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Machining Cast Part
| Previous Set-Up Method | Set-Up Using Ball Lock® System |
| Located part with dowel pins, bolted part to tombstone fixture. Indicated part to zero datum point. | Mounts parts to fixture plate while machining other parts. Mount fixture plate to tombstone using Ball Lock® Shanks. No indicating required because system provides +0.0005 (±0.013mm) repeatability. |
| Previous Set-Up Time: 15 minutes | Set-Up Time with Ball Lock® System: 60 seconds |
CNC Machine Base
Drilling and reaming forged part.
| Previous Set-Up Method | Set-Up Using Ball Lock® System |
| Fixture plate located with dowel pins bolted to machine base. Fixture plate and parts indicated. | Parts pre-mounted on fixture plate, which is then mounted to machine base using Ball Lock® Shanks. No need to indicate. |
| Previous Set-Up Time: 7 minutes | Set-Up Time with Ball Lock® System: 60 seconds |
CNC Vertical Machining Center
Machining aircraft valve parts.
| Previous Set-Up Method | Set-Up Using Ball Lock® System |
| New Project - New Machine - No Prior History | Using Ball Lock® Jigsaw Plate on Multi-Purpose Subplate enables operator to mount two more vises on the fixture. No indicating required. |
| Previous Set-Up Time: 12 minutes | Set-Up Time with Ball Lock® System: 45 seconds |
Two-Sided Tombstone
Drilling and tapping cylindrical bodies.
| Previous Set-Up Method | Set-Up Using Ball Lock® System |
| Fixture located and bolted to tombstone. Had to be indicated. | Fixture plate mounted and located with Ball Lock® Shanks. No need to indicate. |
| Previous Set-Up Time: 12 minutes | Set-Up Time with Ball Lock® System: 45 seconds |
