ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturer of clamps, tooling components, fixturing & related workholding products. Tooling products including handles, knobs, plug gages, washers, threaded inserts, hoist rings, jig & fixture bases, chuck jaws, & clamps. Alignment pins include L pins, T pins, jig pins, clamping pins, ball lock pins, detent pins & expanding pins. Supports include grippers, leveling feet, rest buttons, & swivel pads. Modular fixtures include modular tooling plates & blocks, modular clamps, & modular power workholding systems. Modular mounting accessories & modular supports & locators are also available. Spring loaded devices include hand-retractable plungers, index plungers, ball plungers, spring plungers, & spring locating pins. Power workholding devices & systems include power clamps & cylinders, power work supports, power vises & universal fixtures, hydraulic power sources & hydraulic valves. Power workholding fittings & accessories are also available. Customized tooling components also available. Capabilities include CAD/CAM designing for custom tools.
Carr Lane provides you the world's largest selection of tooling components, modular fixturing and related workholding products for all areas of manufacturing. Based in St. Louis, Missouri USA, we make tooling items for virtually every industry around the globe. From alignment pins and clamp assemblies to tooling blocks and power workholding, we always have your basics in stock. For special requirements, Carr Lane will gladly customize or make tooling components to your specifications.
Carr Lane delivers consistently high-quality products, and has recently been certified ISO 9001. Find our wide selection of components at competitive prices through our worldwide network of over 250 distributors. With major warehouses in St. Louis, Missouri; Austin, Texas; and Los Angeles, California; Carr Lane ships over 90% of orders the same day they are received.
Starting in a wooden garage with a few part-time employees in 1952, Carr Lane President Earl E. Walker has led the company to the top of the tooling component industry. Through four decades of Carr Lane history, the company still takes pride in providing "savings through standardized parts" and "complete customer satisfaction." Make Carr Lane Your Productivity Partner. Call on us for your next tooling or workholding order.
Employees: 200-499 Activities: Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company Certification: ISO 9001:2000, RoHS Compliant Export Markets: Western Europe, Asia, Australia, Europe
News & Press Releases
December 2, 2008 —
New Shark Clamps are Strong and Quick-Acting
Great for welding, assembly, repairs, woodworking and general-purpose clamping, these patented heavy-duty shark clamps have a quick-acting pushbutton to allow sliding the handle freely in and out to a maximum opening of 5" or 6.5", depending on the model.
March 11, 2008 —
New Design Gives Added Strength to Adjustable Ball Lock Pins
Newly redesigned adjustable ball lock pins from Carr Lane now have added clamping strength. These locking pins are ideal for pulling two components together or to provide an adjustable grip length. Available in steel or stainless steel, adjustable ball lock pins are manufactured with four balls instead of two, for more-distributed ball-pullout force in clamping applications. Available in three handle styles, knob, T or L, and in shank diameters from 1/4" to 1" (6 to 20mm in metric). See the...
April 20, 2007 —
Low-Profile T-Handle Toggle Clamps With Optional Safety Lock
Low-profile T-handle toggle clamps are now available in two larger sizes, in both steel and stainless steel. All three sizes are available with an optional safety lock that automatically engages when the clamp is closed, then remains locked until manually disengaged by pushing a lever before opening. This prevents the clamp from being accidentally opened by bumping the handle. Extremely compact, these vertical-handle clamps have holding capacities from 150 to 750 lbs. Look for CL-200-LVTC,...
August 22, 2006 —
New Selt-Adjusting Toggle Clamps with Spring-Loaded Plungers An important new development in toggle clamps--self-adjusting, spring-loaded plungers--has been introduced by Carr Lane Mfg. Co. The company now has several spring-loaded toggle clamps, which apply a strong, fixed clamping force throughout their adjustment range of .20 inches. These push/pull clamps automatically compensate for workpiece variations while clamping with a known force. The clamps have a spring mechanism, which is totally enclosed in the plunger. Spring force ranges from 100 to...
November 21, 2005 —
New Toggle Clamps with Built-In Safety Lock
Carr Lane has introduced several new toggle clamps with a built-in safety lock. These latch-action clamps have a lock which automatically engages when the clamp is closed, then remains locked until manually disengaged by pressing a lever before opening ...
April 27, 2005 —
New Index Plungers Offer Versatility in Setups New index plungers from Carr Lane, in straight or tapered versions, are precision, heavy-duty assemblies with a retractable spring-loaded plunger.
December 16, 2004 —
New Threaded Detent Pins Are Held By Spring Force New threaded detent pins from Carr Lane are solid alignment pins with a ground shank and a threaded end for a knob handle. Locking balls hold the pin in place by spring force. Simply push to insert, and pull to remove.
June 9, 2004 —
Manually Index with Hand Retractable Plungers These new precision indexing plungers from Carr Lane come with an attractive knob handle for convenient retraction. Available in threaded-body and mounting plate versions. Both versions come in a choice of either a locking type, which locks in retracted position by turning 900, or non-locking type, which stays extended by spring force except when manually held in retracted position. Several sizes are available.
September 11, 2003 —
New Hand Wheels Introduced by Carr Lane Carr Lane has introduced 14 new styles of hand wheels. These high-quality hand wheels are made of polished aluminum, black thermoplastic, and black phenolic plastic. New models include two-spoke, three-spoke, solid, disk, and fluted types. Each of the new designs comes in a wide range of sizes.