Mitee-Bite workpiece clamping products are the latest additions to the rapidly-expanding portfolio of workholding and manufacturing productivity equipment available from 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA). The versatile Mitee-Bite range combines cost-effective clamping with fast and easy operation. Most items utilise a cam or wedge action and are operated by simply tightening a cap head screw. They […]

The XT3000 Xpandable Tool Sharpener – part of the extensive range of Darex drill and mill regrinding systems available from leading workholding and productivity equipment specialist 1st Machine Tool Accessoroes – provides machine shop users with wide ranging capabilities and fast equipment payback. Designed as an affordable drill sharpener that will grow with customers’ requirements, the […]

Workholding and machining equipment specialist, Kitagawa has extended its range of large through-hole power chucks with the introduction of the three-jaw BB221 at the Japanese International Machine Tool Fair (Jimtof) held in Tokyo, to be sold in the UK by their sole supplier, 1st Machine Tool Accessories. Suitable for components measuring up to 530mm diameter, […]

TUX321 and GT200 provide rigid workpiece location and high indexing accuracy The Kitagawa TUX321 and GT200 are the latest additions to the comprehensive range of NC rotary tables from workholding and machining equipment specialist, 1st Machine Tool Accessories. Incorporating a top mounted motor assembly, the TUX321 occupies an extremely small work table footprint, making it an […]

The ability to maximise the capabilities of existing machine tool resources is a key benefit of the latest LEAVE, Chick and Abbott jig and fixturing systems – available in the UK from leading workholding and machining equipment supplier, 1st Machine Tool Accessories Ltd (1st MTA). At the heart of LEAVE’s product range is a series of ready-to-use […]

The Darex E-90 end mill sharpener from workholding systems and manufacturing equipment specialist, 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA) provides a simple, convenient and accurate method of refurbishing milling tools without the expense of special purpose cutter grinding equipment or the need for highly trained operators. Enabling multi-flute end mills from 1.5 to 50 mm diameter […]

For companies striving to remain competitive in today’s aggressive market conditions, the traditional merits of price, quality and delivery are as valid for success as they have ever been. The need to relentlessly drive productivity up and costs down is a ‘given’ in the face of global supply chains and competition from low wage economies. […]

OK-Vise high strength, low profile machining clamps are now available from workholding systems and productivity equipment specialist, 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA). Providing up to 150 kN clamping force through the simple tightening of a cap screw, OK-Vises offer an extremely compact and cost-effective method of securing workpieces against fixed stops. They incorporate a cross-wedge action that […]