Hassay Savage Co.

Rotary punch broaches from Hassay Savage are capable of accurate cuts in many configurations while producing smooth finishes, the company says. The broaches are designed for orthopedic medical and commercial manufacturing of hex heads for screws and bone screws.

- See information on the Magafor line of Micro-NC spot drills, multifunction tools, micro end mils, micro-reamers, high-precision micro-reamers, short reamers and more- Each product line includes specifications, photos and diagrams- Includes a recommendation of use for the company's Multi-V for micro-milling, with diagrams and specifications .

- Read about the types of broaches, the broach grinding process, rebuilding and sharpening broaches, troubleshooting and lubrication- Special broaches, including keyway broach sets and combination sets, are listed with their specifications- Keyseating broaches and hexagon broaches, pull-type broaches, round push broaches, hexagonal punch broaches are all featured with specifications.

Close tolerances and quality surface finish are critical in successful medical machining. To meet such requirements in broaching titanium and stainless steel bone screws, with machined depths ranging anywhere between 0.080 and 0.150 inches, Hassay Savage Company (Turners Falls, Massachusetts) has recently developed an indexing-broach process using four-point or two-point punch broaches for use in Swiss-type CNC lathes.