Holemaking

Milling System Keeps Valve Production Flowing Smoothly

Carbide inserts proved to be too slow in the milling of three Inconel high-performance alloys used in the manufacture of valve components for oil drilling and other industrial and commercial applications.

Choosing The Best Drill Point Geometry

The more common twist drill point geometries often are not the best for the job at hand. By choosing the best point for the material being drilled, it is possible to achieve better tool life, hole geometry, precision, and productivity.

Adjustable Boring Bars

Boring Bars

Wireless Technology Provides Networking Solution For Manufacturer

With complex relocations came the need for this manufacturer of power-transmission components for mining and offshore drilling to upgrade the PC hardware and LAN (Local Area Network) connections associated with their CNC machines. The machines were placed in an area that did not have easy access to the LAN connections.

New Drilling Process Helps Manufacturer Expand

Planning to expand its services in the high-quality, high-pressure end of the heat exchanger market, this long-tim manufacturer started the search for new high speed drilling machines to advance its technology and improve quality and response time.

Job Shop Finds Its Niche With The Help Of Tapping Machines

The metalworking job shop market can be illustrated as a pyramid. At the base of the pyramid is the largest segment of the discrete parts manufacturing business.

The Real-World Economics Of High-Performance Drilling

To determine true cost, consider the total life of the drill.

Rigid Tapping--Sometimes You Need A Little Float

One of the most common methods of tapping in use today on CNC machines is 'rigid tapping' or 'synchronous feed tapping.' A rigid tapping cycle synchronizes the machine spindle rotation and feed to match a specific thread pitch. Since the feed into the hole is synchronized, in theory a solid holder without any tension-compression can be used.

Heavy-Duty Hole Making

A modular drilling and boring system has changed this oilfield product manufacturer's holemaking operations.