Article from the magazine antriebstechnik 2/2017 (in German language)
Self-intensifying or spring-operated clamping?
Safely holding a lifted load is an important task in machine building. This is especially valid when big loads have to be secured, such as tools and dies for presses. But which clamping unit is suitable for which application?
This article published in the antriebstechnik 2/2017 magazine (special edition of the ke NEXT magazine) explains the advantages of SITEMA’s unique self-intensifying clamping principle and deals with the “Myth of Retracting” – because it is not true that one always has to use extra force and lift the load to release our clamping heads, as is often wrongly claimed by others.
