Chucks Built for the Oil/Gas Industry

RÖHM Products of America will demonstrate its LVE and HSFZ chuck systems designed specifically for the oil and gas industry. Both chuck systems are designed to efficiently process long, large pipes as well as associated pipe couplings and connectors.

Pneumatic self-contained LVE RÖHM chucks are designed for machining/threading the ends of pipes, especially those typically used for extracting crude oil or natural gas. For those applications, the chucks can be mounted to the front and rear sides of the machine spindle to allow for heavy-duty chip-cutting performance at high turning precision, according to the company.

RÖHM offers the LVE chucks in a variety of configurations to handle a wide range of machining situations such as machining of bent pipe. The configurations include ES versions with rapid stroke and clamping stroke, versions featuring retracting clamping arms for pre-centering the workpiece, and also versions with spring clamping and pneumatic release.

In operation, the chuck's pre-centering arms extend out around the pipe and center it. Chuck clamping jaws then compensate for any out of roundness in the workpiece shape. An added rear chuck helps drive and further assists in centering long sections of pipe.

For single set-up processing of pipe bushings, couplings and connectors, RÖHM's HSFZ swiveling chucks clamp parts once and rotate them 180° for complete machining/threading at both ends and on the same centerline. Workpiece rotation cycles are fully automatic and occur while the chuck is spinning. A combination of three concentric clamping jaws with three compensating jaws provide precision and holding power along with low-deformation clamping.

Within its enclosed body, the HSFZ chuck features a swiveling clamping ring actuated by a rack and pinion mechanism. Two tapered bolts at the ring's outer diameter lock it laterally in place, at 90° relative to the chuck's rotary axis. Chucks are available in sizes that accommodate workpiece diameters from 2-3/8" (60.3 mm) to 20" (508 mm).

For more information contact:

ROHM Products of America

Lawrenceville, GA 30243

770-963-8440

rohmusa@roehm.biz

www.rohm-products.com

HOUSTEX Booth 2043