Workholding Wisdom Posts

Workholding Wisdom Posts

Using Hydraulic Clamping to Your Advantage

Posted by Crystal Van Vleet

Pivoting to a solution featuring hydraulic workholding fixtures can save time and reduce error.

Workholding Wisdom Posts

Improving Throughput with 4th-Axis Rotary Tables

Posted by Meaghan Ziemba

When working with a VMC, a traditional 3-axis setup can be limiting—integrating 4th-axis CNC rotary table capabilities can improve flexibility and throughput.

Workholding Wisdom Posts

Building a Custom Hydraulic Fixturing Solution

Posted by Crystal Van Vleet

An aerospace supplier was in need of a large and complex hydraulic fixturing solution. With a model already created in CAD, they were seeking a build partner who could assemble and test it for them.

Workholding Wisdom Posts

Eliminating Wasted Material with 5th Axis Workholding

Posted by Levi Johnston

Dovetailing has long been considered one of the strongest ways to join wood. How can manufacturers utilize dovetail vise jaws for more efficient 5-axis machining?

Workholding Wisdom Posts

Increasing Productivity with a 4th Axis CNC Solution for Workholding

Posted by Levi Johnston

How Martin’s Stallion trunnion table system and AME’s CDV improve efficiency for vertical machining centers.

Workholding Wisdom Posts

The Value-Add of Collaboration: How Outside Partners Can Drive Growth

Posted by Nick Goellner

When customers think of AMROK, the first thing that seems to come to mind is “leaders in tombstone manufacturing”, and that is certainly a reputation we are proud of and feel we have earned. However, what customers may not realize is that tombstones are just a small segment of our company. Through the years, we’ve also cultivated a reputation for building and maintaining strong…

Workholding Wisdom Posts

How To: Maximize the Potential of Your Machining Envelope with Modular Vises

Posted by Crystal Van Vleet

Where can you make adjustments to take advantage of maximizing your shop’s potential while harnessing the creativity of your engineers, machinists, and operators?

Workholding Wisdom Posts

4th-Axis Workholding Systems Provide Streamlined, Efficient Setup

Posted by Meaghan Ziemba

There are many advantages to upgrading your workholding setup to include a modular, 4th-axis workholding system, and a simpler, more streamlined, and more efficient setup are just the start.

Workholding Wisdom Posts

4th-Axis Workholding Provides Improved Efficiency

Posted by Crystal Van Vleet

Improve your throughput by upgrading your vertical machining center (VMC) setup to include a full 4th-axis workholding trunnion and modular fixturing system.

Workholding Wisdom Posts

Tombstone Testing for Dynamic Performance

Posted by Meaghan Ziemba

Because tombstones support the workpiece during machining, their dynamic response becomes part of the entire system. The goal of this effort was to measure the dynamics individually and then as part of a machine set up. All tests were conducted by Dr. Tony L. Schmitz, a world renowned mechanical engineering professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Joint Faculty at Oak RIdge National Laboratory, who specializes in machine tool research and manufacturing engineering.

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