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Easy integration without additional hydraulic connections and with lower installation costs
LTC machines thin-walled magnesium parts on HAAS milling machines with a KOSMEK High-Power pneumatic clamping solution, without additional hydraulic connections.
LTC GmbH specializes in magnesium injection molding, particularly the Thixomolding® process, and manufactures lightweight components. Its services also include machining and surface finishing.
To machine thin-walled magnesium brackets for automotive interior displays on HAAS milling machines, LTC needed stable, low-vibration clamping. A hydraulic fixture would have required additional hydraulic connections. Workpiece removal also had to protect the parts’ sensitive surfaces.
The pneumatic High-Power solution with WNC work supports and WCE link clamps simplified integration with the milling machines, avoided the additional effort of a hydraulic fixture and supported stable machining of thin-walled magnesium parts. WHA swing clamps were later introduced at selected positions to make workpiece removal easier and reduce the risk of surface damage.
No hydraulic connections required on the HAAS milling machines for the pneumatic clamping fixture.
The pneumatic solution simplified integration and reduced installation, maintenance and operating costs compared with a hydraulic solution. Adding WHA swing clamps at key positions later made manual workpiece removal easier and reduced the risk of surface damage.
KOSMEK
Schleppeplatz 2
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Austria
