Pneumatic Zero Point Plate
The Foundation for Automation.
Unlock maximum efficiency with the NEXTAS Pneumatic Zero Point Plate. This system creates a precise and repeatable foundation on your machine table, allowing fixtures and workpieces to be changed in seconds, not hours. By standardizing your setup process, you drastically reduce downtime, increase machine utilization, and pave the way for seamless automation.
Core Advantages
- Micron-Level Repeatability: Guarantees a repeat positioning accuracy of ≤ 0.003mm, eliminating the need for realignment after each changeover.
- Massive Clamping Force: The spring-actuated clamping mechanism provides enormous, failsafe holding power, ensuring rigidity even during heavy cutting.
- Seconds to Changeover: Pneumatic unlocking allows for near-instantaneous clamping and unclamping, drastically reducing non-productive machine time.
- Automation Ready: Features integrated ports for air sensing (clamped/unclamped) and cone cleaning, enabling reliable integration with robotic systems.
Precision by Design
The NEXTAS Pneumatic Zero Point Plate operates on a simple but incredibly precise principle. The system uses pneumatic pressure to unlock the clamping mechanism. When the air is released, a powerful set of internal springs drives the clamping slides, pulling the positioning studs on the fixture or pallet down into the tapered locating cones. This creates a secure, vibration-dampening connection with a precisely defined zero point. The "normally locked" state ensures that clamping force is maintained even if air pressure is lost, guaranteeing safety and reliability.
Built for the Modern Shop Floor
Constructed from hardened, corrosion-resistant stainless steel, our zero point plates are built to withstand the rigors of any manufacturing environment. The system is fully sealed to protect the internal mechanism from chips, coolant, and other debris. Integrated air-blast channels automatically clear the locating cones of any contaminants before clamping, ensuring that the ≤0.003mm repeatability is maintained every single time.
The Gateway to Unattended Machining
By providing a common, high-precision interface on all your machines—from milling centers to EDMs to CMMs—the zero point system unlocks true process optimization. Palletized workpieces can be moved between operations by a robot, clamped with repeatable accuracy, and machined without operator intervention. This is the key to lights-out manufacturing and maximizing the productivity of your capital equipment.
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