LMC Workholding announces Richter's installation of a large C-Form Type 5-3 steady rest for a Heyligenstaedt HeynuTurn 2500 machine. This steady rest's capacities include a center height of 1570 mm (61.8 in.), 1800 mm (70.9 in.) maximum diameter, maximum workpiece weight of 30 tons and rollers that are 129 mm (5.1 in) wide. Steady rests turn long shaft type workpieces where cutting can create unstable conditions or cause the parts to bend or deflect.

LMC Workholding engineers and manufactures high quality chucks and standard and special workholding equipment, including international style power chucks and cylinders, wheel chucks, high volume machining power chucks, Atling hydraulic steady rests, Richter manual steady rests, Stiefelmayer specialty clamping tools, Chandox brand chucks and cylinders and T de G large chucks.

Contact LMC Workholding, P.O. Box 7006, Logansport, IN 46947-7006, Telephone 574-735-0225, Fax 574-722-6559.