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Pilot Tool Calibration system for thick turret tooling December 2006
 
thick turret punch press tooling A new and improved model of Mate Tooling's Pilot Tool Calibration System allows users of thick turret presses to verify and align upper and lower tool holders to maintain top performance while safeguarding tooling and eliminating scrapped parts because of turret alignment problems..

Pilot Tool is designed to verify and restore the angular and concentric alignment of punching stations of most popular thick turret punch presses, including those with eccentric turrets, this system is highly accurate and easy to use.

The new system with interlocking design and tri-color LED indicator lights is available for 1-1/4 inch B, 2 inch C, 3-1/2 inch D and 4-1/2 inch E stations. The alignment tools for 1/2 inch A stations and Finn-Power Multi-Tool stations use a twin dowel pin design. The Mate Pilot system is also available in two packages to suit thick turret and Finn-Power punch presses.
 
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