Acme screw threads allow rotary and transversing motion on machines, and are also used in jacks, valves, presses and other mechanisms where heavy loads are encountered
The acme thread is characterized by a 29 deg included angle
These taps enhance production by combining two operations in one pass
Tandem acme taps combine an initial roughing cut with a final finishing cut, in one pass, to achieve an accurate acme screw thread