A new Self-Contained Pneumatic Power Collet Chuck from Crawford Collets (www.crawfor-collets.co.uk) enables a mill, lathe or grinder to be converted easily and inexpensively into a production machine.

The ASR1300 high-speed, direct-drive rotary stage achieves accelerations of up to 8000 rad/s 2 and reaches speeds greater than 1500 rpm in only 90° of travel, making it perfect for the most demanding ...

Shops are realizing significant advantages in using collet blocks rather than standard vises or 3-jaw chucks to grip round, hex, square or odd-shaped parts. A collet automatically centers the ...