Blum-Novotest is the recognised developer of high quality measuring and testing technology. It offers touch probes and laser measuring systems for tool setting and breakage detection, machine tool probes for workpiece measurement and broken tool detection, as well as sophisticated probing software for contour measurement in machining centres.
The Bowers Metrology Group specialises in delivering a full and comprehensive range of precision measuring solutions. Over the years, Bowers has proven its success with rapid, sustained growth and now prides itself on being the world’s leading bore gauge manufacturer; in terms of both production volume and breadth of product range.
The NEW Bowers 2012/13 Metrology Catalogue is your comprehensive guide to our complete range of affordable metrology equipment. The catalogue gives you a full breakdown of each product’s features, technical information and available accessories.
Hardinge is the world's largest manufacturer of Workholding systems. With over a century of experience we are your trusted partner for all Workholding and Rotary applications.
Hardinge is the world’s largest manufacturer of spindle tooling. With over a century of experience, we are your trusted partner for all workholding applications. Hardinge...
Vulcanized collet heads provide fast changeover, high accuracy, and a wide gripping range for stock variation. Reduce your setup and changeover time when compared to...
Hardinge’s A2-4 (5C) and A2-5 (16C) spindle nose designs allow quick change between collets, expanding collets, step chucks,
3-jaw chucks and face plates.
Years of experience in manufacturing standard expanding collets and special expanding systems brings together all the positive attributes in the Sure-Grip® Expanding Collet System.
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All the workholding you need
for Swiss turning can be ordered
from one reliable source…
• Headstock Collets
• Pickoff Collets
• Carbide Guide Bushings...
Extensive line of collet blocks. . . Use vertically or horizontally on mill tables, flat or angled fixture plates, tombstones or rotary trunnions. Sizes available from the 1C micro medical manufacturing up to the 35J mid-range automotive and aerospace industries. Can be used for milling, drilling, grinding, crimping, inspection, testing...
Vulcanized collet heads provide fast changeover, high accuracy, and a wide gripping range for stock variation. Reduce your setup and changeover time when compared to jaw chucks. Operate at higher feed rates and spindle speeds with the Hardinge FlexC Collet Systems. Systems available for A2-5, A2-6, A2-8 and some flat-back...
Hardinge workholding engineers have 300 years combined workholding engineering experience. These hands (and intelligent minds) are ready to improve accuracies, reduce setup times, reduce costs, add flexibility to a machine, develop new workholding concepts and solve gripping problems.Before sinking hours into experimenting and creating a pile of scrap metal, the...
Hardinge has a large selection of rotary products. Choose from precision and super precision systems – single-spindle, multispindle and dual-axis configurations…
Hardinge rotary systems accept many styles of standard
tooling without an adapter, which is unique in the industry.
You can purchase a complete system all tooled up and...
Need collet capability on your jaw chuck lathe? Hardinge HCAC Collet Chucks offer collet capability for higher precision and accuracy when you need it.
Increase productivity, capability and control when compared to 3-Jaw chucks:
Faster job changeover using collets
Higher spindle speeds - reduced cycle times
Larger work...
Hardinge is the world’s largest manufacturer of spindle tooling. With over a century of experience, we are your trusted partner for all workholding applications. Hardinge collets are renowned for their accuracy and durability with the best total indicator reading (TIR) in the industry. Choose from a large inventory of 5C,...
Hardinge Sure-Grip Power Chucks are lever-operated, counter-centrifugal and dynamically balanced. This enables you to continually operate your CNC lathe at higher spindle speeds and feed rates with less concern for loss of jaw force normally associated with wedge-style chucks.
4", 5", 6", 8", 10" and 12" Sure-Grip Power Chucks mount...
Styles for all brands of machines
- Collet-style
- Spindle-mount style
- Center Arbors
Parallel Gripping
The Hardinge Sure-Grip Expanding Collet is a double-angle design that assures true parallel gripping of the workpiece with maximum torque.
Specials
Sure-Grip Collets can be custom manufactured for special applications for spindles,...
Hardinge Swiss-type Collets are ground to precise size and TIR to meet precision machining requirements with a standard accuracy that rivals the industry! Every collet and guide bushing is inspected on a Hardinge Super-Precision (.000015" TIR) headstock before reaching the stockroom.
Hardinge round Swiss Guide Bushings are carbide-lined to keep...
Hardinge manufactures direct-drive rotary tables and indexers that provide super-precision high-speed positioning. Zero backlash permits rapid bidirectional movement without the loss of time used to...
One-piece vulcanized collet heads provide quick changeover in seconds, a gripping range of plus or minus .020" (.5mm) for bar stock variation, and accuracy within...
Hardinge manufactures precision step chucks (stepped out collets) to hold part diameters up to six inches. Available in 5C, 16C, 20C, 25C and 3J sizes....
Hardinge manufactures expanding collets for turning, milling, grinding and assembly applications. Choose from spindle mount style, collet style and arbor style.
When the issue is metrology, Hexagon Metrology is without question the specialist. With the most comprehensive product range on the market, a marked international orientation and an eye for top quality we are very well equipped to optimally meet our customers' requirements.
Metrology Direct is a major supplier of measurement and inspection solutions throughout the UK and Ireland. The company represents world class manufacturers, whose products range from basic hand instruments through to fully-automated measuring systems. Metrology Direct is a progressive company and supports its customers with comprehensive installation, training and service packages.
MSP supply advanced 5-axis probing technologies to the marine, aerospace, motorsport and composites industries.
MSP solve part process issues and develop techniques for error-free production environments.
MSP have reduced part setup times from 10 hours to 10 minutes. Part-to-part variation, machine inconsistency and fixturing costs are eliminated with our flagship product, NC-PerfectPart.
MSP have reduced part setup times from 10 hours to 10 minutes. Eliminate part to part variation, machine inconsistency and fixturing costs with our flagship...
Grinding & Surface Finishing is the only specific production grinding magazine in the UK. Other subjects in each issue include deburring, polishing and component cleaning. Engineering Subcontractor is the only journal mailed exclusively to UK precision engineers and metal fabricators and the editorial is tailored to this audience.
Taylor Hobson is an ultra-precision technology company operating at the highest levels of accuracy within the field of surface and form metrology, providing contact and non-contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications.
Established in 1995, Third Dimension Software is a world leading supplier of non-contact optical metrology systems. The company’s flagship product range, GapGun, is a series of flexible, modular handheld and robot mounted measurement devices, used extensively across the world by many automotive and aerospace manufacturers.
One of the leading names in aerospace and automotive manufacturing metrology, Third Dimension designs and manufactures the market leading GapGun range of handheld precision metrology tools. “It is quite simply the most advanced and lowest cost non-contact metrology system on the market.” says Head of Sales John Kane. GapGun is...
Verisurf Software, Inc. is a metrology software development company committed to delivering advanced computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering solutions. Verisurf software empowers manufacturers to produce higher quality products in less time and at a lower cost with highly automated paperless, 3D model-based inspection processes. For more information, visit www.verisurf.com
Wenzel UK is part of the family owned Wenzel Group and leaders in innovation, customer service and engineered quality of new and traditional metrology systems. These include CMMs, gear testers, CT and high speed scanning systems. Visit www.wenzel-cmm.co.uk for more information.