Description
OEM SKU: 2540.31244
Rego-Fix is a leading tool holder brand based in Switzerland since 1950.
This product is priced singly and comes in packs of 1.
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Properties | ||
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Name | Rego-Fix HSK-E 40 / WD 12 x 070 Tool Holder 2540.31244 | |
EDP # | 0648159 | |
Weight (1 pc.) | 22.0 oz | 616 g |
Projection | 2.7600" | 70.000 mm |
Nose Diameter | 1.6500" | 42.000 mm |
Total Indicated Runout (TIR) | 0.0001" | 0.003 mm |
Coolant-thru Capable | NO |
Product Features:
- Balanced by Design
- 0.0001" TIR
- Manufactured in Switzerland
Technical Reference Files:
Background Information:
The HSK system was invented in Germany in the 1990's and is now very commonly found in European machine tools and spindles. HSK stands for "Hohl Shaft Kegel" - "Hollow Shank Taper", and as the name implies this type of interface has a cavity running through it. Unlike classical 'pull-stud' designs (CAT, BT, SK etc), HSK uses an internal drawbar mechanism which results in clamping force increasing with rotational speed. Additionally, the form features dual contact; on an axial face and the cone (1:10), which puts HSK in the upper echelons of tool holder performance.
The HSK-E form is designed for extreme speeds; with all sources of unbalance removed. This type still has a ring feature for automatic tool changing, but does not have any feature for integrating RFID chips
The Weldon interface utilizes a straight bore and one or more setscrews to grip the tool shank, and was invented circa 1918 by Carl A. Bergstrom in Cleveland, USA. Although seemingly crude and archaic, this style of tool holder interface often outperforms more modern systems when it comes to extremely heavy machining loads, and cannot be beat for simplicity.
Company History:
The beginning of what has become Rego-Fix was Fritz Weber founding "Fritz Weber Feinmechanik und Werkzeugbau" in Reigoldswil, Switzerland in 1950. His first serially manufactured product was a broomholder; a humble origin that has shaped the company's history for many years. By 1955 the company employed 15 people and began to venture into toolmaking, and by 1970 also had become a successful brand in cheese cutting, as well as yoghurt and gas bottling machines. In 1972 Rego-Fix invented the ER machine collet system, the innovation which would make the company world-renown. Interestingly, the mechanism for the ER collet system had been used in broom handles from the beginning, but the application to machine tools was much more important. Tool holding technology was continuously developed by the company since that moment, and has produced an additional revolutionary system, PowRgrip. Today Rego-Fix is recognized at the top level of premium brands in the machining industry.