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. ......
12/01/2018Businesses with creative ideas to boost the UK’s manufacturing capabilities, including using robotics, AI and augmented ......
The second part of Protolabs’ Horizon Shift report, which involved aerospace business leaders from across Europe, ......
A key Ficep UK customer is employing four tool vending machines across multiple sites that provide automated control ......
