Band Filing
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Band filing is a multipoint cutting process in which a workpiece is fed into
a continuously moving file, and chips are removed by cutting teeth that are
arranged in succession along the file surface. Fine, accurate work can be
produced on the band filing machine.
Process Characteristics
| Workpieces are fed into a continuously moving band |
| Uses a multipoint tool |
| Produces fine, accurate work |
| Is a finishing operation in which small amounts of material
are removed |
| Produces fine feed marks |
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Information provided is from Manufacturing Processes Reference
Guide by Robert H. Todd, Dell K. Allen, and Leo Alting.--1st ed. Published by
Industrial Press Inc., 1994.
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