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Kurt Tip of the Month by Topic
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Tightening. It is a good practice to become familiar with your vises clamping forces. (April 2008) |
| Ever wanted to hold a part at a custom angle within a vise? (March 2008) |
| Is your machining center productivity restricted because components aren't presented to the cutting spindle quick enough?. (January 2008) |
| Considering a Lean Initiative? See how set-up time was reduced 50 percent using VB DockLock Zero-Point Workholding System? (December 2007) |
| Is reducing machining center need from 2 machines to 1 possible? (November 2007) |
FAST-40 second jaw plate changes. With the InnerLock jaw plates, it takes only 40 seconds to change jaws. (October 2007) |
| FLASHBACK - Helpful Tips for maintaining a healthy vise! (September 2007) |
| Less Jaw Lift Equals Better Parts! (August 2007) |
| Kurt Versatile Lock Vises Have One-Piece Body And Stationary Jaw Design – Provides 0.0005 Inch Clamping Repeatability (July 2007) |
| Did You Know? Kurt Electronics provides gaging systems from simple benchtop stations to multifeatured measuring machines for automotive, medical, aerospace, and manufacturing applications. (June 2007) |
| Comparison of average loss on set-up changes! (machining hour $90) Increased efficiency with VB DockLock zero-point workholding system. (May 2007) |
| Custom or Standard Workholding... Do You Know What is Best? Let Kurt Help You Decide. Ask the Kurt Guy For Advice. (April 2007) |
Reduce Machined Component Costs By 65 Percent? (March 2007) |
| If the workholding isn't rigid enough, part quality suffers. Cutter life is reduced. Downtime occurs. And operator frustration sets in. It's a task that requires the rigidity of ductile iron workholding. (February 2007) |
| Machining on 5 sides with one single clamping operation. (January 2007) |
| Workholding Accessories can help can help make machining easier and more productive. (December 2006) |
| History Of Vises. Vises date back to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Their refinement parallels the advancements in machine tool technology, which was greatly accelerated in the 1960’s with the advent of computer numerical control (CNC) machines. (November 2006) |
Did you know? Kurt has 8 inch parallel sets for your 8 inch vise. Kurt has machine your own drawbar kits for knee mills. Kurt has a dedicated "Custom Engineered Workholding Team". (October 2006) |
Are you Machining with 5 Axis? Why not use a Kurt VB 5 Axis Schenke Clamping System? (September 2006) |
Using and maintaining your vise properly will insure long reliable service from your vise. Here are some things to consider to get the most out of your workholding. (August 2006) |
How to improve part setup time from 5 minutes to less than a minute. Here's one 'Medical Miracle' which accomplished even more. (July 2006) |
Robotized, zero-point workholding is here. It can help increase throughput and precision. (June 2006) |
How to Improve Productivity? Find new ways to improve throughput or improve your existing workholding and machining systems by evaluating a custom workholding package. (May 2006) |
To Go Manual or Hydraulic? (April 2006) |
Minimize Deflection To Hold Tight Tolerances In A Kurt AngLock Vise. (March 2006) |
Kurt Self-Centering Vises Kurt has two Self-Centering vises, a four inch jaw width (SCD430) and a six inch jaw width (SCD640). (February 2006) |
Is Zero-Point Workholding For You? (January 2006) |
Vise Maintenance - Every 6 to 12 Months. (December 2005) |
Daily, Weekly and Monthly Vise maintenance. (November 2005) |
A More Palletable Method Of Workholding. New View Of The Workholding Process Leads To Hybrid Pallet Vise Design. (October 2005) |
Reduce Tool Change Time By 75 Percent on Knee Mills. (September 2005) |
| Workstops are receiving more attention than in the past. The reason is that in multiple vise set ups, jawplates can be interchanged quickly without loosing the location of the attached workstop. (August 2005) |
Higher quantity lot sizes make multiple vise set ups desirable. (July 2005) |
Jaw plate considerations affecting part contact and set up repeatability. (June 2005) |
Workholding For Simple Machines Such As Knee-Type Mills. (May 2005) |
| Helpful accessories make the clamping job easier. Many workholding gadgets have been developed by toolmakers to eliminate a particular workholding problem. (April 2005) |
| Custom Fixturing. When And How Used (Part Four of a Series) (March 2005) |
| Highest Workholding Density Tips (Part Three of a Series) (February 2005) |
| Vise selection and their characteristics (Part Two of a Series) (January 2005) |
| Vise selection and their characteristics (Part One of a Series)(December 2004) |
Reduce downtime and set up time. The Clak parallels simply snap in and out of the master jaw, eliminates external clamps and locks thanks to the internal locking system. (November 2004) |
Pinning jaw plates to accurately locate jaw plates to the face of movable or stationary jaw blocks are a common practice. (October 2004) |
Kurt AngLock vises are designed for maximum efficiency. (September 2004) |
DoubleLock Maintenance. (August 2004) |
Diamond Coated Hard Jaws. There comes a time in the experience of every machinist when the job at hand requires a different approach. (June 2004) |
Power Drawbar Adjustment. (May 2004) |
Power Drawbar Tip. When using the Kurt power drawbar, remember to raise the quill all the way up to the tool change position. (April 2004) |
Vise Maintenance. To assure continuous service of your vise, it is important to regularly clean and maintain it. (March 2004) |
Never use an impact wrench on any Kurt vises, especially the DoubleLock Series. (February 2004) |
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