Rigid part holding

Automotive Design & Production, Jan, 2003

Who: Kurt Manufacturing Company (Minneapolis, MN)

What: HD CarvLock manual and hydraulic towers

Why you should care: Kurt says that its towers provide rigidity and long-term accuracy and are compact enough to be used with horizontal and vertical machining centers of practically any size. In fact, Kurt says these are the most compact, high-density vise tower available.

Pertinent Data: The manual tower produces 5556 lbs. of clamping force at 70 ft. lbs. of torque with repeatable clamping of .001 in. The hydraulic version generates up to 7800 lbs. of clamping force. Features include: adjustable preloaded movable jaw for fast part loading on the manual model, enclosed vise body to keep out chips and debris, and a quick change machinable jaw block system that comes with four sets of 7075 T-6 aluminum jaw blocks or four sets of ductile iron jaw blocks.

More Info: email: workholding@kurt.com