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Need Carbide Fractional and Metric Taps? Allen Benjamin Has You Covered

1/13/2021

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Almost a year ago, Allen Benjamin, which has been a part of North American Tool,  was purchased by GWS Tool Group. GWS Tool Group is a US-based, vertically integrated manufacturer of highly engineered custom, standard, and modified standard cutting tools, primarily servicing the aerospace and defense, power generation, automotive and medical sectors. GWS Tool Group has acquired multiple businesses in the course of its growth which now serves as the respective manufacturing divisions for the Company.  

Just because there is a new owner, doesn't mean that the quality of an Allen Benjamin Tap has changed! 

If you’re in the market for high tensile strength carbide taps and metric taps, we can assure you that you’re in the right place. Not only is Allen Benjamin a leading supplier of the industry’s most durable, longest lasting carbide taps, we offer our customers the convenience of ordering online. In this day and age, we believe that quick access and top-notch customer services are critical.

In today’s post, we’re going to look at why it is beneficial to order your carbide taps from Allen Benjamin.

Quality
Allen Benjamin carbide taps are highly efficient when tapping abrasive metals such as aluminum, non-ferrous metals, and exotic materials. With a much higher tensile strength than standard taps, their high-quality carbide taps can withstand the rigorous demands of your application.

Selection
Allen Benjamin offers a staggering range      of carbide taps, metric taps, HSSE taps, tapping fluid, extensions, and more. If it’s taps that you are looking for, you can be confident that they’ve got them and have them ready for delivery.

Service
Allen Benjamin guarantees that all of their products will be the absolute best quality, within standard tolerances and dimensions, and consistent with application specifications. If their goods don’t meet your needs, you can contact us for a return authorization.

At Allen Benjamin, they take pride in offering the industry’s best taps. But, more importantly, they aim to provide our customers with access to a simpler, faster way to order their operation’s critical parts, supplies, and components.

If you’ve been searching for a supplier that will meet your needs and rise to meet your challenges contact us today!

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Using Carbide Taps Can Increase Rates of Production and Performance

9/16/2020

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Allen Benjamin carbide taps
If you’re cutting extremely abrasive material, we’re confident that you’ve already investigated the benefits of carbide taps. Whether you’re tapping cast aluminum, nonferrous materials, polymers, cast iron, or any number of other materials, carbide taps offer better edge wear resistance and, more importantly, help to reduce downtime and increase profitability.

As an ISO 9001:2008 registered manufacturer, Allen Benjamin is absolutely committed to offering the best taps on the market. In today’s post, we’re going to look at a few of the benefits of using our carbide and high-performance taps.

Stronger
Ideal for very abrasive metals, carbide taps have a much higher tensile strength than standard taps. Because of this, they offer a longer tool life and work to reduce production costs.

Better performance
Due to their ability to increase tool life, carbide taps have a positive effect on your operation’s performance. Helping you to reduce maintenance and – by extension – downtime, they allow your staff to focus on more productive, more profitable tasks.

Cost-effective
While the initial cost may be higher than standard taps, carbide taps are far more cost-efficient in the long run. Their extended tool life results in fewer replacements which, of course, leads to less reorders and money saved over time.

At Allen Benjamin, we are steadfastly dedicated to our customers’ productivity. Always aiming to offer products that are capable of reducing maintenance, increasing uptime, and improving profitability, we strive to act as a convenient, responsive supplier of high-quality carbide taps. Whether you’re a small, local manufacturer in need of a handful of taps or a large, multi-national operation looking to place a large order, you can be confident that we can help. If you have any questions about our products, we encourage you to reach out to us today to discuss your needs!

Carbide Taps From Allen Benjamin

Allen Benjamin’s carbide taps provide a substantial increase in performance and tool life over HSS – or high speed steel – taps. As a result, our customers experience longer tool life and, due to this, reduced production costs that help to contribute to higher profits and a more efficient line.

Styles of Carbide Taps Available

  • Carbide Straight Flute taps
  • Carbide Spiral Point taps
  • Carbide S.T.I. (Screw Thread Insert) taps
  • Carbide Metric taps
  • "PRX" and "PRC" Carbide Taps for tough, challenging applications
  • Carbide Multi-Flute taps for tapping plastic, resins, fiberglass and like materials
  • Carbide Pipe Taps
  • Carbide Thread Forming Taps
  • Carbide Insert taps with HSS tap bodies
  • Special, Made-to-Order Carbide taps
Styles of Carbide Taps Allen Benjamin
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The Ring is the Thing—and Allen Benjamin Has an Extra One for High Performance Taps

8/5/2020

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World class athletes will be gathered in Tokyo a year from now to compete in the Olympics. Nations don’t just send anyone to represent them, they choose their best.

The same is true in your shop when you are reaching for world class performance. 

Standard taps are designed with many materials in mind, but when you tackle the tough to machine materials, the performance of just any tap won’t cut it.


That’s why Allen Benjamin offers High Performance HSSE Color-Ring Taps. 
Allen Benjamin Color Ring tap
Choose from six rings to maximize tool life and improve thread quality. 

Here’s the key to selection:

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These tools are stocked standards. 

Fractional sizes are available from #0-80 up though 1”-8 and Metric sizes from M2.5 x 0.45 through M20 x 2.5. 

To compete for the gold with your customers, choose High Performance with Allen Benjamin Color-Ring Taps.


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Jeff Terrace joins the Browne & Co Team!

6/11/2020

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In January of this year we welcomed a new member to our Browne & Co. sales team and with manufacturing companies opening up again, it's about time we introduce you to Jeff Terrace!

Jeff graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2008.  He started his professional career at Lincoln Electric in Euclid, OH as a process & project engineer in the machining and mechanical parts group.  He was tasked with new product development for all the machined parts in the plant as well as new equipment implementation and process improvement.

After Lincoln Electric, Jeff joined the application engineering team at Ingersoll Cutting Tools in both the general marketplace and Automotive division.  The majority of his time at Ingersoll was spent working with local manufacturing companies as well as the Big Three automakers on custom tooling applications  for high and low volume production, custom carbide, CBN and PCD tooling.
Jeff Terrace Browne & Co Manufacturers Agent Rep
Jeff Terrace joined our Browne & Co team in January 2020
Jeff Terrace
cell: 216-556-3344
Jeff@Brownesales.com

Just before joining Browne & Co in January 2019, Jeff worked at Hoffmann Group, a German cutting tool, hand tool, workstation and storage solutions manufacturer.

Jeff has been working as an InovaTool representative since February of 2019 and recently joined Browne & Company at the beginning of 2020 as our Cutting Tool Specialist. Please send Jeff and email or give him a call to introduce yourself or pick his brain about an application question.
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HSSE Color Coded Tap Guide

3/15/2017

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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

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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

Machining Cloud
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.
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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.
Allen Benjamin now offers HSSE STANDARD Taps
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.
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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. 
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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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