KURT'S CUSTOM ENGINEERED WORKHOLDING EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE OPTIONS AND HIGH PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES

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KURT'S CUSTOM ENGINEERED WORKHOLDING EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE OPTIONS AND HIGH PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES
21 March 2005 - Kurt Manufacturing Company

Improved machining productivity is provided by the Custom Engineered Workholding Team at Kurt Manufacturing Company.

Kurt's custom workholding fixtures and tombstones are designed around specific parts and processes and greatly improve throughput while improving quality.

Application photo details a 12 station custom engineered tombstone setup by Kurt Manufacturing. Design maximizes machining center output potential through high density design and fast load/unload features.

Kurt will partner on a project from start to finish including research, design, development and building workholding systems and fixtures, often within a few weeks.

Whether it's vises mounted on tombstones or hydraulic actuated clamping fixtures for vertical or horizontal machining centers, Kurt provides the solution.

Kurt vises mounted on tombstones are designed for close tolerances. Vises are hand selected and matched, so when mounted on tombstones, optimum accuracy is achieved with minimum variation from vise to vise.

Kurt offers either steel fabricated tombstones for high rigidity, or cast iron tombstones for vibration damping features. When more than one tombstone is required for horizontal machining centers with multiple pallets, Kurt will match the tombstones for maximum precision.

Kurt's hydraulic actuated fixtures are designed with internal hydraulic lines providing clean, safe operation.

To insure workholding systems that are both maximally productive and operator friendly, Kurt engineers are trained to design high density workholding systems with ergonomics in mind. Pre-clamping methods for easy loading and unloading of parts are used. All custom workholding systems are designed to provide repeatable and reliable clamping force similar to Kurt vises, which are the world standard in precision machine vises.

http://www.kurtworkholding.com

About: Kurt Manufacturing Company
History of Kurt Manufacturing

1947 - Founded by Kurt Kuban, father of current president and owner Bill Kuban
1950's - Introduction of the "Kurt Vise", the industry leader in precision workholding solutions
1960's - Kurt Manufacturing is positioned as a major supplier to the burgeoning disk drive industry and other high tech industries
1970's- Kurt's success with business partner relationships grew Kurt into an industry leader in contract manufacturing
1980's - As part of a vertical integration strategy, acquisition of several businesses complimenting the existing corporate capabilities - acquisitions include:
Two screw machine facilities; one in Minneapolis, MN and one in Lyman, NE
Summit Gear - a precision gear manufacturer in Minneapolis, MN
Strite Anderson - an aluminum die cast facility in Fridley, MN

1986 - Kurt introduces the Kurt Check, an SPC software and hardware package. Kurt Electronics is the premier custom manufacturer of SPC data collection systems, modular gaging systems and inline gaging systems.

1987 - Kurt opened a second precision machining facility in Pueblo, CO in support of Colorado's high tech industry, with the addition of impact extruding as a new capability

1990's - Kurt Manufacturing's continued quality journey through implementation of the following processes which are the basis for our current quality policy:

1996 - Dyna Fab (tube bending) and Theradyne Healthcare were acquired to further expand into the healthcare market
1998 - Development of Kurt Kinetic Trainer
2003 - Development of Kurt Hydraulics
2003 - Development of Kurt Chipmunk
2004- Manufacturing partner for Delta Hawk

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