Application Examples
Custom applications for customers are a specialty of TAC Rockford's. Here is a sample of successful outcomes, stories, and examples of what we've done.
Expanding Mandrel Force Gauge for Oil Pump Cover Workholding
August 14, 2013
A major US automotive manufacturer contacted TAC Rockford for a force sensor to measure the holding force of an expanding mandrel (internal gripping expanding collet). The customer needed a way to accurately verify expansion force of the mandril workholding system for preventive maintenance and setup purposes.
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Becoming a New Standard for Preventive Maintenance: Wireless Chuck Force Gauges
August 9, 2013
Since TAC Rockford's design of chuck force gauges using Bluetooth technology to communicate between a sensor and a display unit, machine users have found it a necessary tool as part of their PM (Preventive Maintenance) application. Besides only checking for drawbar force, machine users can have a display unit that connects to both a wireless drawbar and chuck force sensor, and operate seamlessly between them. More TAC Rockford's customers are realizing the potential for portable PM tools like the wireless chuck force gauge that integrate with the rest of ForceCheck.
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