Category: Collets

Tecnicrafts Industries: A pioneer in Producing High-Quality Collets & Guide Bushings

11/13/2024

Founded in 2002 with the vision to revolutionize precision tooling manufacturing in India, Tecnicrafts Industries has emerged as a pioneer in producing high-quality collets, honing mandrels, sleeves, holding tools, jigs, and fixtures.

Technicrafts is imported through Platinum Tooling for North America and represented by Next Generation Tooling in much of the West Coast.

High Precision Collets & Guide Bushes for
Swiss Type CNC automatic lathes

Platinum Tooling Dead Length Collets (F Type

At the heart of Tecnicrafts' offerings are their meticulously crafted Dead Length Collets, also known as F-Type Collets. These collets serve as indispensable holding devices for tools, raw materials, or components during various machining operations. Widely utilized on main and rear spindles of turning machines such as cam-operated lathes and CNC Swiss automatic lathes, Tecnicrafts' Dead Length Collets have become instrumental in the precision machining industry.

Tecnicrafts Guide Bushings, another cornerstone of their product line, are constructed from high-quality steels with wear-resistant carbides. The carbide guiding pad, composed of fine-grain carbides, acts as a split bearing, ensuring optimal guidance for the rod during machining on Swiss CNC machines.

With variations like Drawn type, Push type, and Fixed type, these guide bushings cater to specific turning needs on Swiss CNC sliding headstock machines, finding applications in renowned brands such as Citizen-Cincom, Tornos, Star, Tsugami, and more.

The expertise of Tecnicrafts extends to Bar Feeder Collets, designed for use on automatic bar feeders by leading manufacturers like Fedek, Iemca, Barload, and Tornos.

Essential for Swiss-type CNC machines, these collets, available in External Thread type, Internal Thread type, and Pin Type, play a crucial role in feeding rods with precision and reliability. The mechanical springing quality of these collets is of paramount importance, ensuring seamless operations in demanding machining environments.

Tecnicrafts' commitment to delivering high-quality precision tooling has positioned them as a trusted partner for machining industries globally. With a diverse product range catering to various machining needs, Tecnicrafts Industries continues to set new standards in the world of precision tooling, providing solutions that empower manufacturers to achieve unparalleled accuracy and efficiency in their operations.

For personalized assistance and to explore the perfect tooling solution for your specific requirements, contact Next Generation Tooling today. Unlock the full potential of precision machining with Tecnicrafts and take your production to new heights.

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BIG KAISER Expands Hydraulic Chuck Offering for Swiss Lathes

7/13/2021

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Hoffman Estates, IL – BIG KAISER, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, introduced Hydraulic Chucks for Swiss lathes in 2018, the first improvement to the technology in more than 30 years. This year, the program has expanded to include inch-size Standard Type chucks, as well as new F Type and R Type chucks.

Standard Type Hydraulic Chucks with tool-side clamping are now available in inch sizes with the clamping range of ø1/8”, 3/16” and 1/4”.

The new F Type’s single wrench enables easy cutting tool changes on the tool post. The easy-access rear clamping design is ideal for front tool post. Clamping from the opposite side of the cutting tool and optimum-length design improves overall ease of use. The F Type is available in a clamping range of ø3-10mm and coolant delivery is possible with an Rc(PT)1/8’’ screw.

The new R Type eliminates interference at both the upper or lower tool post positions with a unique block design and tightening at an offset position in the tool side. The R Type is available in a clamping range of ø3-10mm and its oil hole drills can be used for coolant delivery when mounted on the upper section.

To minimize machine downtime and provide operator safety, these Hydraulic Chucks use a simple hex wrench that requires only two to three turns for both clamping and unclamping. Tightening is complete when the clamping screw hits the bottom; controlling tightening torque is not needed.

Once a Hydraulic Chuck is centered, the runout will not vary, even if a cutting tool is changed repeatedly. Runout of fewer than three microns at four times diameter can be achieved. Hydraulic Chucks have a standard pipe thread for coolant-through connection and are available for most Citizen and Star machines with 3/4'’ or 22mm straight shank.

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Next Generation Tooling Opens Two Offices in California to Provide Technical Support During the Pandemic.

