
WIDIA™ Shrink Fit Technology How it works...
| Heat shrinking is not new technology in the tooling industry, but only recently | When the toolholder is heated, the bore expands and the shank is able |
| has it been applied to quick-change toolholding systems. Shrink fitting works | to slip inside the bore. As the toolholder cools, it shrinks, clamping the |
| by having toolholders with an internal bore that is slightly smaller than the | two pieces together. This creates evenly distributed pressure with minimal |
| connecting end of a cutting shank. | vibration between the toolholder and shank that resembles a monoblock tool. |
Advantages of Shrink Fit Tooling: