Schunk Launches New Edition of Best-Seller ROTA-S Plus

8 November 2011

The manual ROTA-S plus lathe chuck from SCHUNK has sold over 10,000 units to date. This unprecedented success with the highly efficient classic chuck now sees the competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems launch a Version 2.0. The new ROTA-S Plus Version 2.0 now incorporates an optimized wedge bar drive system and an improved lubricant system to ensure consistently high clamping forces from the new lathe chuck.

Since higher rotational speeds and cutting speeds are possible, us-ers can apply more efficient cutting strategies that shorten the manufacturing time. The quick-change jaw system has now been improved, too. A new optimised drive allows fast, comfortable and repeat accurate jaw changes. Compared with its predecessor, this lathe chuck is fully compatible and customers' already existing base jaws can be used in the new Version 2.0. SCHUNK sets great impor-tance on safety issues and to this end the new three-fold jaw safety device prevents operating errors. Moreover, SCHUNK has located an indicator pin at the chuck circumference to display the individual clamping status.

Three useful additional options complete the next generation manual chuck. Firstly, SCHUNK is offering the lathe chuck with a manually actuated expansion arbor that can now be quickly retrofitted. It is directly actuated via one of the ROTA-S Plus 2.0 chuck jaws and it precisely clamps internal diameters as small as 20mm in the chuck. Moreover, the ROTA-S Plus 2.0 can be equipped with an enclosed protection sleeve, or a deep stop on request. This makes it perfectly adjusted to the individual clamping tasks. The innovative manual chuck will be available as of January 2012 in sizes 165, 200, 250 and 315mm. Information on larger chuck diameters will be available soon.