Fdrill Makes Drilling Easy

What caught our eye at China International Industry Fair 2012  wasn’t any of their machinery, rather it was a new tool called the Fdrill which creates a replacement for traditional fastening methods such as nut-serts or weld-on nuts and bungs.

“The bit uses friction to drill a hole in any medal and pushes it into a shape that you can run a tap down into,” Explained Michael chan of Zhuzhou Fdrill Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.. “It works on Aluminum, chrome moly, stainless steel, and mild steel.

Fdrill is a solid tungsten carbide tool, which uses friction to form material into a cylindrical or cone shape. This formed hole can then be tapped or used for a reinforced bearing or bushing surface.

Fdrill can be used in drill presses, CNC machines or even high speed hand drills for small holes.

“We sell a starter kit, that comes with everything you need to be able to attach this to any drill press,” Michael chan told us. “It is a new product for us, but it has been in the China for about 15 years mostly within OEM manufacturing.”

Uses:
O2 or EGT sensor installations
brackets
tabs
sheet metal fastening

 It was amazing to see how simple and fast it could be to drill and tap a hole with the Fdrill.