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New Two-Station Vises with Quick-Change Jaw Feature



"Kurt's HD and HDL Vises are designed to maximize workholding productivity," said a company spokesperson. These two-station vises are suitable for clamping parts of the same size or dissimilar size and can perform first and secondary operations simultaneously.

"The HD and HDL series vises are new, patented designs providing more options for faster set-ups, larger workholding capacity, greater flexibility and precision to handle the broadest range of part configurations," said the spokesperson. "Kurt HD and HDL vises have a new quick-change jaw feature and fewer components for faster job changeovers. With a half-turn of a hex key, the stationary jaw on these vises lifts off the vise. The jaw resets and self-aligns quickly without special tools. The spring preload design insures fast and easy loading of parts.

"Kurt HDL two-station vises have repeatable clamping to 0.0002 inch. The vises are very rigid, delivering up to 7,460 lbs. of clamping force at 70 lbs. of torque. They are designed on a 80,000-PSI ductile iron body with precision machined steel components and have a full 4-inch opening (6-inch vise) in each station using Kurt's standard hard jaw system. The manual model easily converts to hydraulic operation using a simple conversion kit."

The Kurt HD and HDL series is also available in Cluster Tower models. "These models provide more options for faster set-ups, larger workholding capacity, greater flexibility and precision," said the spokesperson. "They are ideal for horizontal machining centers (HMCs) or vertical machining centers (VMCs) with indexable tables. These towers achieve workpiece immobility while damping cutter-induced vibration."

Kurt offers its 84-page catalog with complete information on all HD and HDL vises, towers and options including Kurt's new DoveLock jaw system. The brochure may be downloaded online or obtained by contacting the company.

For more information contact:

Kurt Manufacturing Company

Industrial Products Division

9445 East River Road NW

Minneapolis, MN 55433

877-226-7823

workholding@kurt.com

www.kurtworkholding.com

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