Experts in their field, Thame Workholding have been providing clients with workholding, chuck jaw design and manufacture for over 75 years. Working closely with their partners at VersaBuilt robotics, they also provide solutions for integrated UR cobot machine tending. Their solutions are designed to improve the cost, and productivity of your mill and lathe applications.
They will be showcasing a large variety of workholding solutions and products. Included is the new Samchully ‘Jaw boring open centre hydraulic chuck’, the first of its kind to have a built-in jaw boring ring. It has been designed to reduce set-up time for boring soft jaws, increase jaw life with the ability to re-skim 0.1mm. You can also take a look at the Samchully HC40 (Groove type), this is a 3-jaw power chuck and a 4-jaw manual independent. It offers flexibility in both styles and is available from 800mm to 1600mm.
They will have a large set up of UR cobots and representatives from Universal Robots there to discuss your cobot options, and solutions. The robots will be using the VersaBuilt systems which are designed to work seamlessly with UR to provide you with a cost-effective solution to your production. One of the set ups will be the ‘VersaBuilt Universal Robot machine tending cart’ – It’s a simple plug and play machine tending solution. If you’re struggling to employ engineers to machine tend, this may be the system for you. No need to buy multiple vices, know how to program robots, or buy expensive ancillaries. The VersaBuilt mill solution allows flexibility, and quick item changeovers. What more could we ask for in a machine.
For some hands-on fun and interaction, play your hand at the UR3 Game. Get involved and test the ease of programming a Universal Robot yourself and find out how easy it is to control. You might even win a prize.
The stand isn’t all about robots, the company has deep roots and a trustworthy name in manual and automated workholding. They will also be bringing with them their popular ranges of UK manufactured workholding and accessories. There will be examples on display of bespoke workholdings designed for clients, including the cutting edge ‘Magic chuck’ – designed for medical applications in order to gently and securely hold acetabular liners used in hip replacement operations.
HWR will be on-hand answering your questions and walking you through a collection of their most popular products. These include the market leading HWR ‘SOLIDLine’ system. A simple to use, high performance zero-point system. The unique ‘SOLIDBolt’ system along with its new big brother, ‘SOLIDBolt MAXX’ which will have its first UK showing at MACH.
The ‘SOLIDBolt MAXX’ system is suitable and approved for turning operations. It has a holding force of 120kN per zero-point plate, ensuring positionally accurate and secure clamping.
Another to be noted is the HWR ‘INOflex chuck’, the original compensating 4 jaw chuck (only available from TEC in the UK) They will have the VL070, a 4-jaw compensation weight reduced manual chuck. Its capabilities include clamping round, square/rectangular and irregular shape parts, milling/turning centres and internal and external clamping. Technical features include centric compensating clamping with 4 jaws, centric clamping with 2 jaws, clamping with fixed stop, and centrifugal force compensation.
Additional brands and products to be showcased include; WITTE’s vacuum workholding, Rotor’s high accuracy live and dead centres, Air Vise’s automated table vices and Rapid’s high precision pneumatic vice actuator/closer.
You can find Thame Workholding in Hall 20 – Stand 540
