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Hydraulic chuck soft jaws
Hydraulic chuck soft jaws (also known as hydraulic jaws) are essential clamping components for hydraulic chucks used in CNC lathes and CNC machining centers. They are typically made from high-quality steel that has not been fully hardened (such as 45# steel), and their clamping surfaces can be turned to fit the actual dimensions of the workpiece. Widely used in precision turning operations, they are critical components for ensuring workpiece concentricity and preventing workpiece damage.
- Customizable Clamping Surfaces The soft jaws are not fully hardened, allowing for on-site turning of matching arcs or custom-shaped clamping surfaces based on the workpiece’s outer or inner diameter. This ensures maximum contact with the workpiece and guarantees repeatable positioning accuracy.
- Protects Workpiece Surfaces Unlike hard jaws, soft jaws do not leave indentations on smooth, machined workpiece surfaces, making them particularly suitable for clamping thin-walled, precision-machined, or easily deformable workpieces.
- High Compatibility and Stability Featuring a standard pitch design, these jaws fit tightly with the base jaws of hydraulic chucks from most brands, delivering stable clamping force and reducing vibration and displacement during machining.
- Flexible Expansion Capabilities Supports non-standard customization such as height, length, and width extensions to accommodate the clamping requirements of deep-bore, large-diameter, or special-contour workpieces.
