Custom and Specialized CNC Workholding Fixtures

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Advanced Machine and Engineering builds some pretty awesome custom workholding fixtures.
This one is a custom mechanical fixture designed to hold specific parts for CNC machining. They can build hydraulic fixtures, modular fixtures, pneumatic fixtures - see some examples. AME can build for most any parts-holding application, whether it's CNC machining, 5-axis machining, or even special workholding needs with soft parts or fragile parts where conventional workholding techniques can't be used.

If you have irregular, fragile parts that are very difficult to grasp the triGel Ice clamping fixture by Triag is a great solution. Ice clamping was originally used in the watch making and jewelry industries, but is now being used more widely.

Triag triGel ice-clamp fixture

These devices use a cooling medium like that of a deep freezer -- it uses the latent heat of evaporation of the cooling medium contained in a closed coolant circuit. Both the machine and the workpieces are covered with a fine film of water using a water atomizer.  The cold gas passes through a labyrinth of channels in the machine table bringing its temperature to about -8C. This causes the workpiece to stick to the machine table within approximately 15-60 seconds.