WHY ADHESIVE WORKHOLDING?

Blue Photon's ultra-violet workholding products are a manufacturer's solution to holding parts for tight-tolerance machining and inspection. Complex-shaped, hard-to-hold parts, and delicate materials like ceramic and laminated composites are keenly suited to the technology which supplies up to 275 Kg of tensile holding power per gripper. Any part that is at risk for distortion from traditional clamping, or that pose complications in fixture design are easily and simply held with Blue Photon's patented grippers and BlueGrip™ workholding adhesive.

  • 1

    Clean dirt and oil from grippers and workpiece.

  • 2

    Apply enough BlueGrip™ adhesive to the grippers to fully fill the gap between the part and gripper.

  • 3

    Apply ultraviolet (UV) light for 60 seconds to cure BlueGrip™ adhesive.

  • 4

    Machine the workpiece.

  • 5

    Separate the fixture from the workpiece with a 1/4 turn twist or hot water soak.

  • 6

    Remove and peel away residual adhesive with steam or hot water spray.

Stick to the Future

Traditional, mainstream workholding has remained essentially the same for generations; squeeze the part against hard fixture points and support compliant areas with work supports.

​As workpieces have become more and more complex and new materials have been introduced, part holding for machining has become increasingly difficult.​

The Blue Photon system alleviates problems caused by part clamping:

  • ​Distortion
  • Part defacing
  • Chipping of brittle parts
  • Blocking cutting tool and coolant access to the part

Grip Without Boundaries

Blue Photon blows traditional workholding away for SO many reasons!

  • ​Five- (sometimes six-) sided access to your workpiece.
  • Elimination of workpiece distortion.
  • Reduction in total set-up time.
  • Reduction or elimination of machining chatter.​
  • Simplification of fixture design and reduction in fixturing cost.
  • Elimination of clamping lugs and the need to remove them from castings.
  • Easy automation of hard-to-hold parts.
  • Adhesive gap compensates for part variation.
  • Number of operations is often reduced.

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