Particularly in individual part and small series production, the clamping of the workpiece is a time-consuming and cost-intensive factor. That calls for effective strategies for increasing productivity by reducing set-up times. Palletising systems such as the Power-Grip zero-point clamping system from Röhm offer a significant boost in productivity. This modular system meets the demands for customised solutions with the best possible utilisation of the machine capacity. Whereas to date the (…)

Vacu-Vise is a clamping method using vacuum as an alternative to conventional vises operated pneumatically, hydraulically or mechanically. This clamping system consists of a specially designed vacuum chuck and two clamping jaws, which are mounted on a rigid, but resiliently deformable support plate. When vacuum is switched on, the support plate is drawn into a trough and deformed in such a way that the clamping jaws tip towards each other and thereby clamp the work piece securely with (…)

Hannover Messe day two… a quite genial system to clamp parts of any shape very precisely yet using very simple and not so precise clamping parts is presented by Ijspeert Innovative Technologies on Hall 2, stand D54. Ijspeert Innovative Technologies transforms CERN’s cutting edge techniques into efficient industrial applications Ideal for any shape The diaphragm technique of CERN is ideal for the clamping and centring of parts of any shape, eg for their machining on a lathe or a CNC (…)

Witte has developed a completely new type of vacuum chuck which operates without any kind of extra vacuum supply unit. This can be discovered till the end of the week on the company’s booth (Hall 5, Booth E53) at EMO. The vacuum chuck consists of a patented vacuum supply unit with battery and an automatic control system. Safety equipment and signal lights that show clamping and battery loading condition are also integrated and ensure process safety On demand set-up The clamping surface (…)

Minimal clamping device interference contour and even less mass - Hainbuch’s response to these requirements: TOPlus mini, the chuck with the extra small interference contour. These two factors play an ever-greater role in complete machining. Direct comparison shows the size difference between the TOPlus mini [left] and the standard TOPlus chuck [right]. Accessibility of the tools and lower energy consumption are the characteristics of a modern and future-oriented clamping device. Today, (…)