Carbide taps have a lot of advantages, especially when you’re cutting very abrasive materials. The absolute best choice for tapping glass-filled polycarbonates, space age alloys, nonferrous materials, cast iron, and a range of other exotic materials, their anti-friction qualities lead to a longer tool life.

S.T.I. (Screw Thread Insert) Taps are special taps for helical coil wire screw thread inserts, which provide positive means for protecting and strengthening tapped threads in any material.
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Typically used on softer abrasive materials, these taps create more accurate thread forms than other standard taps. When you need to be precise, these carbide taps are the best choice.

North American Tool's  STI taps are correctly sized to produce an internal thread that accommodates a helical coil wire screw thread insert. The insert, in turn, will accept a screw thread of the nominal size and pitch at final assembly. Screw thread inserts provide stronger tapped threads (stronger assemblies) due to a more balanced distribution of loads throughout the length of thread engagement.

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Thread forming taps (Tru-Flo taps) offer improved thread quality and strength due to the fluteless design, and therefore allows for greater fastener strength in the threaded product. This tap does not cut, so it is “chipless,” and therefore will not cause a chip problem.  This is why thread forming, over thread cutting, eliminates costly and time-consuming chip clean-up and disposal.

Thread forming taps are fluteless and include lubrication grooves. Not intended for general applications, they work by displacing the metal without removing it. Because of this, they are ideal for chip removal in blind holes.

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​Tru-Flo Thread Forming Taps Features 

• Improved thread quality and strength due to fluteless design of tap; allows greater fastener strength in threaded product.
• Tapping speeds can be increased as much as double that of conventional cutting taps…more tapped holes per hour.
• Thread forming (over thread cutting) eliminates costly and time-consuming chip clean-up and disposal.
• Improved tap life, even in abrasive materials…no cutting edges to get dull.
• Lubrication grooves allow forced passage of air and lubricant when tapping.
• Simplifies tapping of problematic blind bottoming holes where adequate chip clearance is impossible with chip-producing cutting taps.

A cost-efficient solution, only the cutting portion of insert taps is made from carbide. Their HSS body is able to absorb vibration and account for their lack of rigidity.

If you’re considering testing the waters with carbide taps, insert taps are a great option. It's a very economical way to utilize the benefits of carbide with solid carbide cutting face inserts meticulously brazed to a H.S.S. tap body.
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Carbide Insert Tap Features

• High speed steel body absorbs excessive shock and offers the rigidity necessary to minimize carbide breakage or chipping.
• Ideal for high production runs, offering the capability to achieve higher speeds and feeds, with fewer tool changes.
• High performance tapping allows greater efficiencies in part throughput.
• Can also be used in conjunction with surface treatments for enhanced performance.
• Carb-I-Sert® Taps are available in a wide range of sizes (inch and metric) in both straight and taper pipe threads.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

*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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.