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HSSE Color Coded Tap Guide

3/15/2017

Allen Benjamin color codes HSSE taps to simplify the selection of the right tap for specific materials. Each of the six color-ring taps are manufactured with application-specific design criteria based on characteristics and hardness range of various part materials.

The table below illustrates which color ring tap is best suited to the material being threaded.

Allen Benjamin color codes HSSE Tap Guide

*NOTE: For material or material group not shown (such as No Lead Brass), please consult Customer Service here.
** BHN hardness range may vary depending on steel/workpiece condition.

SURFACE TREATMENT ABBREVIATIONS

In many applications, a tap that is properly designed and used under recommended conditions will produce acceptable results without the use of surface treatments.

However under some conditions, such as tapping excessively hard, abrasive or challenging materials, the use of performance enhancing surface treatments will be beneficial to the overall results of your tapping operation in terms of improved tool life and internal thread quality.

Coolant-through taps may also be a consideration.

NOTE: Surface treatments are considered 'special design' and will be quoted as special taps. Contact Allen Benjamin for tapping and surface treatment recommendations and pricing.

AlCrN: Aluminum Chromium Nitride
CrC: Chromium Carbide
CrN: Chromium Nitride
DLC: Diamond-like Carbon
N: Nitride
N + Ox: Nitride + Oxide*
Ox: Steam Oxide*
TiAIN: Titanium Aluminum Nitride
TiAIN + WC/C: 'Hardlube' - Titanium Aluminum Nitride + Tungsten Carbide/Carbon
TiCN: Titanium Carbonitride
TiN: Titanium Nitride
WC/C: Tungsten Carbide/Carbon
WS2: Tungsten Disulfide
ZrN: Zirconium Nitride

(*Oxide may also be shown as 'O')

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Allen Benjamin Now Available on MachiningCloud

11/16/2016

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MachiningCloud, an Industry 4.0 solution provider helping customers make better tooling decisions, is proud to announce the immediate availability of Allen Benjamin, a leading provider of high performance carbide and premium high speed steel taps.

Allen Benjamin’s customer can now find Allen Benjamin taps on MachiningCloud, eliminating the need to search through printed catalogs, telephone calls and multiple websites to find optimal tooling.

MachiningCloud represents a new channel through which customers can obtain digital product data to run today’s data-hungry shop. Allen Benjamin customers will be able to increase productivity and achieve greater accuracy by easily downloading descriptive, usage and geometric information directly into their shop floor software, such as CAM, simulation, and tool management systems.

“By utilizing cloud technology and industry standards, including ISO13399, STEP, GTC and MTConnect, MachiningCloud is capable of serving up-to-date product data to Allen Benjamin’s customers using virtually any shop floor software or system”, says Pierre-Francois Tavard of MachiningCloud.

“North American Tool is proud to be a part of such an innovative concept in our industry. We see this platform assisting our industrial distribution channel by allowing subscribers to MachiningCloud to learn about our special capabilities and to specify our products to enhance their projects with greater productivity”, says Phil Samuels, Director of Sales & Marketing.

About Allen Benjamin

Allen Benjamin, sister company to North American Tool, is a leading provider of high performance carbide and premium high speed steel taps. Made with high tensile strength carbide, these taps are highly efficient when tapping abrasive materials such as space age alloys, exotic materials and aluminum. HSSE (premium high speed steel) taps deliver dependable performance and uncompromising quality to machinists who often tap challenging materials. Color coding simplifies the selection process to match the tap to the right job. Allen Benjamin taps can be ordered from local distributors or through their e-commerce site. For more information, visit www.allenbenjamin.com

About MachiningCloud

MachiningCloud is dedicated to leading a digital shift within the discrete manufacturing industry to deliver a new level of operational efficiency. Cloud-based applications, resources, services, knowledge, and digital product data from the world’s leading manufacturers of cutting tools, machine tools, workholding and specialty products are providing efficiency improvements by facilitating the flow of data to and from today’s data intensive shop-floor.

For cutting tool manufacturers and their customers, the MachiningCloud app is an Industry 4.0 solution delivering up-to-date cutting tool manufacturers’ product knowledge and data, fast-tracking cutting tool selection, CNC programming, simulation and shop floor operations. By providing data from the world’s leading suppliers, MachiningCloud eliminates the hassles of searching through printed catalogs, telephone calls and multiple websites to find optimal tooling, while also removing the burden of manually typing tooling data into CAD/CAM software.

For more information about MachiningCloud, Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 solutions, please visit www.machiningcloud.com.

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Allen Benjamin Introduces New Line of HSSE Pipe Taps

10/16/2013

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Allen Benjamin Inc. has introduced a line of high performance, application-specific H.S.S.E. spiral flute pipe taps.

These taps are specifically designed and engineered to handle the most demanding pipe tapping applications for NPT and NPTF thread forms. Made with HSSE premium high speed steel, these Allen Benjamin pipe taps increase threading efficiencies, productivity and throughput in a broad range of materials.

The taps are manufactured to Table 311 standard pipe tap dimensions for straight and taper styles, and are designed with standard projection length. Steam oxide coating is standard and alternate coatings are available depending on the specific application.

A brochure detailing the tools is available on the company’s website (allenbenjamin.com) or from industrial distributors.

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Allen Benjamin now offers HSSE STANDARD Taps !

10/19/2011

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Allen Benjamin HSSE (premium high speed steel) taps deliver uncompromising quality and dependable performance to discriminating machinists who often tap troublesome, challenging materials. Allen Benjamin color-coded HSSE taps simplify the process of selecting the right tap for specific materials and are designed and manufactured to handle tough tapping applications in a variety of materials. Based on the tap design, most color ring taps can handle several materials with successful results.

