Planar cutting faces with helical flutes improve chip removal and cutting efficiency while keeping drill bits manufacturable from cylindrical stock.
Multi-stage cold forming work-hardens a stainless self-drilling screw, enabling steel-sheet penetration without heat treatment or bimetallic construction.
Contour-edge preforming and cold work hardening let a stainless self-drilling screw penetrate steel sheets over 1.5 mm without heat treatment.
A multi-stage cam tool forms precise helical outer contours by rotary swaging, cutting cost and avoiding separate strengthening steps.