Advantages and areas of application
Advantages of Toggle Clamps
High clamping force: Toggle clamps can generate high clamping force, making them ideal for applications where strong workpiece fixation is required.
Quick and easy operation: Toggle clamps are quick and easy to operate. The lever mechanism allows the clamping arm to be opened and closed quickly, and the workpiece can be easily clamped or released.
Safety: Toggle clamps can securely fix the workpiece without damaging it. This ensures a high level of occupational safety.
Versatility: Toggle clamps are available in various sizes and designs and can be used for a wide range of applications, such as clamping metal plates, pieces of wood, or plastic parts.
Space-saving: Compared to other clamping tools, toggle clamps require less space on the work surface, making them ideal for small workshops or work areas.
Economical: Toggle clamps are relatively inexpensive and durable, making them a cost-effective solution for many applications.
Application Examples of Toggle Clamps
Toggle clamps are mechanical components that can be used to fix and clamp parts in various applications.
One area of application for toggle clamps is in the manufacturing industry.
Toggle clamps are also used in woodworking, e.g. to fix workpieces on table saws, milling machines, or grinding machines. Toggle clamps can also be used in metalworking and shipbuilding to clamp and fix components.
Toggle clamps are therefore versatile and reliable standard parts that can be used in various industries and applications to enable fast, precise, and reliable fixing.
Types of Toggle Clamps
Vertical Toggle Clamps
Operating lever and clamping bar move in the same direction.
In the clamped position the operating lever is in vertical position.
For applications where substantial forces and many tightening cycles occur, „Longlife“ versions are available.
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Horizontal Toggle Clamps
Operating lever and clamping bar move in opposite direction.
In the clamped position the operating lever is in horizontal position (flat version).
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Push Type Toggle Clamps
On these clamps the swinging movement of the operating lever is converted into an axial movement to push or pull the plunger.
With the exception of two versions (GN 841) they lock at the end of their stroke in both directions. For this reason they lend themselves for push or pull operations.
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Latch Type Toggle Clamps
On these clamps the swinging movement of the operating lever is converted into an axial movement to pull the hook.
Latch type toggle clamps are available with and without locking mechanism.
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Pneumatic Toggle Clamps
These toggle clamps combine the advantages of clamping by the toggle principle (clamp remains in the clamping position even in the event of air pressure loss!) with the advantages offered by pneumatics i.e.:
- constant clamping force Fs independent of the operator,
- several clamps can be operated simultaneously,
- Pneumatic toggle clamps can be energised from various operating points (remote control, co-ordinated and controlled by other machines),
- some variants are available with an air cylinder which allows control via a proximity switch, to give an electrical impulse when the clamp has reached a specific position within its clamping cycle.
Pneumatic toggle clamps are available as vertical and push rod versions.
