and encapsulate it in epoxy damping,” Vacio said. “With the mineral cast components and the Smart Damper, it attacks vibration in the tool- ing.” This system is said to offer up to six times higher productivity, increasing cut- ting speeds while offering superior surface finishes and better tool life.
A Carr Lock system from Carr Lane Manufacturing allows accurately locating and clamping at the same time, for quick-change tooling on horizontal or vertical machining centers.
Quick-Change Pallets Among recent trends, new vertical turning machines (VTM) are speeding up turn- ing of large pipe processing, and newer quick-change palleting systems that are common in Europe are be- coming more popular in the
North American market, said Brad Evans, product manager, workholding, Schunk Inc. (Morrisville, NC). Schunk recently redesigned its Vero-S quick-change pallet system, which is aimed at horizontal turning applications. “Typically the parts we work in are large,” Evans said. “They can be rotational, using lathes. The pipe industry is basically turning, and it uses big through-hole chucks. Quick-change palleting systems are finally catching on in this country. We’re seeing pockets of interest across the board from small munitions manufacturers and we’re seeing a lot of it in oil and gas, with a number of large projects going on.” For setting up machines for gear grinding, the time required has been as much as 8–10 hr, Evans noted. “That’s a lot of money that’s not productive. With a quick- change system that we’ve reduced that substantially.” Other workholding op-
tions are magnetic work- piece gripping systems, which can hold a part when there are no places to clamp it. “Magnetics is a technol- ogy that I’ve been involved with for 20 years,” Evans said. “While it’s still a bit new for this country, there are huge benefits in setup reduction and increased ac- cess to the workpiece.”
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BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling 847-228-7660 /
bigkaiser.com
Carr Lane Manufacturing Co. 314-647-6200 /
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Kitagawa-NorthTech Inc. 847-310-8787 /
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Röhm Products of America 770-963-8440 /
rohm-products.com
Schunk Inc.
800-772-4865 /
schunk.com SMW Autoblok
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