Cast Iron T-Slot Base Plate

A Cast Iron T-Slot Base Plate is a heavy-duty, precision-machined workholding and assembly platform essential in machine shops, fabrication, inspection, and research & development environments. Unlike a standard flat plate, its defining feature is a grid of inverted T-shaped slots machined into its surface, creating a modular and incredibly strong clamping system.

Construction and Key Features

Material: Manufactured from high-grade gray cast iron (often Grade 250 or 300), chosen for its exceptional damping capacity (vibration absorption), stability, and wear resistance. The material's inherent rigidity minimizes deflection under heavy loads.

Design: The plate features a thick, ribbed casting for maximum strength-to-weight ratio. The critical working surface and T-slots are precision-milled, ground, and often hand-scraped to achieve a high degree of flatness and parallelism.

T-Slots: The slots run parallel in two directions, typically forming a square or rectangular grid. The narrow opening at the top widens into a cavity underneath, forming the "T" shape. This design allows the head of a T-bolt to slide freely within the slot before being secured with a nut and washer.

Core Functions and Applications

The primary purpose of a T-slot base plate is to provide a universal, rigid, and reconfigurable foundation for securing workpieces, tools, and components.

Machine Setup & Tooling: Used as a sub-plate on milling machines, drill presses, and surface grinders to hold odd-shaped workpieces, fixtures, or vise setups that cannot be clamped directly to the machine table.

Layout & Inspection: Serves as a master reference surface in quality control. Parts can be precisely positioned and clamped for accurate layout marking, measurement with height gauges, or inspection using dial indicators and coordinate measuring machine (CMM) probes.

Welding & Fabrication: Acts as a massive, flat welding table or assembly platens, allowing fabricators to clamp components in perfect alignment before welding, ensuring dimensional accuracy and minimizing distortion.

Fixture Building: The foundational component for constructing custom jigs, fixtures, and modular workholding systems using T-slot nuts, bolts, clamps, and accessory blocks.

Prototyping & R&D: Provides a versatile platform for building experimental setups, test rigs, and prototypes where component positioning needs to be easily adjustable yet rock-solid.

Technical Specifications:

Hebei Yongxin's main products are the design, manufacturing, and sales of 3D flexible welding platforms, cast iron platform plates, tooling fixtures, and other measuring tools. The company has technical personnel and provides on-site installation and commissioning services for customers who purchase equipment. It also has maintenance service personnel and service vehicles to provide timely service. Furthermore, it can design and provide reasonable solutions based on specific customer requirements after site inspection. The company's products are widely used in petroleum, chemical, electronics, railway, shipbuilding, metallurgy, boiler, mining, gunpowder, liquefied gas, gas pipelines, paint factories, etc.

FAQ

Can the size and logo be customized?

In addition to the regular size, different sizes and thicknesses can be customized according to the actual processing needs of the customer.

Can technical advice and consultation be provided?

Of course, we provide you with professional technical advice and usage guidance

Does it meet the export packaging requirements?

We use plywood wooden boxes to ensure thatmeet export requirements, and, in order to minimize transportation costs, before shipment, the packaging size of the product is carefully calculated. No packaging space is wasted.

Is there a professional export department?

We have professional export personnel with more than 15 years of experience, providing full-service from quotation, ordering, shipping, and receipt. We ensure that every link of your import can be completed in a timely and smooth manner.

How do you ensure quality?

Pre-production samples are always provided before mass production; final inspection is always performed before shipment.

How is your quality control?

Our quality control steps include:

(1) Confirm everything with the customer before purchasing and production; (2) Check all materials to ensure they are correct; (3) Hire experienced workers and train them properly; (4) Perform inspections throughout the production process; (5) Strict quality control before shipment