New MAPAL Tool Holders Programme

At a Glance
  • New design concept for chucks with added value
  • Brilliant surface finish and clear handling information
  • Expansion to the entire chuck programme planned
Advantages
  • Corrosion-resistant chucks
  • Self-explanatory, straightforward handling – foolproof
  • Greatest possible stability with optimal usage of resources

Carefully considered Design taps Potential

Not only the appearance of the chucks was revised, above all added value for the customer was to be generated by means of carefully considered industrial design. Why? An ingenious design is not only a visual highlight, it also taps economic and ecological potential. Starting from this point, the product designers prepared, together with those responsible for the products at MAPAL, a new concept that is also based on function and FEM analyses.

The chucks designed according to this concept shine proverbially with a new brilliance. One of the elements in the new concept is the brilliant surface finish. This surface finish, produced by a specially developed polishing method, ensures that the chucks are more resistant to corrosion than in the past.

Easy, Self-explanatory “foolproof” Handling

A further requirement on the new design was so-called “foolproof handling”; that is the easy, self-explanatory handling of the chucks. Controls were to be identifiable as such more quickly with directly understandable handling information. These requirements were addressed, on the one hand, by the blue colour for the controls, such as the actuating screw on a hydraulic chuck and, on the other hand, by internally developed symbols that contain corresponding information, independent of the related language.

Last but not least the shape of the chucks, their weight and use of material were studied and optimised. The new shape addresses the requirements for the greatest possible stability with optimal usage of resources. Even the smallest weight savings on chucks have major effects that become apparent in use over the long term. Among other aspects, the lighter the chuck, the less energy is required during the acceleration and braking of the spindle.

Corporate design creates Recognition

Due to the new corporate design, the complete clamping technology range can be immediately identified as a MAPAL product – with a promise of quality and function.