Collet maintenance is one of the most common causes of inadequate tool life or breakage. There are up to six links in the chain that comprise this critical tool-holding system, known as a collet.

Also new from Hardinge is its FlexC Collet Systems that are flexible, sealed collet heads that interchange in seconds and are available with spindle mounts for all brands of CNC lathes. Pull-back ...

Shops are realizing significant advantages in using collet blocks rather than standard vises or 3-jaw chucks to grip round, hex, square or odd-shaped parts. A collet automatically centers the ...