tapping attachment
Fits in a drill-press spindle and automatically reverses the tap when the thread is completed, ensuring proper retraction of the tool.
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tapping machine
Production machine used for high-volume tapping. Offers repeatability, high production rates and reduced tap breakage. Comes in a variety o…
teaching pendant
Device used to “walk” a teachable robot through a new task.
tempering
1. In heat-treatment, reheating hardened steel or hardened cast iron to a given temperature below the eutectoid temperature to decrease har…
tensile strength
In tensile testing, the ratio of maximum load to original cross-sectional area. Also called ultimate strength. Compare with yield strength.
thread chaser
Die-type external threading tool. Makes final threading pass.
thread grinder
Typically a form grinder as well as a thread grinder, this machine differs from other grinders in that precision gears and leadscrews ensur…
thread rolling
Chipless, cold-forming material-displacement process where a rolling head is pressed into the workpiece to create threads. The material is …
threading
Process of both external (e.g., thread milling) and internal (e.g., tapping, thread milling) cutting, turning and rolling of threads into p…
threading machine
Typically takes the form of multispindle, universal threading machines that use dieheads and thread chasers to cut threads, often automatic…
through-hole
Hole or cavity cut in a solid shape that connects with other holes or extends all the way through the workpiece.
titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN)
Often used as a tool coating. AlTiN indicates the aluminum content is greater than the titanium. See coated tools.