Switching from a full form thread mill to a Horn R108 single point thread milling tool to produce NPT threads has saved nearly 20 machine hours per batch of 400 components for Daventry hydraulic equipment manufacturer Hi-Force Ltd. 

As well as reducing machining time from c. 3 minutes to around 10 seconds per thread, thread quality and tool life have improved.  In addition the replacement cost for the Horn thread milling insert is significantly lower than the previous tooling.

Shane Cross, workshop manager at Hi-Force, commented.  “Frankly, the gain in performance using the Horn tooling is amazing.  Previously we had a slow process that needed constant attention to achieve the desired quality.  Now we have a fast, highly reliable means of doing the same job.”

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