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CNC Tombstone Sizing Guide – Match Your HMC Pallet

Most tombstone sizing mistakes don’t show up on the receiving dock. They show up the first time the B-axis indexes with a full load and a vise jaw clips the way cover, or when the top row of parts sits above the highest point the spindle can reach, or when the pallet changer faults because …

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How to Download and Use CAD Files for CNC Fixture Planning

Most shops have fixture drawings somewhere in a binder on the shop floor. The dimensions are there, but the solid geometry is not, which means every time a setup changes, someone is measuring, indicating, or guessing whether the tombstone body is going to clear the spindle head during an aggressive tool path. Loading the actual …

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Sub Plates Explained – The Connective Layer in CNC Workholding

Most shops know their machine table. Most shops know their fixtures. The piece between them gets less attention, and that is usually where setup time and repeatability problems start. The CNC sub plate is a precision-ground flat plate that mounts directly to the machine table and creates a stable, reusable interface for all the workholding …

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