Shop-floor case studies

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Case studies: 5

Four assembled dual-station pneumatic zero-point subplates on a shop cart or bench.

Beyond Single-Machine Fixes: How a 10-Pallet Zero-Point Rollout Standardized Workholding Across an Entire Shop Floor

Cross-machine transfer under 90 seconds, < 0.003 mm

Pneumatic Zero-Point Plate

Read the case NEXTAS 4-station pneumatic zero-point clamping plate NT-S200P160V1 with air leakage test port in shipping crate

Modularizing the VMC Table: How a 2+4 Zero-Point Subplate Layout Unlocked Flexible High-Mix Machining

Previously 45 minutes, now under 2 minutes

Pneumatic Zero-Point Plate

Read the case 4-axis CNC rotary table zero-point clamping bridge plate with dual receivers by NEXTAS

Bridging the Gap on a 4th Axis: How a Drop-Center Zero-Point Trunnion Eliminated Dial-In Downtime

Changeovers less than 90 seconds

Zero-Point Clamping System for CNC Machining

Read the case Booth demonstration: hands lower a NEXTAS NT-S96P160V2 self-centering vise onto a 96 mm zero-point base plate. The nameplate is readable. The vise face shows the 70-0-70 scale and serrated step jaws. Blue pull studs are in the base. A blue fourth-axis platter and a second vise sit on the same table. This is not a photograph of cutting on a machine.

One Datum Strategy: How a High-Mix Fluid Power Shop Cut 4-Axis Changeover Time by 94% with NEXTAS Zero-Point Workholding

a 94% cut in spindle downtime

Quick-Change Zero-Point Clamping Plate · 5-Axis Self-Centering Vise

Read the case Shipping-pallet product photo of a 4-station square plate and a 2-station bar plate on a wooden pallet with foam, after an air hold test. NT-3200 nameplates and the side ports Unlock, Increase Pressure, Control Cleaning, and Air Leakage Test are visible. This is not a photo of cutting on the machine.

Why split one plate into two? A VMC 4+2 pneumatic baseplate

Fixture changeover under 90 seconds

Pneumatic Zero-Point Plate

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