ROEMHELD North America
ROEMHELD North America is a joint venture that unites the Old World craftsmanship of Römheld GmbH, top German workholding manufacturer, with Carr Lane Mfg. Since 1982, ROEMHELD North America has supplied all of North America with engineered hydraulic clamping and quick tool change systems -- backed by responsive service and technical support -- under the ROEMHELD, HILMA and STARK brand names. Used primarily in the automotive, aerospace and appliance markets, ROEMHELD products present a variety of high-quality machine tool accessories and workholders that increase manufacturing productivity. Close cooperation in design, engineering and manufacturing between the venture companies results in continuous development and improvement of the expanding product selection. We welcome the opportunity to help you manufacture in the most productive way possible -- with ROEMHELD, HILMA and STARK, the world's most dependable and complete power workholding and quick tool change lines. Carr Lane was founded by Earl Walker in 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, to make standardized tooling components for jigs and fixtures. The company has grown through constant innovation to become the foremost supplier to the American machine tool industry. Carr Lane's 688-page catalog is recognized as the manufacturing engineer's "bible," with illustrated sections on jig and fixture components, modular fixturing, clamps, drill jig bushings and hundreds of other standard and customizable manufacturing products. RÖMHELD GMBH
Drawing upon a centuries-old tradition of fine craftsmanship in metalworking, the Römheld family began its operations in Laubach, Germany in 1870. Development of hydraulic workholding components began in the early 1960s and the Römheld name soon grew to dominate the European market. In May 1991 HILMA joined the Römheld GmbH Group with a focus on workholding systems, as well as die, mold and tool clamping systems for presses, die casting, injection molding and compression molding machines. ROEMHELD PRODUCTS
The ROEMHELD line introduces a full selection of state-of-the-art, air and hydraulically powered components and accessories. More than 80 different types of power workholding devices are available, allowing you to speed up and streamline many manual workholding operations. Compact, yet able to operate comfortably at 7,500 psi, ROEMHELD products include flexible clamping systems, swing clamps, push clamps and cylinders, work supports, coupling systems, collet vises and many other workholding items. ROEMHELD also represents HILMA precision machine vises. Fully hydraulic and hydra-mechanical versions of these vises provide the strong, consistent clamping force required for high-speed machining, and significantly reduce operator fatigue. These robust and durable machine vises offer excellent vibration damping and dimensional stability, as well as leak free operation with internal hydraulics that deliver clamping forces up to 22,500 lbs. Versatile, compact HILMA flexible fixturing systems provide fast action when used individually or in more complex fixtures. These space-saving clamps are available in multiple configurations and sizes suitable for short or long production runs. HILMA PRODUCTS
The HILMA division of ROEMHELD offers a complete range of quick tool change products with a high degree of clamping force control for die, mold and forging applications. HILMA systems are universally adaptable and permit safe, rapid changeover to new production lots. Pressworking shops experience less downtime, even with frequent die changes, with HILMA automatic die clamping systems. The full die change line includes a variety of clamps, cylinders and associated components. Clamping systems for quick mold change enable just-in-time production with greatly reduced mold change times and reduced labor costs. Our magnetic and hydraulic clamping systems are designed specifically for plastic and rubber injection and compression mold machines. HILMA hydraulic wedge clamping systems suit the adverse conditions of forging, while providing high clamping forces and minimizing press downtime. STARK PRODUCTS
ROEMHELD now provides the STARK Zero Point Mounting System, which greatly reduces fixturing time, reducing the average changeover time to just 20 seconds. ROEMHELD provides a wide range of items for workholding and quick tool change, with state-of-the-art products for each industry we serve.
