Platinum Tooling Collets and Guide Bushings Strengthen Precision and Consistency in Swiss-Type Turning!
Platinum Tooling Technologies Inc. supplies a comprehensive range of precision collets and guide bushings from Tecnicrafts Industries to the North American market, supporting high-accuracy turning operations on Swiss-type CNC lathes. These tooling components are designed to meet the demanding requirements of modern Swiss turning, where tight tolerances, surface finish quality and process stability are critical to productivity and part quality.
Tecnicrafts collets and guide bushings are purpose-built for Swiss-type applications and are widely used on machines from leading manufacturers such as Citizen-Cincom, Tsugami, Star, Tornos, Hanwha, Traub, Hardinge, Manurhin-Kmx, Miyano and Nomura. By focusing exclusively on Swiss turning requirements, the tooling is engineered to provide optimal concentricity, rigidity and repeatability across a wide range of materials and part geometries.
The collet offering includes both steel and carbide-lined versions, available with smooth, grooved or serrated bores to suit different gripping needs. Standard and long-nose configurations allow manufacturers to adapt toolholding to part length, cutting forces and accessibility requirements. For applications involving delicate or finished surfaces, Tecnicrafts produces specialized collet designs such as V-line, U-line and over-grip collets. These designs enable secure, positive gripping while minimizing the risk of part deformation or surface marking, which is especially important in medical, electronics and precision automotive components.
For ultra-precision requirements, Tecnicrafts also offers XP W-type collets. These are well suited for tool grinding and high-accuracy applications on machines such as Rollomatic, ANCA and EWAG, where concentricity and consistency directly affect tool quality and performance. In addition to Swiss-specific collets, the product range includes widely used formats such as 5C and 16C collets, expanding versatility for shops operating mixed equipment.
Guide bushings play a central role in Swiss turning by stabilizing the bar material close to the cutting zone. Tecnicrafts guide bushings are generally carbide-lined and feature super-finished bores with surface roughness values below 0.4 microns. This high-quality bore finish reduces friction, improves bar guidance and helps maintain dimensional accuracy during high-speed machining. The lineup includes specialized designs such as U-line guide bushings, extended-nose versions and long-carbide-bore configurations with maximum land length, allowing manufacturers to tailor support based on material type, bar length and machining dynamics.
To complement machine-side tooling, Tecnicrafts also manufactures bar feeder collets compatible with a wide range of bar feeders, including Fedek, LNS, Ikura-Seiki, Iemca, Citizen and FMB. Proper bar feeder collets ensure smooth, reliable material feeding, reducing vibration and improving overall machining stability.
All Tecnicrafts collets and guide bushings distributed by Platinum Tooling are available in both standard and precision grades. Bore profiles can be supplied in round, square, hexagonal, rectangular or fully custom shapes based on customer drawings. This flexibility allows manufacturers to optimize gripping and guidance for specific part designs, reducing setup time, improving tool life and lowering scrap rates.
By offering application-focused tooling solutions for Swiss-type lathes, Platinum Tooling Technologies helps manufacturers achieve higher accuracy, longer tool life and more consistent results in high-volume and high-precision turning operations.
