New Workholding Concept

SCHUNK Inc. (Morrisville, N.C.) has introduced a new workholding concept, the stationary clamping vise KONTEC KSM. Shorter lead times and increased component variety require efficient workholding solutions. Consequently, the KONTEC KSM vise helps to increase efficiency in production considerably with its multiple-part clamping features, where several workpieces of the same size or even several different sized workpieces can be held at the same time. This new, simple and quick system allows operators to reduce set-up costs tremendously. With the vertical serration on the inner side of the clamping rail, the jaw modules can be positioned quickly and accurately with one ...