Review on Machine Vice and Detailed Study of Hydraulic Machine Vice

Abstract

During manufacturing or machining operations, holding or clamping a job is the basic task for any further process to take place. Clamping of jobs can be a difficult task, as they are of various shapes, size and material. In a normal bench vice, operator turns the handle and clamps the job. Here, human effort is involved in clamping of the job. Human effort applied to clamp the job varies from operator to operator. Less tightening can cause slippage of the job and over tightening can cause damage to the job. All the drawbacks are overcome in the hydraulic machine vice. In hydraulic machine vice, the work piece is clamped with absolute precision. The hydraulic arrangement in the vice applies constant pressure over the job because of which the work piece becomes damage free and machining operations can be easily done.