APPLICATION EXAMPLES
LARGE PARTS Save Money on 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 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 the 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 SBA .005mm .0002 SBB .005mm .0002 SBC .1mm .004 SBCC .3mm .012 SBCC .6mm .024
SBA = Establishes centerline SBB = Orients about centerline SBC = Clamp only, no positioning • See pg. 40 for more details on knob functions
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 for 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 to immediately increase 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. This also eliminates expensive fixtures on subsequent operations.
Before UNILOCK After UNILOCK Set Up Production Set Up Production Savings
Operation
2 hours 9 hours 6 hours 18 hours
Op-10 Lathe 3 hours
4 hours
1 hour
4 hours 2 hours 8 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
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