Practical articles on fixture selection, setup optimization, and CNC efficiency — written by our engineering team.
How to clamp thin-wall, delicate, and irregular parts without distortion: self-centering grip, soft jaws, feature locating, multi-station density, and zero-point fixtures for the truly awkward jobs.
A practical CNC vise maintenance routine for self-centering pneumatic and zero-point clamping systems — daily, weekly, and monthly checks that hold repeatability in the low microns for the life of the tool.
Pneumatic vs hydraulic vise — a practical comparison of clamp force, speed, heat, mess, and total cost of ownership for high-volume CNC shops deciding which workholder to standardize on.
How quick-change zero-point workholding turns a 20-minute vise swap into a 30-second pallet swap — with sub-5-micron repeatability and a modular library that runs 5-axis and lights-out cells.
A CNC workholding buying guide for shops: 7 costly mistakes around repeatability, clamp force, zero-point datums, and interference — and how to buy workholding that pays for itself.
Practical 5-axis workholding: low-profile zero-point bases, self-centering vises, and 6-station cubes that hold through the full B/C move and run unattended.
A complete engineer's guide to zero-point clamping systems — how they work, sub-5-micron repeatability, how the TS96-276 base fits, and how to build a modular 5-axis or lights-out cell.
A practical, engineer-to-engineer comparison of self-centering vises and traditional CNC vises — how each works, where each wins, repeatability numbers, and a decision matrix to pick the right one.
A pneumatic dual-station vise runs two parts at once — one cutting, one loading — so the spindle never waits. Learn how a 2-station CNC vise works, where it beats single-station and zero-point setups, and how to choose one.
5-axis workholding explained: tombstone vises, zero-point bases, pendulum machining, and the 7 strategies that turn a 5-axis machine into real spindle uptime instead of fixture downtime.