A Time To Tap, A Time To Mill
Thread milling and tapping are two methods for machining threads in a hole. Tapping is more popular, but thread milling has several advantages that might be important in your application. As seen in Modern Machine Shop, June 2005
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Choice Precision Machine, Inc. Scores Productivity Hat Trick with Emuge Cutting Tools
"Choice Precision Machine is a state-of-the-art, mid-sized, CNC job shop, which manufactures precision components for an impressive list of customers, including builders of papermaking, folding and insertion machines."
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Holemaking with Precision
"At BorgWarner's... transfer case plant in Muncie, IN, the Emuge thriller tools have shown to be extremely durable since being installed on BorgWarner's four-wheel-drive transfer case production lines in June."
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The Right Tool For The Job
"I knew about thread milling," Keller says, "but I didn't think it could be done on such small diameters. The Emuge people guaranteed us their cutting tool could do the job, so we decided to give it a try."
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Good Planning Makes Better Threaded Holes
Hole making is as common an operation as exists in metalworking. Tapping those holes is also very common. Finding a way to get quality threads and using efficient processing are ongoing jobs for this Indiana shop.
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Internal Threading Made Easy
New advances in thread milling technology allow moldmakers to meet the challenges of threading difficult materials.
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Tapping Into New Technology:
The maturing of CNC machine tools, growth in CNC synchronous tapping, high pressure coolant through spindles and modern tap holders, when combined with application-specific tap geometries and coatings have all contributed to advances in the production of internal screw threads. |