8/3/2020

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by Bernard Martin

Next Gen Tooling SoCal 22343 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA

Next Generation Tooling's new SoCal Office, Showroom, Warehouse & Training facility is located at 22343 La Palma Avenue, Suite 126, Yorba Linda, CA 92887

Sacramento, CA. - Next Generation Tooling, LLC, a manufacturer's representative agency, founded in 1995 and servicing the California Nevada Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico CNC manufacturing markets has just opened TWO offices in California.

Most of Next Generation Tooling's customers know them as "the Next Gen guys" according to Chris Savolainen, the Founder and President of 'Next Gen Tooling'.

What was the rationale of opening not one, but two offices when the entire team has worked out of their own home offices for years?

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"We've grown our market service area quite a bit since we started out servicing just Northern California. We now include most of the Western States of the US. We've s been adding some of the best technical CNC application people we can find to support the unique mix of principles we represent. The products that we represent are what are considered very high performance tooling and workholding. It's some of the premiere products in our entire industry! We determined that we really needed a place to provide on-site technical training. We also needed to carry some inventory to support the unique needs of the aerospace, medical, electronics and defense industries that we support." Said Savolainen.

Rob Aldama, Vice-President of Next Gen Tool picks up the story, "At first we thought that one training and showroom might be good enough, but as we started talk to our distributor, machine dealer and end-user manufacturing customers, we discovered that there was a real need for facilities in both Northern and Southern California. None of our competitors are providing the deep technical service that has helped us gain market share, so we really felt we should just take it to the next level and open two facilities."

Next Generation Tooling NorCal Office Showroom

Next Generation Tooling's new NorCal Office, Showroom, Warehouse & training facility is located at 8171 Alpine Ave, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95829

But what about the Pandemic?

With the Covid-19 pandemic raging there are not a lot of companies expanding. Most are cutting costs and employees. When asked about this both Chris and Rob stated that their team of people have remained pretty busy throughout this entire period.

Chris said "We get asked in to shops to provide technical support pretty often. Putting on the full body PPE suits has been kind of common for us during the past few months."

Rob picked it up from there, "I think we may be some of the really select few that have been asked to come into shops because we're not just taking orders, we're reducing cycle time and we're improving efficiency"

Chris jumped back in, "And maybe its a little bit self serving, We can have the equipment set-up at both locations instead of trying to bring it into a facility. It's actually a lot easier, faster and safer to bring people to one of our locations rather than try to move things with lots of sweat and heavy breathing in PPE."

"Yea, We can bring people to either location and do the training. There are far less interruptions and the I think people learn a lot more, and learn it faster" stated Rob.

NGT Warehouse and Training

What types of training do they provide at Next Gen's new buildings? They start off with a lot of fundamentals that people running CNC machines may never had any formal training about. That's where their basic Training Classes fit in.

Machining 101
Basic Boring
Basic Chamfering
Basic Drill Training
Basic End Mill
Basic Indexable
Basic Tap Training
Basic Tool Holders
Basic Work Holding / Fixturing

But they also can go much deeper with their Advanced Part Manufacturing training series

Programming Tool Path – Climb versus Conventional
Material Machinability – Cubic Inches of Stock Removal
Part Set Up / Workholding & Fixturing
Tool Holder Selection, Collet, Solid, Hydraulic, Shrink Fit
Cutting Tool Selection – Substrate, Geometry, Coating, Speed and Feeds
Estimating Part Cycle Time

Learn More About Training

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Tecnicrafts Straight Shank ER Collet Chucks for Swiss Lathes are now available through Platinum Tooling.

6/16/2020

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Tecnicrafts ER Straight Shank Collet Chuck Swiss Lathe

Tecnicrafts Straight Shank ER Collet Chucks for Swiss Lathes

Breaking NEWS from Platinum Tooling: ER Collet Chucks are available in single or double ended style and come in various lengths. Offered in both metric or inch sizes, these tools can be ordered in round or with flats.

Tecnicrafts manufactures these toolholders to a tight run out tolerance of 5 microns or less and adheres to the h6 standard for shank diameter.

All Tecnicrafts Collets and Guide Bushings are available in Standard and Ultra-Precision grades.

The bore profiles include Round, Square, Hexagon, Rectangle and Custom as per customer specifications.

The collets are offered in steel and carbide lined versions with Grooved, Smooth, or Serrated bores in Standard and Long Nose types.

