Ice Chucks

GF 140 Ice Chuck

  The GF 140 is a flat plate that freezes when compressed air is applied through a venturi. The plate takes about 50 seconds to freeze and is ideal for difficult to hold parts. Materials particuarly suited are glass, ceramic & stainless steel which are difficult to hold by other methods.    
 

Larger and more accurate plates are frozen by an external chiller unit. Inbuilt sensors direct the coolant medium around the different areas of the plate to maintain a high degree of accuracy of flatness.

Recessed plates allow up to 10mm depth of water for fully enclosing delicate parts.

   
 

This air operated chuck is mounted on a lathe. An anti-rotation bracket and rotary coupling permit the part to rotate while the body of the chuck remains stationary.