Hoffmann Group USA announces new centering vice called the GARANT Xtric. The vice is equipped with a new chuck jaw quick-change system, which enables easy, tool-free changeover. A click mechanism gives the vice an interchange accuracy in the micrometre range. Top jaws, which can be rotated by 180 degrees, allow for a large clamping range and high variability when fixing components. And clamping using multiple GARANT Xtrics is not a problem, the center can be adjusted precisely in order to achieve top precision.

“The new GARANT Xtric is suitable for clamping both blanks and finished parts,” said Charlie Slagle, President & CEO of Hoffmann Group USA. “In addition, pre-stamping components is not required. Therefore, a time savings of 50 percent is possible when setting up.”

With the new GARANT Xtric, the top jaws can be replaced or rotated by 180 degrees by hand, without using any tools. For this purpose, the top jaws are inserted into a dovetail and pushed down via two spring plates until they engage. There is no need to remove and re-thread the spindle nut. With this unique “click and clamp” system, the GARANT Xtric can significantly contribute to a reduction in set-up costs.

With its rotating top jaws, the GARANT Xtric provides a particularly large clamping range of 0 to 144 millimetres in the case of the model 80S, and 0 to 194 millimetres in the case of the model 80M. An additional model with a jaw width of 125 millimetres will be launched soon. All models are alternatively available with pivot jaws.

If a clamping force of 25 kN is applied directly on the component, the vice will also be suitable for clamping unfinished parts. If a gripper jaw with GARANT tooth form is used, pre-stamping can even be eliminated. For customers that already use the “Lang” system, there are suitable top jaws with the “Lang system” tooth form. The top jaws are available both uncoated and coated.

In order to clamp larger workpieces using multiple centering vices, the center can be adjusted precisely – to the micrometre. And if required, can be shifted by up to 0.5 millimetres on each side (by one millimetre in total). To do this, simply release the screw on the side, reset the center using pin wrenches and then retighten the screw on the side.

Longitudinal grooves for precise alignment on the machine table, bores for the “Lang” positioning system and adapter plates for clamping on the GARANT Zero Clamp zero-point system round off the range. Adaptation to other zero-point clamping systems is also possible.

The new GARANT Xtric centering vice can be ordered starting July 8 from the Hoffmann Group USA eShop located here: https://www.hoffmann-group.com/US/en/hus/

About Hoffmann Group USA

Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Hoffmann Group USA is a wholly-o­­wned subsidiary of The Hoffmann Group, Europe’s leading system partner for quality tools. The company offers 85,000 quality tools from 500 of the world’s leading manufacturers including GARANT, Hoffmann’s own premium brand. Hoffmann product lines include hand tools, cutting tools, workstations, and storage options. Hoffmann Group, with an international corporate headquarters in Munich, Germany, combines trading competence with leadership in both manufacturing and service. This combination guarantees reliability in supply, quality, and productivity in the tooling sector to more than 135,000 customers. The company, with its worldwide partners and over 2,500 employees, serves major companies as well as medium-sized and small companies in more than 50 countries.