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News Release from: Slater Tools Inc. | Subject: Adjustment Free Rotary Broaching Tool Holders
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 May 2008
Rotary broaching tool holders expanded
Slater Tools is expanding its Swiss Type adjustment-free rotary broaching tool holders for, fopr example, machining a hexagonal hole in a bar on a lathe.
Slater Tools is expanding its product line of Swiss Type Adjustment Free Rotary Broaching Tool Holders Swiss type tools are important in manufacturing, said Slater, primarily in the aerospace and medical industries, making orthopedic bone screws and small fastener products
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Slater's latest rotary broaching video demonstrates its 0700 series Swiss Type Broach Holder, which has a 0.500in (12.7mm) tool bore.
The video shows a Swiss Type Rotary Broaching Tool Holder being used in machining a hexagonal hole in a metal bar on a lathe.
Slater introduced the 0600 series Swiss Type Adjustment Free Rotary Broaching Tool Holder in 2006.
Further reading
Rotary broaching tool holder needs no centering
An adjustment-free rotary broaching tool holder designed for Swiss type automatic lathes does not require centering and allows for deeper broaching than current non-adjustable types.
Rotary broaching showcased online
Slater Tools has developed an online Rotary Broaching Customer Showcase.
It allows the operator to use the tool holder without centering.
Designed for small Swiss type machines, Slater told manufacturingtalk that the rotary broaching tool holderis one of the smallest available.
The design eliminates interference and clearance problems, and provides easy access to the grease fitting for maintenance.
This smaller Rotary Broaching Tool Holder can be used in many micro broaching applications.
In 2007, Slater began offering the 0600 tool holder with additional shank sizes and an increased availability of standard 8mm shank hex, square, and hexalobular six-lobe broaches.
* Machining polygonal holes - the new 0700 series features an 0.500in (12.7mm) tool bore for use in larger Swiss type automatic lathes.
This Swiss Type Adjustment Free Rotary Broaching Tool Holder is manufactured with the same quality and reliability as the thousands of Slater tool holders already in use throughout the world.
The 0700 series tool holders use standard 0.500in shank, 1.75in (44.5mm) overall length rotary broaches for polygon forms, most are available from stock.
The Swiss Type Adjustment Free Rotary Broaching Tool Holder is used primarily on swiss type CNC automatic lathes and gang style lathes.
* Rotary broaching - also called hex broaching or wobble broaching - uses a precision tool to produce an internal form inside a pre-drilled hole or an external form on the outer diameter of a machined part.
Maximum tool holder life requires precision alignment with the pre-drill or diameter.
The result is a form which matches the shape of the broach.
For instance, an internal square broach measuring 0.25in across the flats, produces a square hole of the same size.
Broaches are available from Slater Tools with squares, hexagons, splines, serrations and other polygon forms.
When micro broaching, profiles under 0.050in (1.27mm) can be achieved.
Rotary Broaching is also a popular money saving technique because forms can be created within seconds using the primary machine spindle without having to add a secondary operation.
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