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A Custom project partnership to create a highly accurate hard turning chuck capable of operating within 2 microns.
Brief Our customer is a manufacturer of high precision pistons. They require a way to hold the irregular surface on the outer diameter of their ‘as-cast’ piston for turning the piston’s crown. Solution To meet this challenge, we came up...
Customer This customer is an integrated technology group supplier to the global automotive industry and a leading provider for security technology. Brief To customize a wet air chuck that guarantees speed and accuracy during changeover and machining operations. This application...
At IMTS 2024, Northfield’s booth showcased over 50 precision chucks and tooling, allowing visitors to get hands-on experience with our products. Attendees were able to hold and inspect the tools, appreciating the precision and quality that Northfield is known for.
Our customer designs and sells grinding and super abrasive machining systems specifically for a variety of applications and industries. Brief The operation is to grind the outer diameter of the turbine’s fins, to ensure ultra-accurate clearance within the turbo housing, due to its efficiency requirements. Challenge The work holding chuck needs to hold the long shaft of this turbine and to grip the grooved...
Our customer is a precision manufacturer of engine and fuel injection systems. The Challenge It is to solve the problem of extreme wear on the grip area on the jaws. Northfield Chucks can be customized with a variety of top...
This project is for a longstanding customer who produces: precision machines, tools, and rotary tables. brief requires gripping the inner diameters of continuously variable transmission (CVT) sheaves for runout inspection. The Challenge The work holding challenge is to create a...
The Holidays are a time for reflection and this last year has been tougher than most, especially as we have needed to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic since day one. That said, it has not stopped the Northfield team taking...
