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PHOTO ONE CAPTION:
Mate EasyTap™ Tooling produces threaded holes in sheet metal at high speed, automatically and with repeatable quality.
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PHOTO TWO CAPTION:
Mate EasyTap™ produces high quality threads in punched thick material (bottom part) and in thin material with extruded holes
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PHOTO THREE CAPTION:
Mate EasyTap™ thread tapping operation is accomplished automatically through a coordinated rotation of the turret press auto index station and the ram stroke. |
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PHOTO FOUR CAPTION:
Mate EasyTap™ Tooling is fast to setup and install. It has a design that uses standard taps and Bilz brand collets.
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PHOTO FIVE CAPTION:
Mate EasyTap™ has robust design and construction with hardened guides for long life operation. Also note push button length adjustment feature. |
Anoka, Minnesota: Mate Precision Tooling leads the punching industry with an all-new tool system designed to produce threaded holes in all types of sheet metal in thick turret punch presses. Called Mate EasyTap™, this unique tool system extends the punching capabilities of today's CNC punch presses by producing precisely located threaded holes at high speed, automatically and with repeatable quality. (Photos One and Two)
Because Mate EasyTap produces threaded holes on the punch press, there is no need for secondary tapping operations either by hand or with adjacent machines. The threaded holes are produced in pre-punched holes or in extruded holes located on the sheet.
Mate EasyTap tooling is designed to operate in thick turret presses equipped with auto index stations, programmable ram depth capability, and suitable software. The thread tapping operation is accomplished automatically through a coordinated rotation of the turret press auto index station and the ram stroke. The tooling will produce a full range of threaded hole diameters in most materials including stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum. (Photo Three)
Mate EasyTap tooling is fast to setup and install. It has a design that uses standard taps and Bilz brand collets to produce the threaded holes. A push button length adjustment feature sets the tap length. (Photos Four and Five)
Additional important Mate EasyTap features include: automatic lubrication system that dispenses a pre-set amount of lubrication to the tap point with each tapping cycle; built-in lubrication level sight gauge; pre-pierce hole "miss protection" prevents tool and part damage in the event of the absence of a pre-pierced hole; lower tool assembly with integral ball bearings prevents under-sheet marking; precision machined guides made from hardened tool steel for accurate, long-life operation; supplied with compact table-top setup and storage stand to protect tooling and make setup easy.
According to Frank Baeumler, Vice President Marketing for Mate Precision Tooling, Mate EasyTap is the company's most significant new application tooling design because it adds broad versatility to existing turret press capabilities with only nominal tool investment.
"Mate EasyTap tooling system gives the product designer a new option for more cost-effective manufacturability," Baeumler reported. "This tool totally eliminates the need for secondary tapping operations. Sheets requiring integral threaded holes can have these holes produced on the punch press with all the CNC accuracy of the press. Since this is a tool, it can be installed into the press when the job requires taps, and then can be removed from the press when the station is needed for other punching requirements. The resulting taps have extra holding strength when fastening components since the parts are assembled directly to one another."
Mate EasyTap is an ideal addition to Mate's other application specific tooling for producing hinges, bends, interlocking components and custom markings, to name just a few. All of these features can be fabricated on a single punch press automatically with high speed and repeatable quality when tooled with Mate.
Call for FREE Mate EasyTap brochure in USA and Canada, 1-800-328-4492.
Outside USA and Canada, call 1-763-421-0230.
Or write to MATE PRECISION TOOLING , 1295 Lund Boulevard, Anoka, Minnesota 55303.
Website: www.mate.com/easytap
Email: marketing@mate.com
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