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Micro-Drilling for Medical: I Know a Guy

A Guy that Introduce the Micro-Drilling Machine for Medical

On display at Absolute Machine Tools’ Booth S-8536 is a new deep-hole drilling machine for the small holes found in medical applications. Two models of the Precihole machine demonstrate small and larger gundrilling.

“The guy” you want to ask for is industry veteran Jim McGaffin, who is managing this new product for Absolute. He know his stuff and can provide good information on this technology. (However, before you see Jim, ask the hostess—she’s in the skeleton outfit—where he is.)

Holes as small as 1 mm for cannulated medical parts and as long as 12 inches are drilled using a counter-rotation process to maintain concentricity within the bore. The spindle rotates at 500 rpm while the gundrill rotates at 25,000 rpm using high-pressure, light cutting oil at 2,300 psi.

Next to Jim’s machines is a new line of Swiss-type Nexturn machines that Absolute is debuting at IMTS. But be sure not to forget about Jim.

Industry veteran Jim McGaffin is managing the new Precihole line of deep-hole micromachining machines for Absolute Machine Tools, Booth S-8536.

Also, to help you better navigate the show, be sure to check out the digital IMTS directory.

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  • Lorain, OH, USA
  • Absolute Machine Tools