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Upcoming Shows

September 8-13, 2008
IMTS 2008
McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois. Lakeside Center East, Hall C,
Kurt Workholding Booth #F-2565
Kurt Chipmunk Booth #D-4738

News

Tooling and Production Independent 2007 Workholding Survey Ranks Kurt Manufacturing 2nd Highest out of 32 manufacturers

Kurt Manufacturing Named Industrial Equipment News' 2006 Vises & Workholders Best Brands Winner!

Releases

New Kurt 4 Inch Capacity HDL Vises Introduced – Available In Manual
And Hydraulic Models For Precision High Density Workholding Of Smaller Parts

New, Low Profile 5-Axis Vise Now Available From Kurt -- Provides More Machining Center Part Clearance
Doing Continuous 5-Axis Machining Operations

Kurt Introduces The 5C Angle Boss For Mounting In Kurt 6 Inch Vises

Kurt To Exhibit New USB Data Collection & Control Module And 5-Axis Vise Clamping System
At Quality Expo 2007, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Booth #7804

Kurt Versatile Lock Vises Have One-Piece Body And Stationary Jaw Design – Provides 0.0005 Inch Clamping Repeatability

Kurt XL Extra Capacity Vises Position And Clamp Large Parts With Up To 20,000 Lbs.
Clamping Force – Have Zero Lift Anglock® Jaw Design

Kurt Self-Centering Vise Ideal For Quickly Matching Centerlines In Multiple Vise Setups – Has Zero Lift Anglock® Jaw Design

Continuous 5-Axis Cutting Motion Of Pockets, Sculptured Surfaces,
And 3-D Features Made Possible With New Kurt 5-Axis Vise Clamping System

Kurt Workholding Named Best Vise And Workholding Brand For 2006 – Over 500,000 Vises Sold To Date

Edmundo Bennett Durell Appointed Commercial Agent For Kurt Workholding In Central And South America In Addition To Mexico

Kurt Zero-Point Workholding Systems Available In Heavy Duty,
Automatic, Standard And Custom Versions For Workholding Setups In Seconds

More Kurt Releases

Articles

Falcon Precision Industries, Inc. Uses New Kurt VB 5AX100 Schenke 5.1 Clamping System To Eliminate Special Holding Fixtures For Its Short Run Aerospace Component Machining – Allows Single Setup, Five-Axis Milling, Drilling And Face-Milling Of Exotic Materials With High Clamping Rigidity

Setup Time Reduced 50 Percent At Adaero Precision Components Ltd.
Using VB DockLock® Zero-Point Workholding System – 30 Minute Setup Savings Impacts Profitability

Omnitool, Inc. Reduces Machining Center Need From 2 Machines To 1 Using New Kurt VB 5X100
Schenke 5.1 Clamping System -- 3D Roughing And Face-Milling Operations Performed At 270 In/Min

Kurt's Ductile Iron ClusterTowersŪ Provide Needed Clamping Rigidity To Hold 0.001 Tolerances
For Roberts Automatic Products --- Kurt Setup Replaces Aluminum Towers

Super Torquer Reduces Machined Clutch System Component Costs By 65 Percent Utilizing Four
Kurt HD Vises -- Setup With Quick Change Jaws Hold 40 Components For Highest Density Machining

Vincent Precision Machining Improves Per Part Setup Time From 5 Minutes To Less Than A Minute
By Changing To Kurt HDL Vises With Ductile Iron Bodies - Improves VMC "In-The-Cut" Time

A More Palletable Method Of Workholding - Kurt Custom Made 6 Inch Pallet Vise
Insures ± .0005 Accuracy And Reduces Setup Time By 30 Minutes While Increasing Productivity

Combining Flexible Kurt CarvLock™ ClusterTower™ Setups With DoubleLock Vises
And Dedicated Fixtures Maximize Machine Output At SPX Service Solutions

Twin Kurt Vise Setup Clamps 1500 Lb. Hammer Dies Vertically For Precision Machining
-- Setup Time Reduced By 50 Percent Over Dedicated Fixtures At Impact Forge, Inc.

Tescom Corporation Improves Productivity 50 Percent - Reduces Workholding Part Loading Time From
Minutes To Just Seconds By Changing To New Kurt HD Vises From Standard Single Station Vises

Precise Products Improves Productivity 50 Percent; Reduces Workholding
Changeover From 5 Minutes To Just 1 Minute Using New Kurt HD Vises

Ten Cluster Tower Workholding System From Kurt Utilizes Stepped Jaws Allowing
Machining On Three Sides Of Each Part -- -- Increases Output While Reducing Setup Time

more Kurt Articles

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