IMTS Evidenced Vigor and Vivacity in the Manufacturing Sector

With another amazing show for Slater Tools, IMTS 2014 certainly did not disappoint. Dubbed as the largest technology show in America, IMTS thrived with over 114,000 registrants representing 112 different countries. The Slater Tools team was one of 2,035 exhibiting companies at the Chicago based show and was excited to host and interact with hundreds …

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Rotary Broaching: The Hole Thing Takes Shape

Rotary Broaching: The Hole Thing Takes Shape Solving manufacturing problems through rotary broaching When people hear the term “broaching”, most think of conventional step broaching, which involves pushing or pulling a toothed bar through a part on a press. It is a method that has been around since the beginning of (manufacturing) time. The problem …

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NEW! Rotary Broaching Demo Video

Slater Tools releases its new Rotary Broaching Demo Video which features helpful information on how rotary broaching works on a lathe or mill, what types of forms and materials can be rotary broached, benefits of rotary broaching and much more. Click here to watch our new video.

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IMTS 2014

IMTS 2014: Slater Tools Preview in Gear Technology Click Here to Read: http://www.geartechnology.com/news/5542/IMTS_Preview:_Slater_Tools

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The Dynamic Art of Gear Broaching

Rotary Broaching: Getting Your Machines into Shape, By Jeff Tryles, Director of Sales, Slater Tools, Inc. A fast and efficient machining method, rotary broaching is used for making squares, hexes, splines, serrations, keyways, Torx-type, and a range of many other internal and external polygon shapes on a work piece. If your shop uses machines such …

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New Product Catalog Released

To request a copy, please call 586-465-5000 or email direct@slatertools.com View an online copy of our newest rotary broach product catalog here: www.slatertools.com/catalogs/rotary-broaching

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Getting More from your Shop Floor

A fast and efficient machining method, rotary broaching is used for making squares, hexes, splines, serrations, keyways, Torx-type and a range of many other internal and external polygon shapes on a workpiece. If your shop uses machines such as CNC lathes and mills, Swiss-type machines and machining centers, then you already have the capability to …

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Enhanced Adjustment-Free Tool Holders Relieve Pressure

Slater Tools’ highly-engineered internal adjustment-free tool holders 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 …

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Gear Solutions Writes Feature on Slater Tools

By: Tim Byrd View Digital Edition   |   Download PDF   Formed in 1951, Slater Tools began as a modest machine shop in Warren, MI and moved to Clinton Township in the 1990s, where they’ve been ever since. Today the company’s rotary broaching and screw machine tools operate throughout North America and around the globe on CNC lathes, …

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