Vices let manufacturer practice what it preaches
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Roemheld product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Mar 16, 2006
Company that designs and makes all its own workholding equipment has been incorporating vices into its production line to increase productivity.
As a company that specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of innovative workholding systems, Thame Workholding practices what it preaches by continually developing ways to improve its manufacturing processes.
The company designs and makes all its own workholding equipment and, for the past three years, has been incorporating Hilma vices from Roemheld into its production line to increase productivity.
David Handley, Technical Director of Thame Workholding, said: "Hilma vices are extremely versatile and used in conjunction with our own products we have been able to standardise many processes and improve quality and throughput".
Quick set-up times are key to Thame Workholding's ability to produce batches of components ranging from one-off specials to large batches for over 750 stock items.
Using Hilma vices alongside its own components has enabled Thame to reduce set-up times.
With the cost of steel on the increase, by modifying the Hilma EL125 quick change vice and using it with one of the company's own products, Thame can hold just 3mm of material in the vice for machining rather than 15mm as previously.
The resulting need to machine less material off has significantly reduced costs.
Handley said: "We believe this is just an example of how our innovative design capabilities set us apart in the marketplace, whether we are modifying old fixtures for customers or designing completely new ones".
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