Is workholding finally catching up with Industry 4.0?

By Joe Reynolds


Tuesday 5 May 2026, 5:00:00 PM


Workholding has stayed manual for too long, and that’s changing fast. SMW Autoblok’s SLX e-motion shows what happens when clamping goes fully mechatronic and electric.

That means no hydraulics, no pneumatics. Just programmable control over stroke, force, and part flexibility – built for short-run, high-mix production like aerospace.

This isn’t just automation… It’s workholding entering the data era. Tune in to learn more in this conversation between Joe Reynolds of MTDCNC and Javier Galvez of SMW Autoblok.



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