PHOTO CREDIT: EMUGE-FRANKEN USA
EMUGE-FRANKEN USA, a manufacturer of high-performance taps, thread mills, end mills, drills, gages, other rotary tools, and precision clamping solutions has introduced EMUGE EvoGrip, a uniquely designed breakthrough modular workholding solution which includes its first standard high performance centering vise system. Designed to deliver maximum clamping force and full 5-axis access in a compact solution setup, EvoGrip is for aggressive milling operations. Three basic vise widths include 70mm, 100mm, and 120mm, and EvoGrip offers 25kN, 50kN, and an exceptionally high 75kN clamping force, starting at the mid-size 100mm wide vise which is capable of 50kN clamping forces.
EvoGrip Centering Vises are manually operated and engineered for precise centric clamping, creating an extreme holding force of up to 75kN despite a slimmer design than comparable products, so pre-embossing is not necessary. The slim, modular design enables multi-sided machining and facilitates easy integration into machining setups. Interchangeable top jaws can be mounted to the base jaw for use with different workpieces and machining requirements. Highly robust and stable guideways for the base jaws are precisely machined with EMUGE’s own end mills. Also, an integrated interface for automation provides two holding bores on either side of the basic vise body for machine gripper interfacing. This affords quick robot-controlled changeovers to the next workpiece, or even a totally different workpiece altogether.
When EvoGrip Centering Vises are combined with the EMUGE EvoPoint Zero-Point Clamping System, setup times can be reduced up to 80% versus when having to bolt down a clamping system. The modular EvoGrip System is scalable so that vises and zero-point interfaces can be configured to fit any machine tool or job. An integrated, robust EvoPoint zero-point clamping system provides automatic alignment using geometry similar to a pull stud, enabling fast, precise and repeatable clamping in the micron range, and the referencing of devices and workpieces on machine tools, machining centers, and CMMs. Repeatable accuracy of 0.005mm and concentricity of ±0.02mm is achievable with the EvoPoint System. The combination of EvoGrip with EvoPoint enables fast changeovers, high positioning accuracy, and exceptional holding force.
In addition, the reliable, repeatable EMUGE EvoGrip Workholding System includes EvoBlock solutions for machine table connections and riser options ranging from base plates to one-piece spacers. For customizing a solution to accommodate workpiece height requirements, machinable VarioBlock multi-piece spacers are available.
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