Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

Workholding solutions vary almost as much as applications. This gives shops the ability to choose workholding that’s targeted to their needs, prioritizing different factors depending on the type of ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. DMT Workholding has achieved success by focusing on the thing ...

Manufacturers prioritize lightweighting as they move to a mix of lighter, more advanced materials for structural parts. Historically, automotive manufacturers favored steel for its strength and lower ...

SPEEDGRIP CHUCK CO. is offering three new products that will be demonstrated at IMTS 2024, booth #432268 – NDS Quick-Change Mandrel, QCR Quick-Change Receiver, and CSC Contactless Stroke Control – to ...

Designing a file to cut on a CNC is only part of the process. You also have to keep it in place while the machine does its work. [Garrett Fromme] walks us through five different work holding ...

The multiple gripping locations of the ShapeCompliant Hydraulic Chuck from Hardinge Inc. grip a part as-is without forcing an outof-round part to round-up. Workpiece clamping with electro-permanent ...

Workholding for Multi-Axis CNC Machines provides an overview of common workholding devices and adapters for multi-axis CNC machines. Multi-axis machines have a greater range of motion and more cutting ...

The CL5 quick-change five-axis workholding system consists of three components: a subplate, a riser, and top tooling made up of a vise or a fixture plate. The subplate transforms a T-slot table into a ...

Above: An adaptable CNC work-holding fixture utilizing ferrofluid and a magnetic array to hold a thin-walled part for precision machining. One challenge facing the manufacturing industry is the time ...