Threading & Tapping

Articles • August 1, 2014 • Timo Mager

Launch pad: Threadmilling is an attractive alternative to tapping

Orbital thread milling is an attractive alternative to tapping, according to a report filed by Walter AG.

Articles • August 1, 2014 • Susan Woods

Fill in the gaps

Tapered-pipe applications call for interrupted-thread taps.

Products • May 1, 2014

Octi-Edge Threading and Grooving System

Advent Tool and Manufacturing Inc.'s Octi-Edge threading and grooving system accepts inserts with up to eight cutting edges.

Products • May 1, 2014

Self-Locking Key Inserts

Stanley Engineered Fastening now incorporates its self-locking Spiralock internal thread form design, which reportedly has superior resistance against self-loosening when exposed to harsh environments involving significant shock, extreme vibration, and drastic thermal cycling, into key locking threaded inserts.

News • April 15, 2014

Komet and Schunk hold joint event

Komet of America, a Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer of bore machining, reaming and threading tools, and Schunk Inc., a Morrisville, N.C., provider of clamping technology and gripping systems, held a joint distributor event on April 9, 2014, at Komet of America's Schaumburg facility. The 5-hour event consisted of morning product presentations and three afternoon demos in the machining center on the production floor featuring Schunk workholding and toolholding with Komet cutting tools.

Articles • April 1, 2014 • Susan Woods

Insider trading: evaluating internal threading methods

Analyzing the options for internal threading allows part makers to efficiently and cost-effectively produce high-quality threaded holes. Read on for the pros and cons of four key methods of machining internal threads in parts.

Products • March 1, 2014

Thread Gages

OSG Tap & Die's thread gage series is now offered with the NIST traceable gage certification option.

Products • February 1, 2014

DIN 906 and DIN 906-NI Thread Plugs

J.W. Winco Inc. offers DIN 906 and DIN 906-NI threaded plugs with tapered thread, in metric sizes.

News • December 16, 2013

MSC expands Accupro line

MSC Industrial Supply Co., Melville, N.Y. expanded its Accupro line of metalworking products with the launch of new milling, threading and toolholding solutions.

Products • December 1, 2013

HY-PRO-CARB Drills

OSG Tap & Die (OSG) announces the addition of 8D sizes to its HY-PRO-CARB drill series offering.

Products • October 13, 2013

Xtra-tec Point Drill Inserts

Walter USA LLC has unveiled a series of new inserts to its Walter Xtra-tec Point Drill lineup, which reportedly provide the optimal drilling solution for the heat exchanger industry.

Products • October 13, 2013

Fast-MT Thread Mills

Constructed of rugged MT8 carbide with Carmex Precision Tool LLC's exclusive BLU coating, the new FMT thread mill delivers exceptionally accurate thread geometry and surface quality in shorter cycle times, according to the company.