A collet is a workholding device for bar stock or workpieces that must be held to a higher degree of accuracy than a standard chuck can accomplish. The device forms a collar around an object, and ...

A new Self-Contained Pneumatic Power Collet Chuck from Crawford Collets (www.crawfor-collets.co.uk) enables a mill, lathe or grinder to be converted easily and inexpensively into a production machine.

Machining Vektek Hydraulic Swing Clamp Bodies Using Royal Products Collet Fixtures A study in repeatable and flexible workholding by one OEM for another.

A manufacturer of enclosures for telecommunications equipment wanted to speed up production in a cell with robotic welders and manual clamping. The cell under consideration used four horizontal handle ...

Collet maintenance is one of the most common causes of inadequate tool life or breakage. There are up to six links in the chain that comprise this critical tool-holding system, known as a collet.