+p workholding vises increase machining productivity 50%: combining two double station hydraulic and a single manually actuated vise on a VMC recently delivered a 50% productivity increase in valve body machining operations.(WORKHOLDING / TOOLHOLDING)

Modern Applications News | April 1, 2005 | Copyright

Previously using manually operated single station Kurt vises, Tescom Corporation's (Elk River, MN) workholding upgrade allowed the company to transition economically into a much more productive and flexible workholding setup accommodating more than 500 different valve body models and sizes that make up its product line.

The workholding change was possible within the capabilities of a Fadal Model 3016 VMC. The change allowed the company to continue to use more than 300 sets of existing quick-change jaws machined to hold its various size valve body components in the ...

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