There are numerous ways of decreasing secondary operations in the
punching cell, however few have such a massive impact in increasing productivity as
Amada's range of Tapping Tools.
While reducing labour and part costs, the user can also make dramatic improvements upon speed, accuracy and overall consistency by eliminating the "missed tapped hole" syndrome which all too often occurs with manual based tapping.
With
Amada's range of Tapping Tools it is now possible to tap from M2 ~ M8. The range of tools is split into two styles.
The thick turret "C" Station Tapping Tool is able to tap holes from M2.5 ~ M6. They incorporate an interchangeable cartridge system, which allows for quick change over of tap sizes. This reduces set-up time and tooling costs. The "C" Station Tapping Tool converts the striker stroke into tap rotation via a "ball screw method". This mechanical procedure produces a rolled thread, which is much stronger than a cut thread.
The second style of
Amada's Tapping Tools is the thick turret "D" Station Tapping Tool. Again, it has an interchangeable cartridge/spindle system. It is possible to tap from M2 ~ M8 with this tool. The "D" Station Tapping Tool is pneumatically controlled via the
machines Airblow system.
