Flowdrill and Flowtap Systems Enhance Drilling Applications
The Flowdrill system is designed to provide a cost saving and problem solving method for the formation of malleable metals. The Flowdrill thermal friction drill uses a combination of speed of rotation and pressure to locally heat the material, forming a bush in various thicknesses of metal.
Advantages of the system include:
- Consistently accurate hole sizes
- Bush length approximately three times the original thickness
- Short cycle time of between two and six seconds, depending on the diameter and thickness of material
Machines that are capable of utilizing the Flowdrill system range from standard drill presses to NC/CNC automated machine centers, with motor capacities between 1.5kW and 3.0kW and speeds from 1000 RPM to 3500 RPM. Friction drilling is designed for a range of materials including mild steel, stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminum. Flowdrill tools are available in sizes from 1.5mm Ø up to 46mm Ø. Special sizes are available on request.
Also featured by the company is Flowtap, a
cold-form tapping system used as a secondary operation, creating a chip-free
thread in the bush. Flowtap is designed to increase the depth of threads formed
in thin metal.
- Increased pull out strength of the formed thread as the process reforms the material in the bush, without cutting into the natural grain structure of the metal
- Precise formation of the thread within the bush
- Increased productivity, through high speed and long tool life
- Chip-free process, therefore no waste to remove
- Designed for most tapping machines
- Suitable for all materials that can be friction drilled
For more information contact:
Flowdrill, Inc.
2820A Breckenridge Industrial
St. Louis, MO 63144-2811
314-968-1134
Fax: 314-968-1510
Southwest
J.L. Gordon and Son, Inc.
3525 S. Fannin
Denison, TX 75021
903-465-6080
Fax: 903-465-6089
E-mail: jimgordon@texoma.com