THIS PAPER PROVIDES SOME PRACTICAL GUIDANCE TO USERS IN APPLYING TOGGLE CLAMPS. HOLDING CAPACITY AND EXERTING FORCE ARE SOMETIMES MISUNDERSTOOD. THE PAPER SEEKS TO SEPARATE AND DEFINE THE CONCEPTS. ALSO INCLUDED IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF OPTIONAL CUSHIONS, FLOW CONTROL, AND SWITCHES ON CYLINDER-OPERATED CLAMPS, AND THE BASIC COMPONENTS REQUIRED IN A PNEUMATIC CLAMP CIRCUIT.
