When you’re running high-speed CNC milling machines, your finished part is only as accurate as the workholding keeping it in place. If your vice flexes or loses grip by even a fraction of a millimetre, your tolerances are blown, your tooling chips and you’ve just wasted a costly piece of billet.

That is exactly why Kurt Workholding remains the industry gold standard for machine shops across the UK.

At CoreMach Group, we integrate, supply, and configure high-performance workholding ecosystems. Here is a look at why Kurt AngLock® technology is a must-have for your shop floor and how the right setup optimises your machining cycles.

The Power of AngLock® Technology

The biggest enemy of precision milling is “jaw lift.” On standard bench or low-cost machine vises, tightening the jaw forces the moveable jaw slightly upward. This lifts your component out of square, ruining your flatness and parallelism tolerances.

Kurt solved this permanently with their patented AngLock® design.

When you tighten a Kurt DX6® or HD series vise, the internal mechanism directs the clamping force both forward and downward. This pull-down action locks the jaw completely flat against the bed, ensuring absolutely zero jaw lift. Whether you are roughing out heavy steel or finishing aerospace-grade aluminium, your part stays perfectly square.

Built for High-Density Production

Modern manufacturing requires speed and efficiency. If your operators are spending ten minutes manually adjusting single parts between cycles, your spindle isn’t turning and you are losing money.

Kurt doesn’t just make standard single-station vises. Their ecosystem includes:

• Double-Station Vises: Clamp two parts at once to double your machine’s output per cycle.
• Tower Vises & Tombstones: Perfect for multi-axis horizontal machining centers (HMCs) to maximise high-volume, lights-out production.
• Hydraulic & Pneumatic Actuation: Eliminates manual winding, offering lightning-fast part changeovers and consistent clamping pressure every single time.

Complete Your Workholding Ecosystem

A world-class CNC machine tool is only half the battle. To truly eliminate setup bottlenecks, reduce scrap rates and push your feeds and speeds to the absolute limit, you need a rock-solid foundation.

Whether you need to configure a brand-new production line with high-density Kurt setups or you’re relocating your existing machines and need your workholding systems re-installed and re-aligned with absolute precision, we are here to help.

Need expert technical advice on upgrading your shop floor layout or configuring your workholding setups? Scroll down to fill out our enquiry form below or get in touch on 0333 050 5105/support@coremachgroup.com today for fast UK support.