Unilock Modular Workholding System Vol. 2

APPLICATION EXAMPLES LARGE & SMALL PARTS

Large Parts Even Your Largest Machines Can Save Money Starting With Your Next Job Unilock provides undersized clamping knobs so you do not have to hold .0004" on fixture locations when your production tolerance is .005". These undersized knobs are a necessity if you want to mount knobs directly to warped or loosely toleranced workpieces. If you do not need to, or cannot hold a tight tolerance, simply select the appropriate undersized clamping knobs to accommodate your workpiece or fixture. Unilock’s heavy-duty clamping knobs are a necessity when you are using a hoist to load and unload your machine. With a length-to-diameter ratio of 1-to-1, Unilock’s 40mm clamping knob can be left on fixtures and workpieces without worry of damage during loading and unloading, storage or transfer. SBC Knob Diametral Clearances

Type

Metric

Inch

SBC

.1mm .3mm .6mm

.004 .012 .024

SBCC SBCC

Small Parts Remove Process Time – Save More Than Just Setup Time Before Unilock, three subsequent machining processes required the operator to clamp and unclamp the part three times. Now the same part is only clamped and unclamped once over these same three processes. Even when the time spent clamping and unclamping the part is minimal, it creates unnecessary labor and a chance for errors. Use Unilock so you can immediately increase your spindle uptime and decrease scrap due to part positioning and clamping errors. If a part has to be clamped and unclamped in a different fixture for each operation, considerable process time and money can be saved by leaving the part in the same fixture for as many operations as possible. The more expensive fixtures which hold machined parts for subsequent operations would also be eliminated.

Before Unilock After Unilock Set Up Production Set Up Production Savings

Operation

Op-10 Lathe 3 hours

4 hours

1 hour

4 hours 2 hours 8 hours

2 hours 9 hours 6 hours

Op-20 Lathe 2 hours 10 hours 1 hour

Op-30 Mill

4 hours 11 hours 1 hour

Total

10 hours 25 hours 3 hours 14 hours 17 hours

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