Article From: 3/21/2007 Production Machining
Jergens Hydraulic Ball Lock quick-change fixture mounting system combines the company's Ball Lock technology with hydraulic power to deliver the speed of hydraulic clamping with a positive mechanical lock. Fixture plates are simply dropped into place onto manifold-mounted Ball Lock shanks. The shanks are hydraulically unlocked, but locked mechanically. They won't release unless hydraulic pressure is reapplied. No external plumbing is required.
The new system is desgined especially for automated workholding applications. It both locates and locks, with repeatability to ± 0.0005 (± 0.013 mm). Shanks are 25 mm × 0.75".
