Thread cutting is an alternative to thread rolling that involves producing screw threads using a single-point tool to cut a blank, which is also called a workpiece, as it is rotating on a lathe. However, rolled threads offer increased strength, faster production, less wasted material and a better surface finish than cut threads. Read More…
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H & R Screw Machine Products, Inc.
Reed City, MI | 231-832-2356H & R Screw Machine Products-ISO 9001-certified manufacturer of high-volume screw machine products for many industries. We also produce CNC turned parts and provide machining of customer supplied castings, forgings and stampings.
Thuro Metal Products, Inc.
Brentwood, NY | 800-238-3929It is Thuro’s mission to be the leading choice for screw machine parts, and to offer our products at the highest quality and the lowest cost. Our team members dedicate themselves to ensuring that our customers receive the perfect part on time, every time.
Pacific West America, Inc.
Calabasas, CA | 866-317-0208Pacific West America, Inc. offers a wide variety of products and services including precision turning. We use Swiss CNC Turning for our more intricate parts. We use a variety of materials such as, aluminum, steel, brass, among others.
C&S Machine
Niles, MI | 269-695-6859C&S Machine is a leading contract manufacturer of ultra-precision components. With a combination of performance-driven machining and quality-driven personnel, we have over 50 years of experience producing top quality parts for industries ranging from aerospace to commercial. Our extensive Quality Management System ensures that every part meets the highest standards, no matter what the industry or application.
Caldwell Manufacturing
Lockhart, TX | 888-484-5188For more than 120 years, Caldwell Manufacturing has provided quality precision turning for manufacturers around the world. Caldwell’s solutions are everywhere from homes to schools, office buildings to hotels, even the United Nations Secretariat Building and the Empire State Building in NYC. Caldwell raises a higher standard for itself in order to deliver you the quality results you deserve!
Abbate Screw Products, Inc.
Roselle, IL | 630-582-9730Abbate Screw Products has been producing the finest quality precision turning products since 1974. Over the years, we have provided our customers in Illinois and worldwide with a tremendous assortment of parts and components including specialty screw machine work. Call us today for more information on our threaded rods or any of our other products or services.
Thread Rolling - H & R Screw Machine Products, Inc.In addition the difference between rolled threads and cut threads is visually evident since rolled threads must have larger diameters than the blank rods from which they were made, giving the end of rolled-thread screws a much difference appearance than that of cut-thread screws. Thread tapping, also referred to as CNC tapping, is another method of producing threads.
Tapping is specifically used to create inner diameter (ID) threads through the use of a threaded tool that can either cut or form threads in a pre-drilled hole. Industries that benefit from thread rolling and other thread forming processes include electronics, commercial, construction, medical, military, appliance, woodworking and marine.
Thread Rolling - H & R Screw Machine Products, Inc.During the thread rolling process, a hard die, which is a device used for cutting out, stamping or forming material, is pressed onto a rotating blank that has been attached to the thread rolling machine. The thread rolling machine gradually increases the force with which the die is applied to the workpiece; the force enables the thread profile to roll from the hard die onto the attached blank.
Once the thread profile rolls onto the blank, it caused the metal material to be displaced in order to form the roots of the thread, with the displaced metal flowing outward. The shape or profile of the screw threads that are rolled into the blank is called a thread form. There is an alternative to the traditional thread rolling machine, which is called a planetary thread rolling machine or rotary thread rolling machine.
Planetary thread rolling machines hold the screw blank stationary while several thread rolling machines roll around the blank in order to produce planetary roller screws, which are screws that are used in precise applications requiring linear motion. These machines offer high volume production, typically using sheet metal to form the screws.
There are two main types of dies used in thread rolling machines: flat dies and cylindrical dies. Flat dies are rectangular, simple contour dies that are typically used for machined metal screws, thread tapping and woodscrews. Cylindrical dies can have two or three in-feeds, meaning two or three areas of insertion. Cylindrical two-feed dies are often used for large or balanced screws, while cylindrical three-feed dies are used in applications such as tube fittings or spark plugs.