With little over 100 years (founded in 1918), KATO Manufacturing Co. was the first Japanese manufacturer of tappers in Japan. With the introduction of our tappers, KATO created a revolution in the tapping process that previously relied on physical strength, and accelerated the tapping process automatization. KATO Mfg. takes pride in its effort to provide differing needs in every industry and environment, from heavy industries to shipyards, construction, automotive/aerospace, hydraulic or precision instrument making, providing reliable products and advanced technologies.
Main products line from KATO Mfg.:
- Tapper Holders for BT/HSK/C/ST/STT and MT/JT shanks: Huge selection of tapper holders for practically any machining tool type or process - CNC machine tool or lathe, conventional milling machines and lathes, drilling machines.
- Specialized Deburring Holders (DBR7 Series): Complete the metal casting process by including deburring at your machining center.
KATO's DBR7-P Series deburring tool holder improves your machining processes further allowing deburring automation directly in your CNC machine (DBT-DBR) or automated robotic line (SME-DBR). The DBR7 Series provides tilting and compression -tension- that allows the bit to smoothly trace the workpiece outline while tilting, compensating dimensional errors such as those found at die-casting. Available shanks for CNC: BT, DBT, HSK
SA SERIES TAPPING TOOL HOLDER: Radial floating tapper holders for collet chucking taps for tapping centers and synchro CNC and lathe machines.
RF Series main lineup:
- RF (BT/STT) : Eccentricity compensation betweeen tap and hole axis for threading die-cast holes - useful for reaming when circularity is more important than position accuracy - reliable torque transmission
- RF-OHC (BT) : same characteristics as the RF but with internal coolant supply.
- ER collets: from Ø3mm to Ø10.5mm
For specific dimensioning, check the catalog.
SA SERIES OF TAP HOLDERS: SA Series of tapper holders are suitable for CNC milling machining centers, tapping centers and lathes, as well as drilling machines.
Types: RA-M (BT) / HA-M (HSK, BT) / SA-III (HSK - BT, STT, ST, MT) / SA-II (MT) / SA-IV (BT, STT, ST, MT) / RA (MT, JT) / TC, TC-M, TC-MO)
CA SERIES OF TAP HOLDERS: CA Series of tapper holders are particulary suitable for CNC milling machining centers.
The main models are: