Holemaking

Automotive 30 Sep 2009

Triple Tap Life

A maker of vehicle components finds that a treatment process for taps produces dramatically longer tool life.

Holemaking 29 Sep 2009

To complement its CDX-DH range of solid carbide, deep-hole drills, Precision Dormer offers high-performance, cobalt alloyed, high-speed steel (HSCo) drills for applications ranging to 15× diameter. A variety of lengths are available (from stub to extra length): 3×D (A920, A921), 6×D (A900, A901), 10×D (A940, A941) and 15×D (A976, A977, A978).

Holemaking 14 Sep 2009

Looking At 30-Tapers In A New Light

The six 30-taper machine tools in one Northeastern shop are used for more than just drilling holes and performing secondary operations. The small-footprint equipment is also used to machine parts complete from titanium and other challenging materials.

Holemaking 20 Aug 2009

Increased Productivity In Short-Hole Drilling

New sizes for Sandvik Coromant’s CoroDrill 880 enable additional short-hole drilling applications in a variety of materials. Suited for high-productivity drilling, the tool is said to provide a low machining cost per hole with a high penetration rate.

Holemaking 14 Aug 2009

New President At Precision Dormer North America

Mark Wilcox has been appointed president of Precision Twist Drill Co. (PTD), headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Holemaking 9 Jul 2009

Deep Drilling Without Pecking Or Through-Tool Coolant

These drills enable machine tools to create holes with L:D ratios as high as 20:1 without pecking and without through-the-tool coolant delivery.

Automation 8 Jul 2009

Automation Cell Maximizes Job Shop Flexibility

Methods Machine Tools’ JobShop Cell is designed for job shops with small to medium lot sizes. The fully integrated production cell combines the drilling, tapping and milling capability of a RoboDrill VMC with a fully interfaced Fanuc six-axis robot for automated loading and unloading.

Holemaking 6 Jul 2009

Reducing Thrust Loads During Rigid Tapping

Some amount of synchronization error is inevitable with rigid tapping. By allowing just a slight amount of axial movement to compensate for synchronous errors, this tapping holder is said to reduce thrust load by as much as 90 percent.

Holemaking 19 Jun 2009

Be Strategic With Your Holemaking Options

Just as there are a great many types of holes to be produced in today’s complex workpieces, there are a great many types of holemaking processes. Finding the right cutting tool for each holemaking application is a matter of asking the right questions and getting good answers from a cutting tool supplier.