Above: An adaptable CNC work-holding fixture utilizing ferrofluid and a ... We optimized the design of a previous team to create an adaptive workholding fixture that uses a series of magnetic Halbach ...

What is workholding and why is it important? Workholding is how stock is held during operations on CNC mills and lathes. Unlike in CAD, parts don’t just float in 3D space. Something needs to grab onto ...

Learn how to build a huge 4x8 CNC router, the 4x8 PRO 4896 from AVID CNC! I'll go over setting up dust collection for the CNC, getting the machine assembled, setting up Mach4, squaring the table and ...

When milling thin-walled parts, time is consumed to create fixtures and plugs to secure parts. Using our workholding technology, the Flux Capacitor, we have significantly reduced the setup effort for ...