Workholding While the fi ve-axis workholding systems each offer unique
specifi cations and benefi ts, they do have this in common: They are selling a system that lifts the part, in order to give the machine spindle enough clearace to do its job; they all prom- ise rigidity and accuracy in clamping; and they all promise the ability to quickly change out fi xturing with specifi ed accuracy. Workholding is an area where the metric (or International System of Units) and US customary units of measurement can come into confl ict, more so than in other areas of manu- facturing. For example, attaching a metric riser and vise to a subplate with boltholes in inches may require an adapator plate or other modifi cations. Some of the new systems try to eliminate those complications.
A Complete System
The FixturePro system, introduced by Jergens at IMTS in 2010, consists of a wide range of tooling designed for fi ve-axis machining centers. It consists of tight-tolerance subplates,
Carr-Lane launched its CL5 fi ve-axis workholding system at the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show in Toronto last fall. The CL5 quick-change, fi ve-axis workholding sys- tem consists of three components: a subplate, a riser and top tooling made up of a vise or a fi xture plate. The risers and vises are designed and built in Germany, in conjunc- tion with Roemheld.
risers, pallet changers and top tooling with repeatability of ±0.0005" (0.013 mm). Top tooling includes fi ve-axis vises, collet fi xtures and dovetail vises and more. The line offers a variety of mounting accessories and confi gura- tions providing fl exibility based on part requirements. The system is also de- signed to work together with other Jer- gens quick-change fi xturing including the Ball Lock Mounting System. Jergens says that setup time can be reduced by up to 90% or more with FixturePro. Paul Kieta, national sales manager,
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Jergens Workholding Solutions Group, said that the thing that makes Fixture- Pro special is that it is a system, fi rst and foremost. Because of that, he said, “it can be adapted for any situation and moved from machine to machine. As jobs change or new machines are purchased, the workholding tooling can still be used.”
Prior to FixturePro coming to mar- ket, Kieta said, a shop would have to “search for the right set of tooling, build custom tooling or adapt non fi ve-axis
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