At the recent MACH 2024 exhibition in Birmingham, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) showcased a number of new and recently launched product lines from tool-holding specialistBig Kaiser. A case in point was the PG straight collet system, which includes a new anti-pullout system that locks the collet and cutter to the tool-holder body. This design eliminates cutter slippage and also the potential for cutter pullout during demanding metal removal applications. The new system is particularly suitable for high dynamic milling and high-speed milling in difficult materials.

Big Kaiser has introduced three sizes of collet (10, 12 and 16 mm) with the new anti-pullout system, all of which received world premieres at EMO 2023 in Hanover, Germany. Unlike other systems, ITC says the PG does not require specially modified and inherently expensive end mills. Instead, it uses existing standard carbide or HSS end mill designations. Standard notches found on typical Weldon-type end mills will readily accept the locking key insert on the new PG system.

At MACH, the PG system was shown alongside the new Ultra Precision Hydraulic Chuck. With runout guaranteed to be less than 1 µm at 4xD, the new chuck retains itslevels of precision even after intensive use.

Also on show at MACH was a new line of hydraulic chucks for turning machines, which ITC says provide outstanding repeatability and damping characteristics. The advantage of the new Big Kaiser chucks is that they enable straightforward assembly using just an Allen key while the holder remains mounted on the machine. The chucks offer compatibility with major sliding-head automatic turning centre brands such as Citizen, Star, Tornos and Tsugami.

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