Case Studies Machining Center APPLICATION: CNC Machining Center BACKGROUND: A Jergens customer whose products include a family of parts machined from 1” square stock. ISSUE: Cycle time (including loading & unloading) was 5 to 8 minutes, depending upon part number. Changeover time for each machining center was 1 to 1-1/2 hours. SOLUTION: The fixtures were built using the Jergens Ball LockTM Mounting System, which allows fixtures to be removed and replaced by loosening 4 set screws, removing 4 shanks, swapping fixtures, replacing the shanks, and tightening the set screws. The entire process takes about a minute. No indicating or registering is required. The Jergens Ball LockTM system will repeat the location of the fixture, within .0005” every time. The fixture location will repeat on the s

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