Tooling & Workholding
Cutters, holders, presetting, fixtures, clamping, workpiece setup, and supporting hardware.
Ball End Mill
Tool with a spherical tip, suitable for surface machining.
Blank
Raw material form before machining.
Boring Tool
Tool used for enlarging or finishing holes.
BT Toolholder
Common taper shank standard with high compatibility.
Bull Nose End Mill
Tool with a rounded tip for strength and surface quality.
CAPTO Toolholder
Modular coupling toolholder system.
Carbide Tool
Tool made of cemented carbide.
Center
Center device used to support the end of a workpiece.
Center Drill
Short drill used for hole spotting and centering.
Chuck
Rotating clamping device for holding workpieces.
Clamp Plate
Fixture element that fixes a workpiece by pressing.
Clamping
Action of fixing a workpiece on the machine.
Clamping Force
Force required to hold the workpiece.
Clamping Mechanism
Mechanism assembly that performs clamping action.
Coated Tool
Tool with wear-resistant coating on its surface for longer life.
Dowel Pin
Pin used for precise positioning.
Drill Bit
Tool used for drilling holes.
End Mill
General-purpose cutter for face and side milling.
ER Collet
Common spring collet size series.
External Coolant Tool
Coolant is sprayed from outside the tool.
Face Mill
Milling cutter used for large-area planar machining.
Fixture
Device used to locate and clamp workpieces.
Fixture Body
Main structural component of a fixture.
Four-Jaw Chuck
Chuck with independent four-jaw clamping.
Hard Jaw
Hardened standard chuck jaw; wear-resistant but less adaptable.
High-Speed Steel Tool
General-purpose tool made of high-speed steel.
HSK Toolholder
Hollow shank taper suited for high-speed, high-rigidity machining.
Indexable Tool
Tool that reuses the tool body by changing inserts.
Insert
Replaceable cutting insert.
Jaw
Clamping jaw used by a chuck or fixture.
Magnetic Fixture
Fixture that holds workpieces by magnetic force.
Pallet
Exchangeable platform that carries the workpiece.
Pallet Change
Operation of exchanging pallets on the machine.
Positioning
Determining the workpiece position on the machine.
Quick-Change Fixture
Fixture system designed for fast replacement.
Quick-Change Toolholder
Toolholder system for rapid tool change.
Reamer
Tool for finishing hole diameter and hole quality.
Slab Mill
Disc-shaped cutter commonly used for slots and shoulder machining.
Slitting Saw
Thin disc cutter used for slotting and cut-off operations.
Soft Jaw
Jaw that can be machined to fit the workpiece.
Spring Collet
Collet that clamps tools through elastic deformation.
Tailstock
Component on a lathe used to support the workpiece.
Tap
Tool used to machine internal threads.
Thread Mill
Tool for milling threads.
Three-Jaw Chuck
Chuck with synchronized three-jaw clamping.
Through-Coolant Tool
Tool that delivers coolant through internal channels.
Tool Bar
Support component connecting insert and toolholder.
Tool Magazine
Device that stores tools and enables automatic tool changes.
Tool Number
Tool identification number referenced in the program.
Tool Position
Position number of a tool in the magazine or turret.
Toolholder
Component that holds the tool and connects to the spindle.
Tooling Plate
Base plate for mounting fixtures and workpieces.
Tooling Positioning
Positioning scheme implemented by tooling.
V-Block
Fixture block used to locate cylindrical parts.
Vacuum Fixture
Fixture that holds workpieces by vacuum suction.
Vise
Common device for clamping workpieces.
Workholding Datum
Datum plane or point used for positioning during setup.
Workpiece
Part or material being machined.
Workpiece Holding
Method for securely holding a workpiece.
Workpiece Setup
Process of mounting and fixing a workpiece.