Part of Leader’s ZeroClamp range, the 80mm centric vice can be accurately secured to the machine tool’s table, or any other workholding interface, either with the serrated multi-point clamping rail or via the zero point clamping console, that uses HSK-like face and taper contact.

Specially developed forms on the jaws avoid jaw lift; they pull down as up to 17 kN of clamping pressure is applied to the workpiece. At this pressure, most materials can be securely held without any stamping or raw material preparation. 

“This new chuck negates the need to invest the significant capital required to purchase any material preparation equipment. All but high-tensile steel can be fixed without the lost time required to stamp billets, and the holding pressure is great enough to allow full performance machining,” explains Mark Jones, MD.

Available with hard and soft jaws, the precise centre of the vice can be adjustable to ±0.02mm, and it can be quickly rotated by 90° in just a few easy steps. “This function makes even further use of the flexible machining capability of 5-axis simultaneous cutting technology,” says Jones. “While the simultaneous movements of the machine tool’s axes can provide exceptional cutting performance in one set-up, the geometric form of some components will not allow the machine to approach all five faces. With the ability to rotate the vice jaws at a right-angle, engineers can gain clear access to machine every design feature required.”