Special collets and workholding devices are manufactured to rigid specifications, including material, heat treat and machined accuracy. Hardinge will work with you for the fastest possible delivery time to meet your deadline. Quite often a stock item can be altered to meet your requirements. Hardinge specializes in solutions for extruded stock, non-round parts, eccentric, off-center, stepped and other hard-to-grip parts. Hardinge's Design and Application Engineers have over a century of combined experience. Quite often it is necessary to hold a soft or brittle workpiece, a part that cannot be marked or scratched, or a thin-walled part. Hardinge can provide a gripping solution for all types of workpiece materials. Special Collets are available to hold glass rods, optical lenses, pill capsules, plastics and wood. Hardinge has experience with all types of materials including brass and aluminum extrusions, castings and die castings. Fax your requirements to 607-734-3886, or call 800-843-8801.