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AIR CHUCKS

Air Chucks

Big Mouth II Air Chuck Features

Self-contained pneumatic power chucks with big through hole

  • Built-in cylinder, no drawtube to reduce lathe spindle bore.
  • Big unobstructed through-hole
  • Adjustable grip force
  • Sizes 8” to 40”, through-holes to 22”
  • Easy-Mount design”, all models
    • Fully assemble on bench and bolt directly to adapter plate
    • No cumbersome chuck assembly on lathe spindle
  • New – maintenance free non-return valve
  • Safer – allows pressure testing entire chuck including valves
  • New – Longer life Quad-ring seals on all dynamic surfaces
  • Full custom packages installed on your lathe by ATS world class Service Technicians
  • Two year warranty with ATS installation
  • Support by local ATS Service Technician through the life span of the chuck.

Cut downtime to the bare minimum with Big Mouth II air chucks from ATS Systems. The Big Mouth II system drastically reduces the time between workpieces, making chuck operation unbelievably easy.

Typically uses for a Pneumatic chuck are Pipe threading, large-diameter parts, utilizing the entire spindle bore diameter or in cases when a cylinder may not have a large enough thru-hole.

Chuck Model   BP-200-52 BP-265-80 BP-315-105 BP-480-185 BP-500-230 BP-640-275 BP-800-375
Nominal Size   8” 10” 13” 19” 22” 25” 31”
Through Hole   2.05 3.15 4.13 7.28 9.06 10.83 14.76
Face Diameter   8.1 10.4 13.2 18.9 22.4 25.2 31.5
Rear Diameter   11.8 14.6 14.6 20.9 22.4 27.0 33.5
Length   5.3 5.8 6.2 8.8 8.8 10.3 12.0
Jaw Stroke/Jaw In. .165 .197 .197 .334 .334 .394 .472
Jaw Serration   1/16 x 90 1/16 x 90 1/16 x 90 3/32 x 90 3/32 x 90 3/32 x 90 3/32 x 90
Maximum Speed RPM 2800 2200 2200 1500 1300 1000 750
Max. Operating Pressure PSI 120 120 120 120 120 120 120
Grip Force @ 90 PSI Lbs. Total 13950 21400 19300 41860 44187 61600 61600
Chuck Model   BT 4.1 ES BT 7.3 ES BT 10.8 ES BT 12.8 ES BT 14.8 ES
Through Hole In. 4.13 7.28 10.82 12.80 14.76
Chuck Length In. 7.9 11.1 11.1 12.1 12.10
Jaw Stroke/Jaw In. 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Jaw Serration   1/16 x 90 3/32 x 90 3/32 x 90 3/32 x 90 3/32 x 90
Swing Clearance In. 14.9 21.7 26.7 29.4 31.4
Maximum Speed RPM 2000 1300 1100 900 750
Normal Operating Pressure Range PSI 60-90 60-90 60-90 60-90 60-90
Max. Operating Pressure PSI 120 120 120 120 120
Weight Lbs. 220 500 700 1200 1300

AIR CHUCKS FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT

For tubular applications, we recommend our BT series of air chucks. Our BP series is made for general chucking needs as it’s capable of OD & ID chucking where the BT series is for OD clamping applications only.

All models of Big Mouth II Air Chucks are engineered for easy installation, and all of our models use our Easy Mount design. The chuck can be fully assembled on a workbench and bolted directly to an adapter plate. No worries about assembling on the lathe spindle.