The Ball LockŪ Mounting System from Jergens for Fast Set-Ups and Machine Changeovers
Too often, manufacturers assume that they have to buy a new machine tool to increase capacity and throughput...however, such capital expenditures require sufficient volume to produce attractive economies of scale and can have an extremely long payback period.
Lean manufacturing is here to stay, and those shops that figure out how to do more with less will actually prosper, even in a recession. One of the best, most economical ways to "trim the fat" is to reduce the amount of time you spend setting up and changing over your machine fixtures. Purchasing a machine tool should be the last strategy on your list if you're looking to increase throughput. Improving your current process by recapturing lost machining time will result in dramatic increases in productivity, which could eliminate your need to purchase a new machine tool.
You don't need a new machine tool, CAM software or a even a new cutting tool to increase your current margins and improve throughput and productivity levels. All you need is a quick change fixturing system to help you complete set up and changeovers in mere seconds. Ball LockŪ from Jergens is the industry's most popular quick-change, fixturing-flexible mounting system that can be configured to create lean-optimized solutions for your most demanding needs.
The Ball LockŪ Mounting System provides a method of quickly and accurately locating fixtures onto machine tables. The Ball LockŪ Mounting System has done for machining centers what the Japanese 
SMED concept did for presses. Instead of single minute exchange of dies, Ball LockŪ provides single minute exchange of fixtures. Find out more about how the Jergens Ball LockŪ Mounting System works.
The patented locking technology of the Jergens Ball LockŪ Mounting System provides a myriad of benefits that provides users with a competitive edge enjoyed by thousands of manufacturing facilities globally. Find out more about the features and benefits of the Jergens Ball LockŪ Mounting System.
Jergens Industrial Supply is an official distributor of Jergens manufactured Workholding Solutions, Specialty Fasteners, and Lifting Solutions. Contact us today for more information.
