Drilling up to Ø 90 mm

Drilling, countersinking and reaming in steel, stainless steel, Hardox.

Threads up to M60

Machine tapping from M2 to M60.

Reach up to 3,000 mm

Hole patterns even deep inside large components, without repositioning.

Working height up to 1,740 mm

Tall, bulky workpieces without repositioning.

Continue processing directly

Welding, machining, blasting, painting in-house.

To drawing · ISO 9001

Documented quality, seamless material traceability.

Drilling and Tapping – Machine Capacity

At Bock, drilling is carried out up to Ø 90 mm – on three heavy radial drilling machines with a freely swivelling drill arm. Drilling, countersinking and reaming are performed in steel, Hardox, stainless steel and fine-grain structural steel. The swivel arm positions the spindle freely over the workpiece – enabling hole patterns even deep inside large-area components, without repositioning.

Bock cuts threads by machine up to M60: The Gamor RHG-3BR automatic tapping machine covers M2 to M48 via its automatic swivel arm; larger threads up to M60 are produced by the radial drilling machines. The reach extends up to 3,000 mm – even with tall, bulky workpieces up to 1,740 mm in height, no repositioning is required.

The radial drilling machines complement the boring mill and large-part machining. While the portal milling machines and boring mill handle the heavy cutting tasks, the radial drilling machines cover flexible single holes, hole patterns and threads on welded assemblies and large parts. The 2×25 t crane operation ensures the handling of heavy raw parts.

Drilled and threaded components are processed further directly in-house – welded, machined, blasted and painted. Contract manufacturing is carried out in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 with seamless material traceability and documented quality assurance.

Raboma drilling machine for metal cutting and mechanical machining in metal fabrication and custom machinery at Bock Maschinenbau GmbH Lorch

Machines and dimensions – at a glance

Three radial drilling machines and one automatic tapping machine at the Lorch site:

MachineReachSpindle–tableDrilling ØThread
Raboma 12UH 3000 · Radial drilling machine3,000 mmup to 1,605 mmup to Ø 90 mmup to M60
Invema FR 65 · Radial drilling machine2,000 mmup to 1,740 mmup to Ø 90 mmup to M60
Kolb HK 80 · Radial drilling machine1,600 mmup to 1,205 mmup to Ø 80 mmup to M52
Gamor RHG-3BR · Tapping machineM2–M48

Gamor RHG-3BR automatic tapping machine with automatic swivel arm for M2–M48; threads up to M60 on the radial drilling machines. We check drilling diameter, drilling depth and thread size on a project basis using your drawing – including adapted cutting parameters for Hardox, stainless steel and fine-grain structural steel.

Materials for Drilling and Tapping

The following materials are drilled and threaded:

  • Structural steel S235, S355 – hole patterns and threads on steel assemblies
  • Fine-grain structural steel S460–S1100 – high-strength connection and joining elements
  • Hardox 400 / 500 – holes in wear-protection components
  • Stainless steel 1.4301, 1.4571 – drilling and threads in tank and vessel construction
  • Special steels to drawing and customer specification

Material certificates are provided on request or in accordance with project requirements.

Typical Applications

Drilling and tapping are used for:

  • Hole patterns and mounting threads on welded large assemblies
  • Flange, connection and joining holes in plant engineering and steel construction
  • Threads M2 to M60 for bolted connections from precision-mechanical to large threads
  • Single holes and hole patterns on machine frames and structures
  • Rework and holes on purchased or customer-supplied components

Drilled and threaded components are welded, machined and surface-treated directly on site – with no external logistics between the steps. The radial drilling machines with reach up to 3,000 mm achieve hole patterns even deep inside large-area components, and threads from M2 to M60 are produced with process reliability. Drilling, countersinking, reaming and tapping are performed in steel, Hardox, stainless steel and fine-grain structural steel, including high-strength materials with adapted cutting parameters. Quality documentation and material certificates in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 are available for all order types. Contract manufacturing without minimum quantities for single parts and small batches. Customer-supplied components are drilled and threaded on request. Short transition to welding, machining and surface treatment in the same facility.

Drilling and Tapping at Bock – Your Advantages

Bock Maschinenbau offers drilling and tapping as an integrated part of its contract manufacturing:

Drilling up to Ø 90 mm
Drilling, countersinking and reaming – maximum drilling diameter on radial drilling machines.
Threads up to M60
Machine tapping from precision mechanics to large threads.
Reach up to 3,000 mm
Hole patterns even deep inside large-area components – without repositioning.
Hardox and special steels
Wear-resistant and high-strength steels are machined with adapted cutting parameters.
No minimum quantities
Single parts, prototypes and series parts are manufactured alike.
DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
Quality management system with documented material traceability.
Contract drilling for the region
Machine and steel builders from the Ostalbkreis, the Stuttgart area and the DACH region outsource drilling, countersinking and tapping on large components to us – radial drilling up to 3,000 mm reach in Lorch.

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Alexander Schulz, Technical Sales, Bock Maschinenbau GmbH Lorch

Alexander Schulz

Technical Sales

For new enquiries, quotations and technical questions on the feasibility of your project.

Jochen Hack, Technical Sales, Bock Maschinenbau GmbH Lorch

Jochen Hack

Technical Sales

For new enquiries, quotations and technical questions on the feasibility of your project.

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