In this episode of Fixture Friday, Jay Pierson shows you how he used his SmartVac workholding system to machine a thin, flat work piece!
✅ Get your vacuum chuck solution 👉 https://bit.ly/39BHfRi

When is a vacuum chuck better than a vise? With the part we machined in this episode, it would require five setups using traditional vise workholding. But in this week's Fixture Friday, we look at how we palletized the second operation to get eight parts per cycle without using a single clamp!

✅ SmartVac Overview 👉    • SmartVac Vacuum Chuck System Overview  
✅ Top Plate Overview 👉    • Customized Vacuum Chuck  

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00:00 Let's see how to make this part on a custom vacuum chuck
00:23 Customizable top plate solution
00:58 Details on materials
01:14 Place in a shallow pocket
01:23 Two separate vacuum workholding areas
02:14 Why we need a vacuum top plate
03:39 Check out our vacuum chucks!

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