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Nontraditional workholding solutions at BIG KAISER

Metal working facilities constantly strive to reduce machining times, and saving a  minute or two here or there can really add up. According to John Zaya, workholding product manager for Big Kaiser, time savings can be achieved using flexible workholding systems. This is especially true for companies that have a high part mix, low volume, and when parts might be tall, large, or oddly shaped.

Full Grip Pie Jaws

Full Grip Pie Jaws
Dillon full grip jaws, machined from 6061 extruded aluminum for increased strength, are now available up to 28-inches in diameter. Machining from bar stock eliminates the porosity inherent with large-diameter aluminum castings, providing a stronger and more reliable workholding product.

Power Bar Modular Platform

Power Bar Modular Platform
The Power Bar from Mitee-Bite Products LLC is a modular platform designed to elevate your capabilities with some of the strongest clamps on the market. Utilizing any of the DK model OK-Vise wedge clamps or the largest Mitee-Bite Pitbull clamps, you have the options to elevate your workpiece for mill- and drill-through operations or forcing your parts onto the machine table.

Automated Part Clamping

Automated Part Clamping
When an equipment manufacturer wanted to automate part clamping for a high-volume casting to be machined in a robot attended machining cell they turned to Kurt Workholding custom engineers for support. After reviewing the initial machining cell and part requirements, Kurt engineers drew upon past workholding experience and designs along with some new developing ideas in air powering workholding systems.

ISCAR's new Penta 17 line now for Swiss and Miniature Machining

Iscar's latest addition in the PENTA series introduces a new 5-cornered insert for machining miniature parts. The unique shape and design of the insert rekindles this legacy insert by opening new frontiers for additional applications. Standard inserts now available in a wide range of widths from 0.010" – 0.125", with different edge configurations for parting, grooving, back-turning, side-turning, profiling and threading. The insert and toolholders enable the machining of miniature parts with right and left capabilities next to the shoulder of the workpiece.

Toggle Clamps

Toggle Clamps
WDS Component Parts Ltd. has expanded its offering of toggle clamps, adding new sizes at both the small and large end of the range, plus filling in some intermediate gaps and introducing new design variants.

DX6 CrossOver Hydraulic Vise

DX6 CrossOver Hydraulic Vise
The Kurt newly designed rotary table workholding system is designed using the Kurt DX6 CrossOver hydraulic vise with a trunnion mounted onto a 4-axis rotary table. The system uses double-acting hydraulics, which is desirable for automated part loading and unloading via a robotic system. Additionally, the system can be used for manual part loading and unloading.