ITC Taps Into Huge Benefits With New Synchro Tapping System

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Now available from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) is the Mega Synchro Tapping Chuck from BIG KAISER. The innovative new tapping chuck has a special function built-in to compensate for synchronisation errors that may occur during rigid tapping. 

The comprehensive new product line from ITC incorporates more than 60 body types and 193 tap holders. The exceptionally diverse portfolio enables the end-user to select the perfect combination between the fixture and the tap holder, providing the ideal cantilever length for any machine and processing scenario. 

Industry 4.0-compatible project develops workholding

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Two German firms, 5-axis vertical machining centre manufacturer Wenzler (Heller group) and workholding equipment specialist Roemheld, have developed a process that allows a casting or other component to be secured ready for machining, while at the same time checking it for accuracy of form and position before machining starts. 

It avoids adding value to defective workpieces that will later be scrapped, increasing process reliability, raising productivity and lowering production costs. Details of the project are available to manufacturers in Britain and Ireland through Roemheld UK 

Hainbuch Expands Clamping Portfolio With Acquisition

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Hainbuch has now acquired German automation specialists Vischer & Bolli. With the acquisition of the Lindau based company, Hainbuch is expanding its range of stationary workpiece clamping devices. By incorporating Vischer & Bolli Automation into the Hainbuch brand, the high-precision component clamping experts has expanded their automation whilst offering an even wider range of stationary workpiece clamping devices. 

LANG Technik delivers ‘Lights-Out’ Machining

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LANG Technik products are the first choice workholding systems for many users involved in the global machining industry. Previously sold in the UK through a distributor, LANG Technik UK was established in 2019 to provide sales and application support for both existing and new customers. 

In addition to achieving excellent levels of sales of the company’s famous workholding products, over the past 2 years LANG Technik UK has also had great success in installing a number of the company’s highly-efficient LANG RoboTrex automation systems.