en.Wedoany.com Reported - Fixtureworks, a North American manufacturer and supplier of workholding components, has recently introduced the CP740 Flex retractable clamping locator, designed to provide a new solution for quick-change operations on various fixtures. The product simultaneously locates and locks during operation while allowing sliding displacement. The entire process requires no tools, and fastening is achieved with just a single rotation.
The CP740 locator is used in conjunction with the CP745 locating receiver. When combined, they can be mounted on fixture subplates and baseplate surfaces, ensuring high-precision positional alignment. Its retractable center shaft design allows fasteners to slide without interference. The shaft retracts flush with the bottom surface of the plate, and the clamping action is performed after the device slides into the predetermined position. This flexible locator is suitable for various workholding scenarios, with an installation repeatability of ±0.02mm, enabling the same fixture plate to be quickly and accurately mounted onto different bases when switching between machines or processes.
In terms of its working mechanism, when the operator turns the knob a quarter turn, the balls on the pin body expand outward, locking the fixture into place. Only when the knob is returned to the off position do the balls retract into the shank, allowing the shank body to rise and disengage from the baseplate, truly achieving unimpeded and tool-free operation. Regarding materials, the locator body is made of 303 stainless steel, the knob is made of 304 stainless steel, the shaft uses pre-hardened electroless nickel-plated steel, and the balls are also made of stainless steel.
In terms of specifications, the CP740 has a pin diameter of 16mm, a shaft length of 29.5mm, can generate 562 lbs of clamping force, and weighs less than 1 lb overall.
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