Microconic Cartridges now available for 5C spindles

Masa Tool introduces a 5C Microconic cartridge that maintains 5 µm concentricity and is now available for machining centers, CNC lathes, CNC mills, gang-tool lathes, like Omniturn, CNC mill/turn, like Nakamura, Miyano, Mori-Seiki, and even rotary indexers as well as tool and cutter grinders!

Microconic 5C cartridge replaces a standard 5C collet to provide extended nose reach and 0.0002" concentriciy

5C collets are some of the most widely used and versatile clamping methods used in metalcutting lathes and mills today but have never been able to provide the accuracy and rigidity often needed for small diameter parts. Until now...

Development of the the 5C cartridge dates back to the late 1990's but this newly introduced version is manufactured using our unique "Microconic" production methods that provide more accuracy and rigidity than was ever possible with any other "off-the-shelf" rotating clamping system.

The “Microconic System” is a miniaturized collet system that consists of two major components: the Microconic “cartridge” that fits directly into 5C spindles and the Microconic collet that is a “right size” style collet.

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The major features of the new 5C cartridge include:

• Solid extended nose, giving superior access for tooling and coolant, with minimal overhang.
• The 5C Cartridge's core diameter is a single piece construction that will maintain 5 µm/.0002" concentricity at the extended nose tip.
• Micrometer dial control of collet closure regardless of the machines hydraulic or pneumatic collet closing force. 
• Versatility & Standardization. Microconic UM10 collets fit any M10 series cartridge on any machine permitting your to standardize your small part workholding regardless if the machine has a 5C or TF25 spindle.
• Ideally suited for small diameter part size range from .2mm/.008" to 10mm/.3934" diameter
• 2-days shipping on all cartridges and collets​.

Applications:

• CNC Machining centers
  
• CNC Lathes like Bost, Haas, Hurco & Okuma
  
• Swiss Machines like Citizen, Cincom, Miyano, Nakamura
  
• CNC desktop mills for 3D printing
  
• Gang-tool lathes, like Omniturn 
  
• CNC mill/turns like Nakamura, Miyano, Mori-Seiki.
  
• Rotary Indexers like Haas HA5C's.
  
• 4th Axis Tables like Haas, Kitagawa & Nikken
• Tool and cutter grinders like Star & LeBlond

Microconic 5C cartridge with overgrip collet

The Micoconic 5C cartridge is ideally suited  for  parts such as medical/dental device components, bone screws, thin-walled parts, miniature fluidic and electrical components, or anything under Ø10mm.

Side View of Microconic 5C cartridge with extended nose and overgrip collet installed

About Masa Tool
Masa Tool is an international rotary workholding manufacturer of a unique clamping system called Microconic. Based in Oceanside, California, it's experienced staff is dedicated to providing customers the most innovative rotary workholding technology possible for small diameter, high tolerance part machining. In 2015, Masa Tool moved into it's new manufacturing facility in Oceanside, CA, located midway between Long Beach and San Diego to serve its growing customer base with increased production capacity, sales and service, plus an extensive inventory of products. Masa Tool serves the auto, aero, medical, off-highway, rail, energy, woodworking, composites and other industries, as well as an ever-increasing number of CNC machine tool OEM’s worldwide.