Profile: Thame Engineering Co., Ltd. provides workholding solutions for all types of machining in both standard and special applications. We offer Vac-Mat™ fixtures, that transfer the vacuum to many suckers on a replaceable synthetic mat. Each sucker helps to hold the part flat against the fixture. The mat can be cut into by the milling tool to machine finish the edges, or produce a window or pocket on the part. We also provide grid plates, which are suitable for batches of rectangular or square parts which have no through holes, especially where a high degree of parallelism is required. The workpiece is clamped to the fixture by the vacuum created within the sealed grid pattern area. This fixture will accept heavier machining than most other types of vacuum fixtures.