Flexible Clamping and Handling of Workpieces Made of Wood

09.03.2010

The Multi-Clamp VC-M vacuum clamping system is the ideal clamping solution for all types of manual woodworking, both in the workshop and on construction sites.

Every woodworker encounters the following problem when sawing, planing, polishing or working edges: You need a “third hand” to hold the wooden workpiece in place, as both hands are already busy handling the tool. Moreover, not all workpieces are easily clamped with a vise. Often, the vise is even a hindrance. Vacuum specialist J. Schmalz GmbH, headquartered in the German town of Glatten, has found a solution to this problem. The company has developed a device that assists both the technician in the workshop and the fitter on the construction site: the mobile and flexible vacuum clamping system Multi-Clamp VC-M. It makes clamping with a vise or bench vise and holding the workpiece with one’s hands unnecessary. Clamped workpieces can be worked on from five sides without obstruction. This also dispenses with time-consuming re-clamping. Depending on requirements, tension forces of up to 1,500 N (at –800 mbar) are possible, which guarantees absolute safety during handling. In addition to that, damages to the workpiece caused by mechanical clamping are avoided.

The Multi-Clamp VC-M vacuum clamping system is available in two different versions. It consists of the Multi-Clamp vacuum plate VC-M-P and the Multi-Base VC-M-B, which can be turned and swiveled. For an inexpensive stand-alone solution, the Multi-Clamp vacuum plate which includes integrated vacuum generation can be flexibly mounted on a workbench or work surface. It can be operated either with an ejector (VC-M-P) or a pump (VC-M-PV). In both cases, you only need a power connection to operate a compressed air device or the vacuum pump. Having started with the Multi-Clamp vacuum plate, you can expand to the complete Multi-Clamp VC-M system at any time. This second version also includes the Multi-Base turn/swivel device. This allows the picked-up piece of wood to be rotated continuously by 360° and swiveled left and right by 90°. The Multi-Base can be fixed in any position using a clamping lever. This allows you to work on all sides of picked-up workpieces – whatever their position. The complete system can be attached to the work surface mechanically or by means of a vacuum.

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