Holding large workpieces, especially heavy ones, requires parts manufacturers be more mindful of workholder and machine tool limits than they have to be with smaller workpieces. Also, shops may need to improvise when a conventional workholder can't secure a large workpiece.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2008-08-01
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/big-ideas-workholding/
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