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By applying an axial force, a includes: slitted collet is radially expanded by a • With its expanding-bush design, cone. Simultaneously, an axial movement Emuge’s System SG is used in many occurs, clamping the workpiece. machining operations such as hobbing, • When the eccentricity between pitch shaping and shaving for gear produc-circle and seating bore is very small, di-tion, as well as milling and inspection. aphragm clamping System SM is ideal. It The System SG’s large surface area con-allows clamping of the gear wheel at the tact with the workpiece provides a pitch circle for machining the seating clamping solution that is rigid, accu-bore. The gear wheel is clamped in both rate and repeatable. axial and radial directions. • The high precision System SP is used For more information contact: not only to clamp workpieces but also to David Jones clamp tools. By applying an axial force, Emuge Corporation the clamping sleeves move in the direc-1800 Century Drive tion of the force and expand radially. West Boylston, MA 01583 This eliminates the clearance between 800-323-3013 clamping sleeve and body, and between david.jones@emuge.com clamping sleeve and workpiece. 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Box 847 • Grapevine, TX 76099-0847 817-488-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 E-Mail: info@mfgnewsweb.com Ruth M. Gross, Editorial Director rgross@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 105 John W. Gross, Publisher/CEO jgross@mfgnewsweb.com • Ext. 101 GROSS PUBLICATIONS, INC. Battery Ventures Acquires SigmaTEK Systems Battery Ventures, a technology-fo-cused investment firm, has acquired soft-ware company SigmaTEK Systems, the maker of SigmaNEST, a nesting product with advanced CAD/CAM functionality that helps professional fabrication and manufacturing companies operate more efficiently on the shop floor. SigmaTEK, based in Cincinnati, will continue to focus on growing its business in the sheet metal market and plans to use its new resources to invest in product development, customer service and sales and marketing. In addition, in partner-ship with Battery, SigmaTEK intends to pursue acquisitions to extend its indus-try reach and expand the company’s global footprint. Although a slight ma-jority of the company’s customers are in the U.S., SigmaTEK has offices in 19 countries around the world. The company also named a new CEO, veteran technology industry ex-ecutive Robbie Payne. Payne was most recently the senior vice president of op-erations at IO Education in Atlanta. Pre-viously he held senior roles at Horizon Software International. “I am excited to join SigmaTEK and to partner with Battery, a firm with ex-tensive experience in software businesses globally as well as specific experience in the CAD/CAM sector,” Payne said. “Sig-maTEK is a highly regarded player in this market, and I look forward to leveraging the company’s excellent products and people to continue to grow the business.” “Companies serving industries in-cluding aerospace and defense, automo-tive, agriculture, construction, ship-building, energy, commercial foodservice and others use SigmaTEK’s products,” said a company spokesperson. 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