Workholding Tips
Which CNC Milling Vises Are Most Reliable for Tight Tolerances?
Compare Kurt’s most popular vises to find the right fit for precision, workpiece access, mounting flexibility and faster changeovers. When...
How to Choose a 5-Axis Precision CNC Vise in 2026
A practical guide to choosing a 5-axis CNC vise, including jaw lift, clamping force, repeatability, jaw options, mounting systems and automation.
Back-to-Back Vise Mounting Maximizes Machine Space with Minimal Cost
In high-efficiency machining environments, every inch of table space and every second of spindle time matters. If you’re running horizontal...
How to Choose the Right Self Centering CNC Vise
Modern CNC machining increasingly relies on 4- and 5-axis equipment to produce complex parts efficiently and accurately. Choosing the right self-centering,...
Kurt Specialty Vises
Precision Tool Room, Self-Centering, and Vertical Workholding Solutions Kurt Workholding specialty vises are engineered to solve advanced machining challenges where...
Extra Capacity CNC Vises for Large Part Machining: Kurt XL8, XL6, XL6H, XL8H, XL6A, D100 and PF840 Self-Centering Vise
Precision Workholding for Large and Complex CNC Machining When machining large, heavy, or high-value parts, workholding is a critical determinant...
Boosting Machining Efficiency and Flexibility with Caged Tombstones
When it comes to high-efficiency workholding in machining, few tools rival the versatility of Kurt’s caged tombstones. Originally developed by Kurt’s Custom...
Workholding Automation: Cutting Through the Confusion
NEW WEBINAR: No matter what your workholding application, automation always makes sense. Kurt Workholding helps you pick the right tool...
How to Machine Better Parts with Soft Jaws – Webinar
Kurt Workholding is pleased to bring you a new webinar featuring Steve Tschida, Kurt Workholding engineering manager, and Bill Ehnstrom,...
A Turnkey Solution: How to Automate a Hydraulic Vise
Kurt offers several turnkey solutions for hydraulic workholding automation. With any of our Hydraulic vises, a KHP3 pump and a...
How to Automate a Pneumatic Vise
The Kurt DX6A Pneumatic Vise is part of our new automated DX vise series. The new air vise shares many...
Vise locating with Bolt-on Keys versus Sine Keys
Bolt-on keys are a traditional way to locate vises to mills and beds which have t-slots. But today’s machine shops...