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Modular Vise vs Standard Vise – Productivity Comparison
If you’re still running standard vises on your HMC or VMC, you’re likely leaving machine capacity on the table every cycle. The question isn’t whether a modular vise system outperforms a standard vise, it does, and the numbers aren’t close. The real question is: how much productivity are you giving up, and does the switch …
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How to Set Up a CNC Tombstone on an HMC
Setting up a CNC tombstone on a Horizontal Machining Center is one of the highest-leverage operations in a machine shop. Done right, it unlocks everything horizontal machining is designed to deliver, multiple faces loaded, parts cycling automatically, spindle running as long as possible between operator touches. Done wrong, it introduces runout, work coordinate errors, and …
Angle Plate vs Tombstone – Which Do You Need?
When you’re setting up workholding for an HMC or VMC, two products come up over and over again: tombstones and angle plates. At Tombstone City, we manufacture both, and we get asked which one is right almost every day. The honest answer is: it depends on your machine, your parts, and your production goals. This …