Fixturing Including Turnkey Systems; Tooling:
Hydro-Coupler

The Hydro-Coupler™ is a hydraulic coupling
system for CNC machining centers. The system provides a "through-door" continuous hydraulic connection to hydraulic workholding fixtures on carrousel type pallet changers, and is compatible
with most CNC machining centers.

The Hydro-Coupler's hydraulic pressure is continuous and ranges from 1000 to 5000 psi. The pressure is applied from the top of the pallet as opposed to the bottom, so full clamping force is never lost ñ even
while the pallets are being rotated in and out of the work cube.

The system marries the machine tool, control, hydraulics and fixture together, providing
electronic feedback to the machine control on
critical data regarding fixturing and hydraulic status.
It automatically monitors clamping pressures, hydraulics level and temperature and responds to irregularities. The result is repeatable and consistent clamping forces.

Hydro-Coupler features a continuously connected closed loop hydraulic system that minimizes atmospheric oil contamination concerns, while increasing machine uptime since hydraulic pressure loss is virtually eliminated.