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Autofacer HOME PAGE:Welcome to the website of R. Steiner Technologies, Inc., the OEM of the Autofacer. The Autofacer is the most robust and versatile back spotface, counterbore, chamfer, sperical cut, or profile cutting solution ever produced. For more information see our Basic Principles page and examine the pictures shown below: 
An Extended Range Autofacer, using an indexable insert and master holder, machining a spotface in a differential case.Note that the extended range autofacer flips its cutting blade out like a jack-knife blade. This style of Autofacer is also supplied with a brazed carbide blade. Blades can be shaped to cut spherical radii, chamfers, steps, and various other profiles, either separately or in combination. 
The Original Autofacer machining a spotface.Note that the sequence shows the cutting action and the subsequent closing of the blade in preparation for extraction through the hole. Autofacers can be supplied in a range of sizes that work through holes as small as .250" (6mm) in diameter up to 5.00" (128mm) and greater. Various models accomodate different activation methods (the means by which the blade is opened and closed) so that the product line is adaptable to your machining center and application. There are models that are ideal for both short and long run applications. |