Vacuum chucks can be useful for holding parts that are thin, irregularly shaped, large and flat or easily marred. This article describes the components and machining required to build a vacuum chuck in-house. Accompanying Articles discuss the commercial units that are available and the use of router bits to reduce the lift on vacuum-chucked parts.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 1999-10-01
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/air-power/
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