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CNC WEST October/November 2018 www.CNC-West.com 27 rack and get the pallets and the tooling and away they go. We utilize the pallets differently depending on the parts we are running. For example the rope grab is three opera- tions so each pallet is a single op.” They can fit 14 parts on each pallet and run all three ops in a single cycle of the machine. The pallets for that job are loaded and unloaded on the bench by the operator. As the machine is cutting his operator is loading the next set of parts onto pallets. “Taking the pallets off and loading them back in place is super quick and easy,” continues Matt. “Repeatability is 0.0003” or better so they always go back right into place.” The other way Matt utilizes his Pro Pallet System is by leaving the pallets in place and changing out the parts in the machine from one pallet to the next. Their spikes for example are larger than the rope grab so they only get two up on each pallet. It too has three ops, so one op per pallet. The operator then just moves the part down the line of pallets to complete the machining. “The versatility on the Pierson Workholding Pro Pallet System has been great for production,” concludes Matt. “We went into CNC as total novices and finding companies like Pier- son Workholding gives us the ability to keep the Made in America tradition alive in an industry flooded with over- seas products.” Climb Right’s rope grab was originally made in China like some of their competitors. Matt began sourcing the parts from American manufacturers until it was 100% made in the USA. Spyder Manufacturing purchased their first CNC mill to keep up with the production needed to supply all their vendors. It is now made 100% inhouse at their plant in Placentia, Ca. Spyder Manufacturing went from no CNC to plenty of CNC. Along with the four Fryer 3 axis mills they also have a small Fryer lathe, CNC sewing, laser engraving, 3-D printing and even a waterjet. Their 18,000 sq.ft. manufacturing center also houses welding, assembly, shipping and dozens of manual machines like press brakes.