"I Don’t Always Tap, But When I Do, I Tap with EMUGE"

"This ½-13 tap is an EMUGE  MultiTap that has already been used in an aluminum job for over 100 holes. We just tapped a 1.5” deep hole in 304 stainless steel with no trouble. We trust Emuge MultiTAP to do this," said Urban.

Urban said, “Breaking taps is every machinist’s nightmare. So why not tap with the company that's always been known for difficult tapping situations? EMUGE MultiTAP is comparable in price to the other brands, so it's a no-brainer for me! I am replacing all our multi-purpose taps with EMUGE MultiTAP.”

“My father, who also works at Meyer Tool, taught me to use the best, and when it comes to taps, that means EMUGE,” said Kenny Urban, Machine Shop Supervisor. Urban had a long, successful track record of using application-specific EMUGE taps in materials such as titanium, Inconel, and superalloys. When tapping more common steels and aluminum with non-EMUGE taps, tap breakage became frequent and unacceptable so it was natural for Kenny to try EMUGE’s High Performance, Multi-Purpose Tap solution — MultiTAP™.

Kenny Urban is the machine shop supervisor at Meyer Tool & Manufacturing.  Follow Kenny  (@Patriot _Mucheenist) on social media using the links below. 

MultiTAP™ tapping solution ranges from cut taps to form taps in different coatings and taps with extended lengths. Versatile MultiTAP features an innovative geometric design and a special base material and surface treatment, which allows it to cut a wide range of materials such as carbon steel, steel alloys, stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass, and bronze. The taps are uniquely designed to produce threads within both 2B and 3B classes of fit, eliminating the guesswork required when calculating H-limits. MultiTAP significantly improves thread quality and boosts output, while reducing production costs. 

Meyer Tool & Manufacturing (Oak Lawn, IL) is a custom manufacturing fabrication shop that has been “Building the Impossible Since 1969”. With unique expertise in engineering, welding, machining, and testing related to pressure vessels, vacuum chambers, and cryogenic systems to a diverse array of custom products and services to industrial and research-based customers around the world, Meyer is no stranger to challenging machining applications, many that have part features that require threading. For more information about Meyer Tool & Manufacturing, visit www.mtm-inc.com.