Information about Small Part Machining
Today's manufactured products continue to shrink in size and scale. Products as diverse as medical and dental devices, cell phones, laptop computers, and aerospace and electronics components require smaller, even miniaturized, cutting tools and tooling systems.
The use of thread milling is increasing and figures prominently in Emuge's recently introduced products. Advances in machine tools have made thread milling an important holemaking process for a variety of applications including those in the medical, aerospace, defense, and computer industries. You now have CNC machines that fit on a table top, or if they don't, the larger machines have precision spindles and toolholders that can manage these small tools at spindle speeds to 60,000 rpm and higher.
New series of miniature solid-carbide thread mills for machining difficult materials, such as stainless, titanium, K-Monel, Hastelloy, and Inconel eliminates the possibility and consequences of tap breakage, and the need for hand tapping during full bottom-threading applications. Bottom threading can be performed to within 1 pitch.
