Drilling Tapping Machine

a machine for drilling, reaming, counterboring, and tapping holes. especially : a power machine for drilling holes in metal (as a drill press or radial Drilling machines and tapping machines are used to drill or thread holes in a surface. Drilling machines and tapping machines vary from the tiny bench machine used in the finest jeweler's operation to the huge, heavy-duty machines that bore large holes in steel forgings at an astonishing rate.Drilling and tapping are two different actions. Drilling refers to creating a smooth hole in a material with a drill and motor. Tapping is the action that creates a thread into the side of the hole. A variety of taps are available to match almost any screw type available, including metric and standard measurements.A tapping machine is a device used to test the impact sound insulation of floors, for measurements of impact noise (noise of footsteps) in the field of building acoustics.