Expanding mandrels for very large components

A venture into new dimensions. Whenever and wherever in the technical world production challenges require innovative workholding solutions with maximum precision and reliability, FORKARDT is renowned worldwide for it’s experience of delivering solutions which work.

Highlights of this FORKARDT application technology:

• Clamping diameter: 3m ft; height: 3.8m (12.5ft).
• Clamping mode: centred, form retaining, program controlled
  changeover from centric to circular.
• 24 hydraulically operated clamping jaws, each individually and
  synchronously controlled.
• 24 vibration dampers.
• 4 retractable hydrostatically compensating support units.