In the prototyping department and toolroom at BNL (UK), a leading British manufacturer of plastic bearings and gears, machining lead-times are much shorter following the purchase of a pair of Chick One-Lok CNC vices through sole UK agent, 1st Machine Tool Accessories. The workholding units, which arrived last August, have replaced conventional wind-up vices on two Hurco machining centres at the factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. According to BNL, not only are workpieces secured faster, but repeatability and safety are improved.
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