Aerospace Workholding Solutions for Metallic & Composite Aerostructures
Increase and improve your productivity
DE-STA-CO offers special value-added engineering services for aerostructure applications.
By working closely with your designers and engineers, we can provide custom workholding solutions for your applications, whether it requires building a system with standard products or modifying an existing product. We can also design a completely unique component to perform specialized workholding functions.
Contact us at aerospace@destaco.com to discuss custom solutions for your aerospace applications.
Custom Solutions
DE-STA-CO provides workholding solutions for your custom requirements. Contact us at aerospace@destaco.com for more information about these and other custom solutions.
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New Products
Spidergrip: Affordable, Reconfigurable Kit Tooling
- Components are made of high grade aircraft quality aluminum.
- High strength-to-weight ratios
- Maintains dimensional accuracy when replacing individual components
- Reusable
Find out more about Spidergrip reconfigurable tooling.
Locking Clamp
- Remains in locked position when air is exhausted
- Large internal spring maintains clamping force of 500-700 lbs of holding force when disconnected from air supply
- Allows for misalignment
- Hi-temperature design constructed for many autoclave cycles
- Working temperature 325°F [163°C] - autoclave ready
Drill Bar & Latch Clamps
- Safe, single handed operation
- Innovative controlled motion
- Secure toggle locking action
- Simple set-up and adjustment
- Clamp arm moves and stays safely out of the way
- Custom arm lengths and configurations available
Hi-Temperature Pneumatic Power Clamps
- Secure fail-safe double locking mechasim
- Nickel plated for washdown
- Custom arm lengths and configurations available
- Working temperature 325°F [163°C] - autoclave ready
Magnetic Stringer Clamp
- Manual horizontal adjustment up to 10mm
for set-up and fine-tuning - Vertical motion accomplished with single-acting,
spring return cylinder - Magnetic "Vee" block
Eccentric Pin Clamp
- Locates and extends through round holes, clamping two section together (Ø15mm pin std, other pin diameters available)
- Incorporates a rod lock for a static holding capacity of [600N] 135lbs
- 98lbs exerting force @ 80psi
- Sealed rod for use in dusty composite processing environments.
Magnetic Clamp for Composites
- Used for holding composite fabric in place during lay up
- Excellent collar and tooling clearance for composite routing and drilling applications
- Double acting on/off
- Working temperature 325°F [162°C]
- Orbital mounting bracket for precision adjustment during set-up
Magnetic Clamp with Drill Guide
- Great for robotic end effectors and fixed drilling applications
- 4-10mm drill bushing sizes available
- Double acting on/off
- Lightweight compact design
Expanding Mandrels (Series 3P)
For centering and clamping parts during:
- Machining (turning, milling, shaving, grinding)
- Custom tooling for turbine engine assembly and disassembly
- Inspection
- Balancing
- Locating
- Parts Alignment
Download the Series 3P Expanding Mandrels Catalog.
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