PMC-Colinet uses the custom-angle head on a Monarch VMC to produce keyways in the bore on oilfield pipe, typically 6 inches in diameter and 12 inches long. On one part, PMC documented a savings of 184 ...

A new device developed by Command Tooling Systems, Ramsey, Minn. (www.commandtool.com), the New Axis Keyway Cutter, harnesses the machining center's coolant system for power, letting it cut keyways ...

The broaching process, similar to shaping with multiple teeth, is used to machine internal and external surfaces such as holes of circular, square, or irregular shapes, keyways and teeth of internal ...

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