New Berlin-based Stanek Tool Corp. is celebrating its 90th year in business this June. The company prides itself on being a high end, sophisticated manufacturer that specializes in custom jobs.

Tier One auto supplier ramping up production, places ongoing contract. Kurt Manufacturing will deliver 10 automated custom workholding fixtures to a Tier One automotive manufacturer. The fixtures will ...

The CL5 quick-change five-axis workholding system consists of three components: a subplate, a riser, and top tooling made up of a vise or a fixture plate. The subplate transforms a T-slot table into a ...

Kurt Manufacturing Co. (www.kurtworkholding.com) introduced a zero-point workholding system that the company says results in fast, accurate and repeatable workholding setup changes. The company says ...

Above: An adaptable CNC work-holding fixture utilizing ferrofluid and a magnetic array to hold a thin-walled part for precision machining. One challenge facing the manufacturing industry is the time ...

The CNC mill is the foundation of most modern machine shops, and it’s usually the tool with the most demands competing for its time. This means making tough choices when small-volume parts are needed.