News | June 14, 2000

Kurt Expands Its Custom Engineered Workholding Offering With New Options And High Productivity Features

Source: Kurt Manufacturing, Industrial Products Division
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Does your latest milling job require more than your current worhhoiding can provide?

Do you have current machining jobs in need of upgrade to realize greater throughput?

These questions get sound answers from the Custom Engineered Workholding specialists at Kurt Manufacturing Company. Whether it's vises on a subplate or hydraulic swing clamps on a tombstone fixture, Kurt has answers for improved machining productivity. Kurt's design staff is trained and equipped to tackle virtually any workholding need.

Depending on the application, many workholding combinations can be esigned using Kurt vises and workholding modular components. Using Kurt cluster Towers or Tool Blox for the mounting base, the just-right Kurt vise modules can be easily integrated from its full line of DoubleLack, VersatileLock, ClusterLock, MiniLock, and MoveLock vises to achieve high density workholding applications.

The primary reason for a Custom Engineered Workholding system is to take full advantage of today's GNC machining centers high productivity potential. Because they are designed of steel and ductile iron components, Custom Engineered Workholding systems easily handle high horsepower cuts and provide precise and chatter free workholding of even the most difficult to clamp components. They hold parts true with "steel" workholding precision and less deflection resulting in more accurate finished parts.

To increase the flexibility and productivity of this type of workholding system, Kurt's quick change carvabie aluminum jaws are available along with soft steel jaws.

For fast repeat setup accuracy, Kurt has developed a system of interlocking serrated mounting surfaces far use with its MoveLock and Minihock modular workholding components.

Interested in more information an Kurt's Custom Engineered Workholding? Gall 1-800-328-25fi5 for FREE brochure or download it from the Kurt website, www.kurt.com.