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The strength of some internal threads is more sensitive to tap diameter than previously thought. • Cold-formed threads are no stronger than cut threads when holes are correctly sized. • Cut threads ...

A few years ago, engineers and management at Emuge Corp., a leading maker of taps, drills, and other rotary tools, decided it needed a new tool for forming helical threads in lightweight metals and ...

insights from industryScott MittlVice President of SalesINSACO Inc. INSACO, a leader in precision machining for hard materials, continues to push the boundaries of innovation with its latest ...

Twist drills do not make accurately sized or good finish holes; a reamer of some type is often used to cut the final size and finish. A reamer will not make the original hole; it will only enlarge a ...