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24 June 2025
How to Maximize Vise Performance with Stationary Workholding
Objective: To provide machinists and operators with clear, practical guidance for selecting, using, and maintaining stationary vises to ensure consistent part quality, shorter setup times, and extended equipment life. 1. Match the Setup to the Job Requirements Low-Volume or Prototype…
23 April 2025
Automatic Quick Jaw Change with KNCS-matic
Wheeling, IL – SMW Autoblok now also enables automatic quick jaw change for power chucks. The KNCS-matic chuck can be converted quickly and precisely by a loading robot using a release pin. The automated power chuck ensures that SMW Autoblok…
How to Maximize Vise Performance with Stationary Workholding
Objective: To provide machinists and operators with clear, practical guidance for selecting, using, and maintaining stationary vises to ensure consistent part quality, shorter setup times, and extended equipment life. 1. Match the Setup to the Job Requirements Low-Volume or Prototype…
Automatic Quick Jaw Change with KNCS-matic
Wheeling, IL – SMW Autoblok now also enables automatic quick jaw change for power chucks. The KNCS-matic chuck can be converted quickly and precisely by a loading robot using a release pin. The automated power chuck ensures that SMW Autoblok…
SMW Autoblok Promotes John Andrick to Sales Lead for Automation & Electronics
Wheeling, IL, March 10, 2025 – SMW Autoblok, a world leader in the design and manufacture of chucks, stationary workholding, automation, electronics, tooling, and custom engineered solutions for the manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce that John Andrick has been…
New Manual Jack Connection Kit Easily Converts Power Chucks to Manual Chucks No Hydraulics or Pneumatics Needed
Wheeling, IL – SMW Autoblok Group, a world leader in the design and manufacture of rotational chucks, stationary workholding, tooling and custom engineered solutions for the machine tool industry, introduces the Manual Jack (MJ) connection kit for fast power-to-manual chuck…