CNC Collet Chucks include 3J A2-5 and 3J 110 mm small body models designed for sub-spindles, and S-26 A2-5 model that provides 2 5/8 in. gripping capacity for smaller machines. Available accessories include hardened and ground solid collets, emergency collets that can be bored to size, ejectors for sub-spindle part removal, collet...

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Fluid Cell Press targets aerospace industry suppliers.

Flexform Model QFC 1x2-800 intermediate sized sheet metal forming press offers cycle times that average to less than 3 min. Sheet metal blanks are formed over single, shape defining tool half by flexible rubber diaphragm under uniform hydrostatic pressure. Multiple tool halves and blanks are placed in dual 1 x 2 m trays which shuttle in and out of press frame containing pressurized diaphragm....

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