Posted to News on 16th Apr 2021, 09:42
Join securely without adhesives or fasteners
Flowdrill is highlighting the advantages of its joining process to both design and production engineering teams
A Flowdrill is a solid carbide drilling tool, capable of locally displacing material in order to form increased material thickness. This increased thickness allows for a stronger fastening connection by tapping, brazing or welding.
Flowdrill is available in many sizes, suitable for diameters from as small as 1.8mm up to 40 mm and can be used in material with thicknesses from 0.5mm up to 10mm in steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper and some brass alloys.
Flowdrill says that its process offers a variety of advantages to alternative methods including increased material thickness and its suitability for highly loaded threads. It is also stated to offer high process reliability with a fast cycle time that produces no waste and uses no single fasteners. The company cites threaded connections, sealing surfaces for O-rings and bearing sleeve/hinges as typical applications for the process.
