Collet maintenance is one of the most common causes of inadequate tool life or breakage. There are up to six links in the chain that comprise this critical tool-holding system, known as a collet.

Hardinge Sure-Grip expanding collet systems are designed for long production runs, and to achieve superior surface finishes and fast collet changeover from the front side of a machine. Hardinge ...

Shops are realizing significant advantages in using collet blocks rather than standard vises or 3-jaw chucks to grip round, hex, square or odd-shaped parts. A collet automatically centers the ...