Record interest in automation products

At MACH, Thame Workholding was pleasantly surprised at the high level of both owner operator and larger national and international manufacturers looking to automate their production methods in the coming months.

“There was a common theme amongst the many who visited and discussed options with us, on the need to focus more on the engineering of products, and to find cost-effective methods for machining over longer hours,” explained managing director Mark Thomas. “There is a growing consensus to achieve this objective without tying up valuable operator time machine tending.”

On the Thame Workholding stand, the debut of the new RoboWrench developed and patented by Lights out Manufacturing in the USA, demonstrated the continued move to find innovative solutions for automation on non-5-axis machining centres.

The RoboWrench contains an infinitely rotating centre rotor which engages with a vice leadscrew to turn it in the open or close directions. Air pressure is applied to one port to tighten the vice in a clockwise direction while air pressure is applied to the other port to loosen the vice in a counterclockwise direction. Rated for 100psi, 68Nm torque can be achieved.

The RoboWrench fits most conventional table vices and is available to purchase in the UK through Thame Workholding.

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