Tapping

Enduring attachments

12/30/2016

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Tapping attachments date back to the early 20th century—and they’ve endured for good reason.

Custom industrial safety guarding provider Faztek announces the launch of its Quick Quote mobile app, which allows companies to request a custom machine guarding quote in minutes. The free Quick Quote mobile app enables users to take a few photos of a machine that requires custom guarding, eliminating the need to speak with a salesperson.

CTEplus visits with Widia at IMTS

Chris Merlin, director of portfolio commercialization for the WIDIA Products Group, visited with Cutting Tool Engineering Publisher Don Nelson during IMTS 2016 to discuss the company's 90-year milestone and latest technology, including the VariMill Modular System, the VariTap and the features of the NOVO app.

Tapping for oil

08/01/2010

Like the parts they thread, taps for oil and gas parts can be complicated.

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As the Tap Turns

12/01/2010

Tapping isn't easy and one of the toughest challenges is preventing oversized threads. New tools can help. Read these tips from YG-1 Tool Co. and take a look at a 2-minute video of the company's slideshow presentation on multifunctional taps.

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Tapping into Medical

09/01/2011

Tapping medical parts requires unique considerations not required in general-purpose machining.

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Machinery's Handbook, 30th Edition

Machinery's Handbook from Industrial Press Inc.. is an authoritative, comprehensive and practical tool, providing its users with fundamental and essential aspects of manufacturing practices. It is a must-have reference for mechanical, manufacturing, and industrial engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers, machinists, engineering and technology students, and the serious home hobbyist, according to the publisher.

Constant-Speed Tapping Attachments

The new RCT85, for larger sizes, taps 10 ½-13 holes, 1” deep in 18 seconds. For fastest cycle time, Tapmatic offers CST (constant-speed tapping) attachments.

VibePro 7.3

GTI Predictive Technology Inc., creators of the iPad Data Collector, unveiled VibePro 7.3 – a major new update to GTI's vibration analysis application for iPad. Developed specifically for the iPad, VibePro provides a simple and easy solution to performing vibration analysis on the iPad. New in version 7.3 are features many customers have been asking for.

SHEARDRILL

Morse Cutting Tools has a companion for its popular SHEARTAP, the new SHEARDRILL. The SHEARTAP is a go-to tool in the Morse Tap Offering and like its companion, the SHEARDRILL, is designed to run in a wide variety of materials providing a performance production solution.