Product Description
3 Product Description
3.1 Description of the Matrix-Plate
The Matrix-Plate consists of an aluminum plate with grooves
milled into the surface. It is used to clamp and secure flat
workpieces that are level on one side using a vacuum. For this to
be possible, the workpiece must be at least partially vacuum-tight.
The workpieces are machined exclusively on a CNC machining
center.
The vacuum holding force that acts on the flat surface ensures that
the workpiece is secured with little tension and can be machined
from five sides. The Matrix-Plate is particularly suitable for
clamping soft or thin workpieces for which mechanical or magnetic
clamping is not possible.
The grid milled on the surface serves two functions:
• Depending on the geometry of the workpiece to be processed, a
sealing gasket is used to create a space that can be evacuated.
• Distributing the vacuum
The Matrix-Plate is attached to the machine table using clamping
claws, a machine vise or a zero point clamping system and
connected to the vacuum supply. When the vacuum is applied, the
space between the sealing gasket, workpiece and Matrix-Plate is
evacuated and the workpiece is clamped.
Stops for positioning the workpiece can be attached to all four side
surfaces of the Matrix-Plate. These absorb lateral forces during
machining.
The required clamping surface can be extended as required by
combining several Matrix-Plates using special hollow bolts (> see
the chapter “Accessories”). All plates can be connected to one
another on all four sides, also enabling larger workpieces to be
clamped. The outer dimensions of the Matrix-Plates do not
matter, as long as the Matrix-Plates have the same grid groove
dimensions.
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