|
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Diaphragm chucks mount the top jaws on a steel membrane or diaphragm. Typically, these top jaws are custom-fabricated for specific workholding applications. Applying hydraulic or pneumatic pressure to the inside of the diaphragm (either directly or with a cylinder) causes the membrane to bulge outward and expand the jaws. After the workpiece is loaded, the pressure is released, causing the top jaws to retract, close, and clamp the workpiece. Products & Services
Chucks are attachments used to hold a workpiece or cutting tool on a machine tool. This product area covers a variety of chuck types, including: clamping, collet, core, diaphragm, draw bar, electrostatic, fixturing, gear, grinding, lathe, magnetic, milling, pull down, roll, safety, scroll, speed, spindle, universal, vacuum and woodworking chucks.
Chuck jaws are inserts that fit into a chuck and grip the workpiece. There are three types of chuck jaws: base jaws, hard jaws, and soft jaws.
Vise jaws are inserts that fit into a vise and grip the workpiece. Smooth-faced metal or soft plastic jaws are used to avoid marring of polished or pliable workpieces.
Workholding components are precision-made production tooling used to safely and accurately position and hold work pieces during a production line process.
Grippers activate jaws or fingers to pick up, hold, or move work pieces in an automated or robotic system.
Product Announcements
Topics of Interest
Diaphragm chucks mount the top jaws on a steel membrane or diaphragm. Typically, these top jaws are custom-fabricated for specific workholding applications. Applying hydraulic or pneumatic pressure to...
(Read More)
5.3.2 Pneumatic Actuator Design
The most commonly applied pneumatic actuator over the past 40 years has been the diaphragm actuator (Fig. 5.8). Most diaphragm actuators are designed for linear motion,...
(Read More)
An actuator is the mechanism by which an agent acts upon an environment. The agent can be either an artificial intelligent agent or any other autonomous being.
The common forms of actuators are...
(Read More)
The chief advantage of diaphragm actuators is that they are relatively inexpensive to produce and are commonly seen through the entire process industry. Although limited in high-thrust requirements,...
(Read More)
5.7.1 Introduction to Auxiliary Handwheels
Occasionally manual operation of an actuated valve is preferred or required; therefore, an auxiliary handwheel is attached to the actuator to allow for...
(Read More)
Technical Articles
|
|
