It’s become a common sight in manufacturing. An employee, needing to tap a hole in a metal part, reaches for a standard hand drill instead of the tool designed specifically for the job—a tapper.

Cutting-tool development has seen a massive increase in recent years because of modern machining technology. This advancement significantly improves the manufacturing of mechanical products that ...

Tool targeted at auto industry puts threads in aluminum and other soft metals. A few years ago, engineers and management at Emuge Corp., a leading maker of taps, drills, and other rotary tools, ...

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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 ...