Yamawa taps for the mold & die industry are a reliable solution for obtaining high quality thread surfaces in a wide range of hard and ultra-hard materials typical of this market.The best choice in carbide hand taps for high hardness steel is EH-CT taps which are especially designed for tapping materials in the range 45… Read more »
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Checking the hole size before tapping
Helping your customer with the right technical recommendation is always the best way to secure a long lasting collaboration. In this case, let’s start from checking the hole size before tapping, definitely one of the critical steps to ensure reliable screw threads. With Yamawa Check-pin box, you can master this part of the job for… Read more »
Tapping of 60 HRC ultra-hard materials
Mold & die industry often deals with ultra-hard materials that require specific taps to face the resistance of steels to be cut. UH-CT carbide hand taps are designed for tapping hardened steel and extremely high hardness steel up to 60 HRC. This article gives some practical advice for getting the most from these tools. Bored… Read more »
Spiral Fluted Taps: adjusting the bored hole size
When tapping different materials using spiral fluted taps, some issues such as the chipping of the tap, tap breakage, tap welding may take place occasionally. The adoption of some precautions helps overcoming these problems. Selecting a different diameter of the bored hole is a simple and feasible trick. Making the bored hole as large as… Read more »
Blue Ring Series: taps for stainless steel
This article introduces the Yamawa Blue Rings Series of taps for stainless steel. It gives technical advices about the effectiveness of the oxidization treatment (OX) and non-water soluble oil use. Furthermore, this Focus highlights the advantages of larger bored holes before tapping. Yamawa’s series of taps for stainless steel (Blue Ring Series) is comprised of… Read more »
