Design Chucks for Holding Mass Produced Products

The SOUL scroll chuck was developed by Teikoku Chuck in the late 1920s, innovative engineering for a new era in Japan. The first scroll chuck made in Japan, the SOUL supported Japan’s manufacturing industry all the way through World War II. Later, the design chuck was developed through a partnership with US Woodworth for mass production, supporting the motorization of Japan.

A major hurdle in the mass production of automobiles is the large variety of parts required. Equipment must be developed that maintains uniform precision under harsh production conditions.

Nevertheless, the design chuck is a customized tool, so quality, costs, delivery lead times and post-production issues can be problematic. Teikoku Chuck has therefore implemented information technologies to assist customers handling a wider variety of products at more advanced levels, making them the number one company in Japan for delivery performance. For example, Teikoku Chuck’s CAD drawing management system is capable of reproduction beginning at the delivery trial model stage. Other IT expertise in design chucks cultivated over the past 35 years includes progress management for individual components and a barcode management system for production to decrease lead times.