Advanced machine tool and cutting tool technologies reduce the cost and boost the quality of producing internal threads in aerospace materials. The diameter of a thread milling cutter is smaller than ...

The GI-100DT uses a series of front and backlit cameras to calculate a part’s height, profile, and inner and outer diameters. Fasteners are critical components in engineered systems and structures, ...

The strength of some internal threads is more sensitive to tap diameter than previously thought. • Cold-formed threads are no stronger than cut threads when holes are correctly sized. • Cut threads ...

This article was updated Jan. 17, 2023. It was originally published Oct. 21, 2004. Using the correct thread is critical for proper mating and replacing hydraulic fittings. First and foremost, it is a ...