Enhanced, Adjustment-Free Toolholders

Slater Tools’ highly engineered internal adjustment-free toolholders allow trapped air and hydraulic pressure to escape during full-form applications. For example, on an internal hexagon the company recommends pre-drilling a hole that is larger than the across-the-flats dimension of the hex. This means that only the corners of the hexagon would be cut during the broaching operation, which greatly reduces the amount of force needed and increases tool life. In this scenario, there is no concern about trapped fluids or air.

However, there is an increased need, particularly in medical manufacturing, to remove material full-form – not having a pre-drilled hole larger than the across-the-flats dimension, so the entire shape is being broached as opposed to just the corners. This can create pressure issues as coolant or air can get trapped inside of the pilot hole.

In that scenario, Slater engineers recommend using a broach that is vented (has a hole going through the length of the broach). With vented broaches, the company’s enhanced toolholder design allows coolant and air to escape more rapidly.

In either case, Slater’s adjustment-free toolholders increase productivity and reduce set-up time through a design that requires no need to center the toolholder. Simply set the rotary broach holder into your machine and you are ready to hit cycle start. For use in both CNC mills and lathes, these compact toolholders require no center indicating and provide a high standard for tool clearance to eliminate interference. Available in numerous Swiss-type and standard holder styles and sizes, they are ideal for small part and micro-manufacturing, and for producing small forms on CNC lathes or mills.

Used in combination with Slater’s internal rotary broaches, standard or custom-made to exact specifications, end users can machine virtually any hex, square, spline, serration, torx-type, or other custom shapes in a variety of materials.

Product Types/Sizes

• Small Swiss-type toolholder – .315 tool bore/ shank diameter x 2.000"; broaching capacity 0.028" - 0.375"
• Small Swiss-type long toolholder – .315 tool bore/ shank diameter x 4.000"; broaching capacity 0.028" - 0.375"
• Large Swiss-type toolholder – .500 tool bore/ shank diameter x 2.000"; broaching capacity 0.050" - 0.500"
• Standard type toolholder – .500 tool bore/ shank diameter x 3.000"; broaching capacity 0.050" - 0.750"

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Slater Tools
Clinton Twp., Mich.
www.slatertools.com