Mitee-Bite will be introducing both the Loc-Jaw system and the Loc-Down at IMTS 2012 – both of which can be used on multiple axis machine tools.

The Loc-Jaw is a clamp with serrated rails and gripper towers, which provide a solid clamping, range of 0.5” to 4.0”. The low profile grippers hold on only .100” allowing full access to all work surfaces including the bottom face. The base is designed to easily adapt to most machine tables with a precision bore provided for a centering disk. A single support bolt is used to reinforce the gripper towers for rigidity and increased workholding capacity.

Conversely, the Loc-Down is effectively a “headless bolt” with a simple ball-lock mechanism. Designed to secure large aerospace parts for high speed machining applications the Loc-Down system is a low cost solution for quick-changing fixtures on tombstones and pallet changers.

It requires only a drilled and tapped hole (1/2-13 or M12) in the base plate and a drilled hole with an internal groove machined on the workpiece. Custom bushings will be available for mounting fixture plates.