Holemaking in steel and cast iron up to one inch in diameter is one of the most widely used metalworking processes. What is driving drilling and tapping performance are advances in substrate, coatings, three-flute designs, and combination tools. Just as important are advances in coolant delivery, using different size holes and shapes to facilitate chip evacuation.
Selecting the best type of cutting tool for holemaking jobs is not always clear. It is best to have a drill that caters to the workpiece material, produces the specs required, and provides the most profit for the job at hand. Considering the variety of jobs and parts manufactured in machine shops, there is no “one-drill-fits-all.”
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Verisurf Software said it appointed Tara Mitchell as business development manager for the Americas.
For most of its history in manufacturing, metrology’s competitive arena was at the point of measurement.
The L.S. Starrett Company has appointed Jim VandeHei Director of Sales, Starrett Metrology Systems.
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