New from Kitagawa is the new TP530 NC Rotary Table, which is well-suited for machining large workpieces such as oil pipe. This rotary table features a compact design that is signifi cantly smaller than a conventional rotary table, weigh- ing 440 lb (200 kg) more. “The result is that the end user doesn’t have to buy as large a machine to handle heavy-duty machining of large workpieces,” said Winard. For fi ve-axis machining, Kitaga- wa’s VAX125 compact vise features versatile clamping with 40-kN maximum clamping torque by built-in toggle joint mechanism that allows clamping many kinds of materials from hard to soft.
Look for Cost Savings Under the Spindle “Customers traditionally have programs in place and generally don’t change tooling on the spindle without some cost savings associated with the change,” said Paul Kieta, national sales manager, Jergens Workholding (Cleve- land, OH). “Larger customers even have formal programs or utilize the cost saving forms from cutting tool suppliers when they’re looking at making a change in tooling. It’s a widely accepted practice in industry to do that.” Jergens calls its approach, Savings Under the Spindle. “We are taking a similar approach to document setup time reduction. What we deliver to the customer is additional machining time by keeping the spindle running and, in many cases, by putting more parts on the machine table for hori- zontal, vertical and fi ve-axis machining.” Jergens looks at a customers’ opera- tions and applications and chooses from four different quick change classes of solution that reduce setup time, reduce the number of tool changes, and in- crease spindle uptime. The four include the Bock quick change grid system, Ball Lock universal mounting system, the Jergens ZPS zero point clamping
system and the Fixture-Pro system for fi ve-axis machining. The Fixture-Pro Drop&Lock Pallet can also be used for fi rst article inspection on a coordinate measuring machine or on a secondary operation. “These are modular systems allowing
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