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Roll Your Own

Author Kip Hanson
Published
May 01, 2002 - 12:00pm

Thread rolling can save time and money--and lead to the production of better parts.

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Related Glossary Terms

  • thread rolling

    thread rolling

    Chipless, cold-forming material-displacement process where a rolling head is pressed into the workpiece to create threads. The material is stressed beyond its yield point, which causes it to be deformed platically and permanently. There are three basic types of rolling heads: axial, radial and tangential.

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Contributing Editor
520-548-7328
kip@kahmco.net

Kip Hanson is a contributing editor for Cutting Tool Engineering magazine. Contact him by phone at (520) 548-7328 or via e-mail at kip@kahmco.net.