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92 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST August/September 2018 IMTS 2018 Preview September 10-14 2018 5 Minute Chuck Change Reduce Change-Over While Maintaining Preci- sion Accuracies —Booth #431636 The centroteX System from Hain- buch America offers significant ad- vantages to manufacturers processing multiple parts of varying sizes requir- ing various clamping methods. According to Dale Sonnenburg, Hainbuch America engineering man- ager: “Hainbuch’s reputation for preci- sion workholding is built around ver- satile high-precision chucks designed for the fast change of collets, bushings, jaws, and other clamping devices. The centroteX System takes this even further by facilitating the fast and easy changeover of the entire chuck. This not only increases the range of part diameters that can be machined but ex- tends the capability of the machine tool in terms of process variability. Further, it allows for workholding devices to be quickly and accurately mounted on multiple milling and turning machines within a manufacturing plant” At the heart of the system is a precision-machined adaptor/flange plate aligned with centrex interface, equipped with a bayonet mount and a drawtube adapter. This in turn ac- commodates an extensive variety of chucks and holding devices that are easily connected and locked by six simple fasteners. Changeover time of the centroteX system is typically less than six minutes, while maintaining repeatability and changeover accuracy of < 0.002mm. A second element of the system is the Monteq mounting aid for large and heavy clamping devices. Used with a suspension bar on a lathe or an overhead crane, the Monteq offers im- proved balance and ease of component handling during changeover. Job Shop in a box