Specialty Broaching Operations Broaching is an extremely
versatile machining process. There is a limitless amount of
ingenuity that can be applied to arrive at the perfect
combination of cutting tools, holding fixtures, and machine
tools in order to perform the most complex of cutting technology
for your workpiece. Here’s a couple of examples of non-
traditional broaching operations used to perform special cutting
tasks: Continuous Chain Broaching Continuous chain, or simply
chain broaching refers to the type of machine that is used to
broach a piece part. A chain broaching machine resembles a very
long tunnel, through which passes a series of holding fixtures,
or cars. Piece parts are loaded, usually automatically, into the
cars, which themselves are mounted on, and carried through the
tunnel by a very large continuous chain. The broach tooling is
mounted on the inside walls of the tunnel, and this tooling cuts
the piece part as it passes through the tunnel. Chain broaching
is oriented towards high volume pro