Product category:
CNC punching and profiling
News Release from: Mate Precision Tooling | Subject: Mate Easy Tap threading tools
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 November 2004
Punch presses can produce threaded holes
Tool system is designed to produce threaded holes at high speeds and with repeatable quality in all types of sheet metal - including SS, mild steel and aluminium -in thick turret punch presses.
Mate Precision Tooling leads the punching industry with an all-new tool system designed to produce threaded holes in all types of sheet metal in thick turret punch presses Called Mate EasyTap?, his unique tool system extends the punching capabilities of todays CNC punch presses by producing precisely located threaded holes at high speed, automatically and with repeatable quality
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Turret punch press tooling is fully guided
Mate Precision Tooling will introduce its Fully Guided Tooling System for Murata Wiedemann turret punch presses at the USA's FABTECH 2008.
Punch press tooling life tripled, set-up times cut
Fabricator equipped a Strippitt CNC turret punch with Mate Xcel thin turret tooling, and more than tripled tool life and improved part quality and set-up times.
Because Mate EasyTap produces threaded holes on the punch press, there is no need for secondary tapping operations either by hand or with adjacent machines.
The threaded holes are produced in pre-punched holes or in extruded holes located on the sheet.
Mate EasyTap tooling is designed to operate in thick turret presses equipped with auto index stations, programmable ram depth capability, and suitable software.
Further reading
Mate tool system raises CNC punch press precision
A guided tooling system designed by Mate Precision Tooling for all Strippit styles of punch presses is claimed to offer precision for achieving the highest piece part quality and maximum productivity.
Mate CNC punch press slitting tools have long life
CNC punching tools designed by Mate for users of Trumpf CNC punch presses include a long life slitting tool and a catalogue describing a wide range of tooling for Trumpf presses.
Mate tools stamp numbers on sheet parts
A sequential numbering tool by Mate Precision Tooling stamps sequential serial numbers, dates and codes - up to six digits - on sheet metal parts produced in CNC punch presses.
The thread tapping operation is accomplished automatically through a coordinated rotation of the turret press auto index station and the ram stroke.
The tooling will produce a full range of threaded hole diameters in most materials including stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum.
Mate EasyTap tooling is fast to setup and install.
It has a design that uses standard taps and Bilz brand collets to produce the threaded holes.
A push button length adjustment feature sets the tap length.
Additional important Mate EasyTap features include: automatic lubrication system that dispenses a pre-set amount of lubrication to the tap point with each tapping cycle; built-in lubrication level sight gauge; pre-pierce hole "miss protection" prevents tool and part damage in the event of the absence of a pre-pierced hole; lower tool assembly with integral ball bearings prevents under-sheet marking; precision machined guides made from hardened tool steel for accurate, long-life operation; supplied with compact table-top setup and storage stand to protect tooling and make setup easy.
According to Frank Baeumler, Vice President Marketing for Mate Precision Tooling, Mate EasyTap is the companys most significant new application tooling design because it adds broad versatility to existing turret press capabilities with only nominal tool investment.
"Mate EasyTap tooling system gives the product designer a new option for more cost-effective manufacturability," Baeumler reported.
"This tool totally eliminates the need for secondary tapping operations.
Sheets requiring integral threaded holes can have these holes produced on the punch press with all the CNC accuracy of the press.
Since this is a tool, it can be installed into the press when the job requires taps, and then can be removed from the press when the station is needed for other punching requirements.
The resulting taps have extra holding strength when fastening components since the parts are assembled directly to one another." Mate EasyTap is an ideal addition to Mates other application specific tooling for producing hinges, bends, interlocking components and custom markings, to name just a few.
All of these features can be fabricated on a single punch press automatically with high speed and repeatable quality when tooled with Mate. Request a free brochure from Mate Precision Tooling ...
• Mate Precision Tooling: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
