KOSMEK High Power Swing and Link Clamps

Kosmek has been a technological market leader for decades in a variety of areas: products for casting processes, machining and automation. These products are under the protection of 360 national and international patents. The ‘intelligence’ of these components makes it easier for manufacturing companies to make production processes more flexible and further automated. This in turn creates new engineering designs, economic savings and CO2 reduction.

‘High-Power Technology’:
A big leap forward for machining has been made possible by an application patented by Kosmek for a simple but effective mechanism. This ‘high-power’ patent uses a force boost via ramps incorporated into the piston. In the ideal situation, this force increase triples the force applied by hydraulics or pneumatics. On the other hand, it is also possible to apply a smaller size for the same force and use the freed space for larger workpieces.

A positive side effect is that this application also provides mechanical locking, allowing pneumatic cylinders to exert holding forces even without pressure. When working against the cylinder, on a high-power version, the holding force is up to seven times greater than the original pneumatic or hydraulic force applied. With Kosmek's solution, when the lever yields and the cylinder retracts, the clamping and holding force is maintained. This can happen, for example, if a rough casting surface yields during machining due to high forces.

When this is taken into account during machining, it creates unprecedented new possibilities, such as machining against the clamping lever, higher feed speeds and larger tools, or five-sided machining with only one clamping. This technology is used throughout Kosmek's product range.
Kosmek's high-power products are smaller, lighter, stronger and maintenance-free, saving on initial costs and energy costs.