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TE-CO Manufacturing offers a full line of CMM fixturing plates, components and kits that are to securely hold parts during the measurement and inspection processes. In addition, tooling balls and tapped hole location gages are offered to further bolster TE-CO’s CMM offering. With the use of TE-CO plates and components, available in both ¼” and 8mm thread sizes, inspectors can build various fixtures by using a fixture plate and components with one initial investment. Using the same kit contents but changing their position or adding standoffs or extenders, the number of fixtures that one can build is limitless. From automotive to aerospace to medical parts, the available TE-CO CMM systems can handle the job.
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TE-CO CMM fixture plates are the foundation of the CMM fixturing system. Available in a variety of sizes, fixture plates are black anodized and provide a flat, stable surface to secure and measure parts with precision and repeatability. All our CMM fixture plates include an alphanumeric grid that allows users to document and rebuild fixtures quickly. Plates include a ¼” on ½” and M8 X 1.25 holes on 15mm centers, offering great flexibility so that multiples fixtures can be build using standard components.
TE-CO basic, comprehensive and magnetic kits offer various components (standoffs, rest pads, clamps, etc.) that offer unlimited versatility when used with CMM fixture plates in an inspection setting. CMM fixtures are built by screwing in standoffs or rest pads into the CMM grid plate. Additional standoffs can be added to a fixture to elevate the part for maximum CMM probing. When parts are properly positioned, a soft touch clamp can be actuated over the resting points. Only light pressure is needed to securely hold a part in place, and CMM clamps are actuated with a press of a finger. Fixtures can be documented for future use, but the core components can be changed and/or repositioned for the next CMM fixturing challenge.
TE-CO tapped hole Location Gages, available in both English and Metric thread sizes, are used to accurately measure the distance between two tapped holes in a workpiece. They are a two-piece construction and offer the same diameter on all gages to simplify the calculation of the hold spread. All diameters are concentric within .0002” TIR.
Tooling balls are used as reference points for inspection applications in conjunction with CMM machines to accurately measure the workpiece. TE-CO tooling balls are offered in various ball and diameter sizes, in addition to materials and tolerances, to address multiple set-ups.
We have been purchasing TE-CO products for many years. The products are of a high standard which are always shipped on time with TE-CO having good stock holding of a range of products. The level of customer service is exceptional, any questions or queries we may have are always answered quickly and efficiently.
TE-CO & Raptor Workholding are a preferred supplier for Travers Tool, providing not just high-quality products, but also outstanding support. The TE-CO & Raptor Team are consistently responsive, helpful, and a pleasure to work with.
We produce our uprights and all of our suspension components in-house. So having access to high-quality CNC workholding solutions is really important to our team. Without TE-CO, our members wouldn’t be able to get the experiences that they do manufacturing products and taking a component from design all the way through manufacturing.
Before investing in the Raptor workholding system from TE-CO, we lacked the ability to use the same style dovetail holder in different machines and move parts around without worry. The Raptor dovetail holders securely hold even very complex parts without failure and we are quite impressed with its rigidity and accuracy. Furthermore, it has a bolt pattern that matches our pallets so there’s no need to create adapter plates or design and develop special fixturing. Perhaps best of all, the Raptor’s lower initial cost compared to other solutions paid for itself within the first few jobs we did. It’s been a very positive experience overall.
The single station vises were great vises to get started with and continue to be useful on low volume work. Very affordable, easy to use and bulletproof. They did everything I needed in a high-mix, low volume environment.
And, the 6-inch Toolex vises have been a complete game changer with some of our higher volume work. I am getting 4- to 8-times the through put on the machine depending on the setup. They are extremely rigid and quick-change jaws have been awesome to work with. The chip covers also work extremely well at keeping things clean and preventing small chips from building up in the vises.
TE-CO sales and customer service personnel, as well as a national network of manufacturing representatives, can assist you in addressing your CMM fixturing needs. For more information on how the TE-CO system, please contact TE-CO customer service or reach us online.
