They offer secure workpiece gripping without the need for special purpose fixturing and being compact in design, are suitable for fixturing in fifth axis applications. Here, the trunnion is often smaller than on a 3-axis machine and when long reach toolholders are used, access is all important.
There are two variants available - Blue Clamp and Silver Clamp - which offer a combination of short set-up times for varying shape workpieces, an economical alternative to custom-made fixtures and dimensional accuracy and workpiece stability due to the ‘all round’ component clamping as opposed to a conventional two or three-point holding vice.
The clamp effectively creates its own component support, holding and clamping parts even with complex geometries, varying dimensions and sensitive surfaces. This creates a part-specific fixture in a matter of seconds which is fully repeatable yet still offers fast re-setting for the frequent changing of parts.
