TOOLING & WORKHOLDING: Larry McMillan
How did Hainbuch get started? It’s a very innovative company that’s been in business since 1951. It started out […]
A Look at Expanding Mandrels for Gear Workholding
In the gear manufacturing industry, the final inspection process is the last step before the gear is shipped to the […]
TOOLING & WORKHOLDING: Working with Workholding Suppliers
There have been and continue to be many technical improvements in the workholding industry. These improvements keep up with the evolution […]
Taking the Wait out of Workholding To Speed Up Bevel Gear Development
The bevel gear manufacturing landscape has changed extensively in recent years, particularly for producers of driveline components for the light […]
TOOLING & WORKHOLDING: Large and Small Gear Processing Reaps Benefits from Modern Workholding Synergies
Gears — both large and small — have similar issues when it comes to manufacturing. Whether that means high volume […]
If Necessity is the Mother of Invention, Customer Need is the Impetus for Design Evolution
Good quotations can sum up the jewels of life’s wisdom. They often come from people with significant and prolific accomplishments […]
Rigid, Accurate, and Dependable Workholding
As I sit down to write this article, I realize that in one week I will have spent 35 years […]
Hobbing Large Gears with Custom Workholding Let ROI Blossom
Savvy gear manufacturers not only look at new machines and cutting tools but also focus on and invest in their […]
Workholding: A Vital Component of Gear Manufacturing
Never assume gripping a gear is easy. Gear workholding is possibly the most complex workholding challenge we face because of […]
Streamlining Production with Premium Workholding
In an era of domestic and international competitive pressures, gear manufacturers with fabrication sites throughout the United States and internationally […]
Gripping Systems for Increased Versatility
Those in the automotive industry who want to stay flexible in manufacturing need space for gripper storage stations and changing […]
Clamping Onto Increased Production
In order to efficiently manufacture more than 12,000 toothed parts with a wide range of dimensions, having lot sizes of […]
