CARVEsmart™ Maker Bellatex Industries Joins AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology
Bellatex Industries, maker of CARVEsmart™, the original quick change vise jaw system, has been accepted for membership by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
AMT represents and promotes U.S.-based manufacturing technology and its members—those who design, build, sell, and service the continuously evolving technology that lies at the heart of manufacturing. The association specializes in providing targeted business assistance, extensive global support, and business intelligence systems and analysis. AMT is the voice that communicates the importance of policies and programs that encourage research and innovation, and the development of educational initiatives to create tomorrow’s Smartforce. AMT owns and manages IMTS — The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which is the premier manufacturing technology event in North America.
“We are proud to be accepted among our peers and look forward to moving forward as part of this vibrant group of manufacturing technology professionals,” said Doug Fontaine, Co-Founder of Bellatex Industries and Carvesmart National Sales Manager.
Patented CARVEsmart, which is the most complete and the original inventor of dovetailed quick change vice jaw system, employs three, from the top, channeled clamping elements with a dovetailed jaw design that quickly couples machineable or hard jaws. CARVEsmart dramatically reduces set-up time, improves set-up reliability and quality. CARVEsmart’s dovetailed aluminum extruded jaw stock has no face mounting cap screws to dodge. This makes the soft jaw a fully machineable, inexpensive cut to any length vise jaw.
SMARTstop is a highly repeatable, front loading, internal to the jaw, vertical slot and dowel pin location system included in 4” and 6” CARVEsmart steel ground master jaw sets. Step and carved jaws will repeat +/-0.0003” when replaced in the original master jaw. Operators can dowel pin the aluminum jaws they wish to reuse or purchase SMARTstopped (pre-pinned) 4” and 6” jaws in all five aluminum profiles, 1018 or ductile cast iron jaws.
PERMAjaw is a SMARTstopped, ductile cast iron jaw set. It is ¾”W x 1.71”H and flips to expose a fresh face. It will repeat in the same master jaw +/-0.0003”. PERMAjaw is best for repeating jobs and matched to the spindle step jaws.
CARVEsmart offers economical, extruded aluminum, dovetailed jaw stock in five profiles of 1”W x 1.71”H flippable, ¾” x 2”, 1” x 2-1/4”, 1-1/2” x 2”, and 2” x 3” in lengths of 4, 6, 31 and 94 inches. Also available is ¾”W x 2”H dovetailed 1018 steel bar stock in 4”, 6” and 31” lengths. With CARVEsmart only one saw cut is necessary for any length jaw from 1” to 94”. This can reduce jaw cost by half or more compared to purchasing a commercially made jaw or making them in-house.
The CARVEsmart #MJSSG4 4 inch 4140 ground tool steel master jaw set, designed for production work, is ground flat and parallel within .0002”. This high quality set is fully accessorized with all SMARTstop options and accepts all jaw stock.
Recutting the female form with each part run matches the jaw and vise perfectly to the spindle. CARVEsmart dramatically reduces set-up time, improves set-up reliability and quality. This makes the CARVEsmart system ideal for shops that change vise jaws often; running repeating and tight tolerance work.
About CARVEsmart:
The patented CARVEsmart quick change vise jaw system was invented by machine shop owner Bill Ehnstrom to save time and reduce costs in his own operation. Ehnstrom partnered with veteran machine tool industry expert Doug Fontaine to form Bellatex Industries and commercialize CARVEsmart. CARVEsmart is sold through a nationwide network of distributors.
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