MODULAR VISE FIXTURING IS A NEW WORKHOLDING SYSTEM FOR HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL CNC MILLING MACHINES. THE SYSTEM REDUCES SETUP TIMES FROM HOURS TO MINUTES AND MAXIMIZES THE NUMBER OF PARTS IN THE MACHINING ENVELOPE. IT IS IDEAL FOR JIT PHILOSOPHY AND MOST PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS WITH PERIODIC WORKPIECE CHANGES. MOFULAR VISE FIXTURING FEATURES JAWS WHICH CAN BE MACHINED TO ACCOMMODATE ALL LOCATING AND HOLDING SURFACES, THUS CONVERTING JAWS INTO EXPENSIVE, QUICK-CHANGE DEDICATED FIXTURES. THE JAWS ARE SIMPLY SNAPPED ON TO VISE-LIKE CARRIER MODULES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN CONFIGURATIONS HOLDING FROM 2 TO 16 WORKPIECES ON ONE SUBPLATE, PALLET OR INDEXER.