A device used to locate and hold a workpiece. The workholding device references the tool performing the operation on the part being held.
Type | Description | Models |
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Angle Plates | An angle plate is a work holding device used as a fixture in metalworking. | 48 |
Centers | A tool that has been ground to a point to accurately position a workpiece on an axis. | 22 |
Chuck Cylinders (Actuating / Air or Hyd) | 62 | |
Chucks | A self-centering chuck, also known as a scroll chuck, uses jaws, interconnected via a scroll gear, to hold onto a tool or workpiece. | 763 |
Clamps | A clamp is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure. | 200 |
Collet Chucks & Fixtures | 348 | |
Collet Extensions | 48 | |
Collets | A collet is a holding device specifically, a subtype of chuck that forms a collar around the object to be held and exerts a strong clamping force on the object when it is tightened, usually by means of a tapered outer collar. | 125 |
Drill Chucks | 121 | |
Induction Blocks | 11 | |
Jaws | Also referred to as dogs, are arranged in a radially symmetrical pattern to hold the tool or workpiece. | 29 |
Magnetic Blocks | 25 | |
Magnetic Chucks | 131 | |
Magnets | A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. | 25 |
Pallet Changers | 227 | |
Precision Angle Plates | An angle plate is a work holding device used as a fixture in metalworking. | 46 |
Precision Demagnetizers | 9 | |
Sine Bars | A sine bar consists of a hardened, precision ground body with two precision ground cylinders fixed at the ends. | 8 |
Sine Plates | A sine plate is used to get the precise angle of an odd shape. | 13 |
Tombstones | A tombstone is a fixture of two to six or more sides, onto which are mounted parts to be manufactured. | 13 |
Vise Jaws | 8 | |
Vises | A vise or vice is a mechanical screw apparatus used for holding or clamping a work piece to allow work to be performed on it with tools. | 375 |