Each of the six color ring taps - black, white, yellow, green, blue and red - are manufactured with application-specific design criteria based on characteristics and hardness range of various part materials.

These taps are manufactured using HSSE material which is commonly referred to as ‘premium high speed steel' as it has a higher content of cobalt and vanadium. As compared to HSS taps, HSSE taps provide greater wear resistance for increased tap life.

Six color ring taps - black, white, yellow, green, blue and red - are manufactured with application-specific design.

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RoseAnn Taphorn Appointed Sales and Marketing Assistant

1/12/2011

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Global Specialty Solutions Inc. has announced the appointment of RoseAnn Taphorn to Sales and Marketing Assistant.

Taphorn will be responsible for assisting in sales and marketing efforts for Global Specialty Solutions Inc. companies North American Tool Corporation (South Beloit, IL), Gaylee Saws (Sterling Heights, MI), Bitner Tooling Technologies (Sterling Heights, MI), and Allen Benjamin Inc. (Mesa, AZ). Her key focus will include brand building through the planning, creation and maintaining of interactive social media strategies.

With a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, RoseAnn excels in enhancing community and business-to-business relationships. She is also well versed in social media skills and online branding techniques.

Prior to joining Global Specialty Solutions, RoseAnn served as Sales and Marketing Consultant at Volcano Falls Adventure Park, a First Rockford Group company. She has also successfully performed internships for a diverse range of companies and organizations.

"We are pleased to welcome RoseAnn and look forward to adding her expertise to further augment the talented family of Global Specialty Solutions Associates," stated Bernie Bowersock, Senior Vice President of Global Specialty Solutions Inc.

Taphorn will be based at the North American Tool sales, service and manufacturing facility in South Beloit, IL.
About Global Specialty Solutions Inc.

RoseAnn Taphorn

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James C. Hoyt Appointed Director of Corporate Manufacturing

10/15/2010

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Global Specialty Solutions Inc. today announced the appointment of James C. Hoyt to Director of Corporate Manufacturing.

Hoyt will be responsible for developing and implementing operational strategies to strengthen and grow the manufacturing performance of Global Specialty Solutions Inc. companies North American Tool Corporation (South Beloit, IL), Gaylee Saws (Sterling Heights, MI), Bitner Tooling Technologies (Sterling Heights, MI), and Allen Benjamin Inc. (Mesa, AZ).

Hoyt brings a wealth of relevant manufacturing and management experience to his new position. He was previously a consultant with Ingenium Technologies providing strategic, results-oriented productivity improvements to industrial manufacturers.

He served as the Director of Manufacturing for the Turbine Systems Division of the Woodward Governor Company, a $1.5 Billion provider of energy control systems and components for aircraft and industrial engines and turbines, and was responsible for all manufacturing and facilities management.

He previously held key leadership positions with Woodward Governor, and prior to that, Hoyt was appointed to management level manufacturing engineering positions at Hamilton Sundstrand and Honeywell Aerospace.

James C. Hoyt to Director of Corporate Manufacturing

“We look forward to welcoming Jim and adding his strong manufacturing and management leadership to the Global Specialty Solutions family of companies,” stated Curt Lansbery, President and CEO of Global Specialty Solutions Inc.

Hoyt will be based at the North American Tool manufacturing, sales and service facility in South Beloit, IL.

About Global Specialty Solutions Inc.
Global Specialty Solutions Inc. is a privately held enterprise with a diverse range of industrial business interests serving the needs of industrial distributors and manufacturers on a global scale. Additional information is available at: www.globalspecialtysolutions.com

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Allen Benjamin Inc. Joins North American Tool and Global Specialty Solutions Inc.

1/19/2009

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South Beloit, IL - North American Tool has announced the addition of Allen Benjamin, Inc. as a new member of the Global Specialty Solutions Inc. family of companies. Allen Benjamin, Inc. manufactures solid carbide and carbide-tipped taps, application-specific HSSE taps, carbide and ceramic thread gages, and solid carbide insert chasers. Their line of standard solid carbide taps has been recognized throughout the metalworking industry for over forty years.

The Global Specialty Solutions Inc. companies', North American Tool Corporation, Gaylee Saws, Bitner Tooling Technologies, Group United Corporation, and now, Allen Benjamin, Inc. are manufacturers and marketers of special and standard dimensioned cutting tools in HSS, HSSE, carbide-tipped, and solid carbide materials serving the metalworking industries through industrial distributors in the United States and 54 countries worldwide.

Allen Benjamin Inc is now part of the North American Tool family of companies

According to Bernie Bowersock, Senior VP of North American Tool, "With the addition of Allen Benjamin, Inc., Global Specialty Solutions Inc. continues the pursuit of perfection in serving our industrial distributors and their customers with quality products, on-time shipments and outstanding customer service."

The sales and service office for Allen Benjamin, Inc. is located in Mesa, AZ with manufacturing facilities located in South Beloit, Illinois. Allen Benjamin Inc. can be contacted at 800-528-7404 or 480-968-7937, or by fax at 480-731-9462.

Allen Benjamin, Inc. is a Global Specialty Solutions, Inc. company.

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HSSE Color Coded Tap Guide

SURFACE TREATMENT ABBREVIATIONS

Allen Benjamin Now Available on MachiningCloud

About Allen Benjamin

About MachiningCloud

Allen Benjamin Introduces New Line of HSSE Pipe Taps

Allen Benjamin now offers HSSE STANDARD Taps !

RoseAnn Taphorn Appointed Sales and Marketing Assistant

James C. Hoyt Appointed Director of Corporate Manufacturing

Allen Benjamin Inc. Joins North American Tool and Global Specialty Solutions Inc.

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