Weld Tables and Fixturing Systems: Ensure Precise Welds With a Stable and Secure Workspace
Engineered for exceptional accuracy and safety, fixturing systems and welding tables are invaluable for both small-scale and industrial welding operations.
Posted: August 27, 2024
Welding tables and fixturing systems are essential for any welding operation, and they support shops in achieving high-quality results, engineered to handle the advances in welding automation, such as with cobots, as an example.
Positioner is a Compact Solution for Precision Welding
KOIKE (Arcade, NY) highlights the LD4 Positioner, a compact benchtop welding positioner known for its precision and versatility. This tool is designed to improve welding quality and efficiency by allowing precise positioning of workpieces with its tilting capabilities.
The LD4 Positioner features robust construction, user-friendly controls, and a compact design that fits seamlessly into any workspace. Its advanced motor system ensures smooth and precise movements, enabling operators to achieve consistent results easily. The standard model has eight fixed positions, 0°-to-105° in 15° increments, making the standard model LD4 an ideal turntable. Four (9/16”) slots on the table allow for quick set up of fixtures. Tapped holes are a standard feature made for an optional three jaw self-centering scroll chuck.
The LD4 Positioner is ideal for professionals looking to optimize their welding processes. KOIKE invites you to explore the LD4 Positioner at FABTECH 2024 in Orlando, Fla., where it will be showcased along with other innovative solutions. Visitors can watch demonstrations and consult with our experts, who will be available to answer questions and provide insights.
Fixturing Systems Company Bolsters its Lineup of Manual Clamps
Fixtureworks® (Fraser, MI), a leading North American manufacturer and supplier of clamps, fixturing accessories, machine tool components, and rollers and bumpers, has bolstered its array of manual-style fixture clamps. With more than 80 varieties of clamps, including swing, thrust, side toggle, pneumatic, form holding, pull and strap, these clamps are adaptable to different industrial applications and systems. They provide quick, secure, and precise workpiece workholding and are manufactured to the highest quality specifications. The product mix includes many clamp accessories such as mounting brackets, adaptors, bars and caps. In both mini and heavy-duty styles, the various clamp configurations provide clamping forces from as little as 2 lbs. on a toggle switch to as much as 9,000 lbs. on a side clamp and come with a variety of handle materials from steel to plastic.
Examples of the clamps, outlined below, include swing clamps, precision thrust clamps, side clamps, toggle clamps and expanding ID clamps.
- Swing clamps provide an expansive range of arm travel and length of arm options, making these clamps a versatile choice for a variety of clamping, fixturing and workholding applications, and especially useful for highly repetitive clamping jobs. These clamps offer ease of operation — the rotation of an ergonomic handle simultaneously swings the clamp arm out and over the workpiece and into the clamping position, then a final pressure on the arm draws the arm down and applies direct downward force on the part.
- Precision thrust clamps can clamp at the same position by precise projection of clamping bars. The spring-loaded clamp provides constant clamping force. The handle features a click alert to indicate complete clamping.
- Side clamps utilize smaller clamping space, which allows for greater machine clearance. Mounting screw can be under the workpiece minimizing clamping space. Tightening the ball screw forces the clamp forward and downward. The hex socket setscrew works to prevent the clamp from sliding back when clamping. Made from alloy steel with a black oxide finish.
- Toggle clamps offer a high quality, durable alternative to other clamps. The non-slip ergonomic handle allows for easy and comfortable use with smooth edges to prevent snagging. These clamps feature high quality bushings that won’t score and are designed to withstand over 300,000 cycles. Their attractive appearance provides a high-quality look to finished products.
- Expanding ID clamps are designed to clamp onto the inside of workpieces, ideal for parts with varying inside diameters. These part holding clamps come in round or square wedge styles and in mini or standard sizes.
Welding Productivity Partner Solves Complex Problems
Flextur (Dalton, OH) provides welding products to increase your welding shop’s productivity. Flextur solves complex problems with simple solutions that work.
Flextur’s Cobot Welding System is designed to meet you wherever you are on your automation journey. And grow with you as you advance. Systems start with a cobot docking station or pedestal mount (not pictured) to hold your new or existing cobot. The new Flextur Pedestal Mount attaches to any existing welding table, whereas you can choose up to three cobot welding or quick-change tables (available in 36”-x-36” and 36”-x-72” dimensions) to surround a Flextur docking station.
Extremely accurate, efficient, safe, and highly productive, Flextur’s patent pending Quick-Change Fixture Table and Quick-Change Fixture Plates ensure that your parts or fixture is positioned and clamped in the same exact spot every time. Release the pneumatic quick-detach welding fixture plate and return it to the fixture plate storage solution that fits your needs. Safely clamp your next fixture into position with the touch of a button. Select your new program and keep your workflow humming. Flextur guarantees (+/-.01”) or less than half a wire width of repeatability, for highly accurate, automated workflows.
Flextur has proved that fixtures don’t have to be expensive, or difficult to create. With Flextur, you can afford to create fixtures faster, with ROI’s that make sense — even for low volume parts. Flextur can quickly create affordable fixtures that can even be cost effectively modified if something changes. Benefit right away from exacting repeatability, speed, accuracy and quality. Designed for both manual and automated welding, turntables, head and tailstocks and Flextur’s own Quick-Change System.
Many Flextur fixtures, including engineering time, are less than $3,000.
Roller Table Support Stands
Designed to handle loads between 1,103- to-1,544 pounds, the Roller Table Support Stands from Palmgren (Naperville, IL) can easily transfer heavy workpieces from one location to another for assembly, fastening, welding or any other operation. The tables can be bolted together to meet varying length requirements. The legs are equipped with leveling pads that can be adjusted independently from 25”-to-37”. The tables’ precision machined steel rollers have durable roller ball bearings to make movement fast and easy.
Engineered for Perfection: Discover Unrivaled Durability and Surface Flatness
For professionals who require absolute precision, the Siegmund System 28 8.8 PLUS Series Welding Tables from Quantum Machinery Group (Charlotte, NC) provide an unparalleled foundation for accurate welding. Crafted from a proprietary steel alloy, these tables achieve a hardness of 68 Rockwell or 900 Vickers, setting industry benchmarks for durability and surface flatness. Welding tables often fail to withstand the rigorous demands of high-stakes industries. The System 28 8.8 PLUS tables counter this with a surface flatness within +/- 0.019”, essential for precision applications in sectors like aerospace, automotive manufacturing and robotics. This exceptional accuracy ensures that projects meet stringent standards without the need for costly rework. Another challenge in busy workshops is frequently replacing tables due to wear and tear, escalating operational costs. The unique hardness of the System 28 8.8 PLUS tables combats this issue, enduring even the toughest conditions and reducing the frequency of replacements. Their durability translates into long-term savings and consistent performance. Flexibility is crucial in fabrication. The modular design and robust clamping system of these tables allow them to be quickly reconfigured to accommodate varying project sizes and complexities. This adaptability ensures that workshops can respond to changing demands without compromising on efficiency. These tables not only meet the exacting requirements of professional welders but also elevate the standards of what welding workstations can achieve, providing a blend of precision, durability, and flexibility that is critical for modern fabrication environments. They are an investment in efficiency and quality that any serious professional can rely on.
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