To All, Attention customers and sales representatives, due to quality and performance over cost-effectiveness, Speedgrip will no longer be offering collets made of cast iron. Speedgrip is now only offering collets made of solid steel. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause however please be assured the quality of solid steel will outperform the cast iron collets. Speedgrip reserves the …
Speedgrip Chuck Company Utilizes DMG Mori’s Taiyo Koki’s Technology
Speedgrip Chuck Company, an Elkhart, Indiana headquartered workholding equipment manufacturer, becomes the first United States customer of Taiyo Koki’s CVG-6T grinding machine and commence a partnership effective immediately.
Rigid, Accurate, and Dependable Workholding
By David A. Stokely Greater accuracies, faster cycle times, and better surface finishes are all byproducts of choosing the right workholding solution for gear production. As I sit down to write this article, I realize that in one week I will have spent 35 years of my life manufacturing and designing chucks. I began working here at Speedgrip Chuck, Inc. in …
Making Out-of-Round Parts Round
By David A. Stokely One of the most vexing problems in machining today is how to most efficiently make an out-of-round part round. In the days of thick-walled tubing or cut slugs, this manufacturing task presented little difficulty, but with today’s thin walled near-net-shape parts, the difficulties mount. Fortunately, we have developed several ways to make this task much easier. It …
Region Businesses Honored With Governor’s Half Century Business Awards
Speedgrip Chuck Company, founded by Fred Earnest and his son Richard Earnest in 1946, is a manufacturer of high-precision, customized workholding equipment for CNC machine tools. From its Elkhart facility, the company sells to a diverse set of customers and industries, including automotive, aerospace, defense, off-road and construction, and health care.
Jeff Boyer receives Outstanding Support Award!
Jeff Boyer received the Oustanding Support Award from the Whittemore Company for 2018. Congratulations Jeff!