Collet maintenance is one of the most common causes of inadequate tool life or breakage. There are up to six links in the chain that comprise this critical tool-holding system, known as a collet.

Hardinge fixtures will accept a range of standard tooling to grip parts of various shapes and sizes. Hardened collets, step chucks, or expanding collets will seat directly in a Hardinge collet-ready ...

A collet is a workholding device for bar stock or workpieces that must be held to a higher degree of accuracy than a standard chuck can accomplish. The device forms a collar around an object, and ...