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Quick Change Vacuum Chuck

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Caleb Hatch, Michal Palacz, Tanner Russell

Summary

This team is working with the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, or SRPPF, to develop a quick-change workholding solution for their vacuum-based pot chucks. The current fixturing process is time-consuming and requires manual adjustments to align parts concentrically with the lathe axis. The project aims to design, prototype and test a solution that enables fast, repeatable and precise change-overs between different part families, improving efficiency and reducing setup time.

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