Designed to reduce set-up times on lathes, the new BR-series of 3-jaw chucks from Japanese firm Kitagawa is capable of a gripping accuracy of 0.01 mm TIR (total indicator reading) or less when using optional T-Nuts Plus jaws. Repeatability of jaw exchange is within the same tolerance, even on the largest chuck. They are manufactured in 6”, 8”, ......
26/06/2020
OnRobot, a specialist in robotic end-of-arm tooling, has launched a compact, single-pad version of its Gecko no-mark adhesive gripper. The Gecko SP (single-pad) gripper ......
24/02/2020
At Southern Manufacturing 2020 (11-13 February, Farnborough, Stand G205) 1st Machine Tool Accessories will show for the first time in the UK the newly developed Kitagawa ......
11/12/2019
Gewefa UK is expanding its partner portfolio with the addition of products from the Fahrion Precision Centro P (Premium) range of collet chucks. The company will ......
21/11/2019
Hainbuch has released a fully updated version of its TESTit device for measuring the force of external and internal clamping. Some six years after the product was first ......
05/07/2019
The newly launched Maprox AIR chucks and the ER range of pneumatic collet holders for automation are now available in the UK from exclusive agent, Leader Chuck ......
20/06/2019
Japanese manufacturer Kitagawa, represented in the UK and Ireland by sole sales agent 1st Machine Tool Accessories, has introduced the first in its MK series of general ......
28/05/2019
Under its sole agency agreement with Japanese manufacturer Kitagawa, 1st Machine Tool Accessories is offering the newly developed Swift Klamp to machinists in the UK. ......
22/03/2019
Workholding equipment supplier 1st Machine Tool Accessories is advising that a quick-change chuck has the ability to eliminate a majority of the time wasted when ......
08/01/2019
Röhm’s upgraded KZS centric-clamping vices are suitable for, among other things, six-sided machining involving two clamping operations on round or prismatic workpieces. ......
14/12/2018
The MASA range of Microconic workholding systems for sub-spindle clamping of small workpieces in sliding-head lathes such as those manufactured by Tornos, Citizen and ......
22/11/2018
The Hilma division of German workholding specialist Roemheld has entered into a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with long-term co-operation partner Rivi Magnetics, Sassuolo, ......
07/09/2018
Aerospace engineering firm JJ Churchill has signed a further contract exceeding £70m with Rolls‐Royce Civil Aerospace, company announced today (18 July)....
18/07/2018
Gripping systems and clamping technology leader Schunk has expanded its product range with a sealed six-jaw pendulum compensation chuck Rota NCR-A for clamping ......
07/05/2018
The Vero-S quick change pallet system from Schunk has been further extended with the introduction of the company’s WDB basic, WDS staple and WDN direct clamping modules. ......
12/01/2018SME manufacturers across England have been given a £6.5m funding boost to help them recover from the Covid-19 pandemic ......
A new survey from SteelScout has found that more than 60% of professionals in the manufacturing industry expect the ......
5G can underpin the next revolution in Scotland’s manufacturing base, with the development of a private testbed at a ......