Special V-line and Over-Grip collets are also available.

Tecnicrafts Guide Bushings are generally offered in carbide lining with U-line, Over-Grip, and Extended Nose & Long Bores available.

Bechet
Bechler
Citizen
Gauthier
Gildemeister
Goodway
Hanwha
Hardinge
Index
Jinn-Fa
Maier

Manurhin-KMX
Miyano
Nexturn
Nomura
Peterman
Star
Strohm
Tornos
Traub
Tsugami

Tecnicrafts Swiss Collets & Guide Bushings are also available to complement your machining operations.

For quick delivery, Platinum Tooling inventories the most common sizes and styles of Collets & Guide Bushings at their headquarters located in Prospect Heights, Illinois. Non-standard items are available to ship within 3-4 weeks.

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Tecnicrafts collets and guide bushings are now available for immediate delivery!

5/13/2020

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Platinum Tooling is stocking many common styles and sizes of Tecnicraft collets and guide bushings at their Illinois facility.

These high quality collets and guide bushings for Swiss type CNC lathes are manufactured with run-out tolerances as low as 5 microns. Also available for special order with long nose, extended carbide, and special bore shapes.

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New Jet Coolant Nut from BIG KAISER Improves Surface Finish and Tool Life

12/27/2018

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Hoffman Estates, IL – BIG KAISER, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, announces the MEGA Micro Coolant Nut, a solution developed to provide precise coolant supply to micro cutting tool applications at high speeds.

Efficient coolant delivery prevents chip jamming, which can cause machine stoppages, service calls, and increase tool wear and poor surface finish. As spindle speeds continue to increase, getting the coolant to the cutting tip has become more challenging.

Exclusively for MEGA Micro Chuck 6S, the MEGA Micro Coolant Nut is an ideal design for high-speed micro machining up to Ø6 mm. By using it instead of a standard nut, tool lifetime is increased by about 35 percent and better cutting performance is achieved for milling applications.

The MEGA Micro Coolant Nut is a continuation of BIG KAISER's efforts to drive coolant toward the cutting edge and help to maintain process security. For coolant through drills, BIG KAISER offers the MEGA Micro Perfect Seal Nut.

If coolant is required, it should be optimized to maximize its true potential. For more information please contact us!

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Heimatec Inc. is now Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc.

11/21/2018

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Heimatec Platinum Tooling Suzuki AMF Technicrafts Henninger

Heimatec Inc., the North American importer of Live Tooling and Angle Heads, is now Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. As Platinum Tooling, they are committed to providing the same superior quality products and service but with an expanded product offering.

In addition to their continued commitment to Heimatec tooling for all major Live Tool lathes, Next Generation Tooling and Platinum Tooling are excited to bring you complementary machine tool accessories from Tecnicrafts, Henninger, AMF, and Suzuki.

For Swiss machines, we will continue to offer Heimatec Live Tools, but now will also provide tooling solutions from Tecnicrafts Precision Collets and Guide Bushings and Suzuki Live Tool speed increasers. For Machining Centers, we offer Heimatec standard Angle Heads, Henninger Spindle Speed Increasers and custom Angle Heads. In addition, we offer AMF markers, cleaners, and radio sensor systems to help maximize existing equipment for long term cost savings.

Platinum Tooling's recent office and warehouse expansion have allowed them to increase inventory and staff to better serve their customer’s needs.

Platinum Tooling is the importer for Heimatec, AMF, Henninger, Suzuki & Tecnicrafts

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Tecnicrafts Industries: A pioneer in Producing High-Quality Collets & Guide Bushings

High Precision Collets & Guide Bushes for
Swiss Type CNC automatic lathes

BIG KAISER Expands Hydraulic Chuck Offering for Swiss Lathes

Next Generation Tooling Opens Two Offices in California to Provide Technical Support During the Pandemic.

But what about the Pandemic?

NGT Warehouse and Training

Tecnicrafts Straight Shank ER Collet Chucks for Swiss Lathes are now available through Platinum Tooling.

Tecnicrafts Swiss Collets & Guide Bushings are also available to complement your machining operations.

Tecnicrafts collets and guide bushings are now available for immediate delivery!

New Jet Coolant Nut from BIG KAISER Improves Surface Finish and Tool Life

Heimatec Inc. is now Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc.

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