Quality HSS Machine Taps & HSS Hand Tap Manufacturer

1. Market Background Turkey has become an important manufacturing hub between Europe and the Middle East, with a strong base in automotive parts, white goods, hydraulics and general machinery. Local workshops perform huge volumes of M3–M20 tapping on carbon steels and structural/alloy steels, and they increasingly demand stable tool life and consistent thread quality. Previously, many end users and distributors used a mix of brands and geometries, which caused: Using the same tap type for both through-holes and blind holes, leading to poor chip evacuation and frequent breakage in blind holes; Large variation in tool life from batch to batch under the same cutting parameters; Complicated stock structure with mixed standards and forms, making warehouse and replenishment difficult. Distributors started to look for a clear, DIN-based machine tap solution that separates through-hole and blind-hole applications while keeping performance consistent. 2. Customer Profile & Application Our customer in Turkey is a regional cutting tool and industrial supply distributor, serving: Automotive and home appliance component manufacturers; Hydraulic/pneumatic valve and pump body producers; General machine shops and maintenance companies. Typical applications: M3–M20 steel tapping in through-holes for plates, brackets and housings; Blind-hole tapping in valve bodies, housings and tooling components; Machine tapping on vertical machining centers, drill-tap centers and turning centers. Their key requirement: the right geometry for through and blind holes, stable batch performance and unified standards for easy stock management. 3. Our Solution (Product Package & Specifications) After reviewing workpiece materials and hole types, we supplied a batch of DIN371/376 HSS-M2 TiN-coated machine taps as a complete package: Standards: DIN371 / DIN376 DIN371: reinforced shank for smaller sizes, ideal for M3–M10; DIN376: standard shank for medium and larger sizes such as M12–M20. Size range: M3–M20 Material: HSS-M2 high speed steel, balancing performance and cost for steels and mild alloy steels; Coating: TiN (TIN COATED) for improved surface hardness, wear resistance and high-temperature behavior; Geometries: FORM B and FORM C-R35 FORM B: straight flute, recommended for through-hole tapping; FORM C-R35: 35° spiral flute, optimized for blind-hole tapping with upward chip evacuation to reduce chip packing and breakage. Total quantity: 36,750 pcs Key Specification Summary (excerpt) Item Specification Standards DIN371 / DIN376 Thread range M3–M20 Material HSS-M2 high speed steel Coating TiN (TIN COATED) Geometries FORM B (through holes), FORM C-R35 (blind-hole spiral) Total quantity 36,750 pcs Typical use Steel through/blind-hole tapping in automotive, white goods and hydraulics With this package, the distributor can present to end users a complete M3–M20 tapping solution instead of just selling single tap sizes. 4. Customer Feedback After several months of sales and usage in Turkish workshops, the distributor received positive feedback: More stable tapping performance FORM B is now dedicated to through-holes and FORM C-R35 to blind holes, significantly reducing breakage and chipping, allowing more stable machine parameters. Improved tool life and batch consistency HSS-M2 with TiN coating delivers reliable life in medium-strength steels, and life variation between batches has been reduced. Cleaner stock structure Inventory is now organized by standard (DIN371/376), size range (M3–M20) and geometry (FORM B / FORM C-R35), making sales and replenishment more straightforward. The customer has positioned this DIN371/376 HSS-M2 TiN machine tap package as their core tapping product in Turkey and plans to promote it as a standard “through + blind-hole” solution when developing new regional dealers and large machining accounts. 5. Conclusion This shipment of 36,750 pcs DIN371/376 M3–M20 FORM B / FORM C-R35 HSS-M2 TiN-coated machine taps to Turkey helps the distributor upgrade by: Replacing scattered, mixed-geometry taps with a unified DIN-based, single-material product system; Using FORM B and FORM C-R35 to optimize chip evacuation and tool life for through-holes and blind holes respectively; Leveraging one-batch, integrated supply to build a repeatable, standardized tapping product line and strengthen their brand position in the Turkish machining market.

1. Market Background Turkey has become an important manufacturing hub between Europe and the Middle East, with a strong base in automotive parts, white goods, hydraulics and general machinery. Local workshops perform huge volumes of M3–M20 tapping on carbon steels and alloy/structural steels, and they increasingly demand stable tool life and consistent thread quality. Previously, many end users and distributors used a mix of brands and geometries, which caused: Using the same tap type for both through-holes and blind holes, leading to poor chip evacuation and frequent breakage in blind holes; Large variation in tool life from batch to batch under the same cutting parameters; Complicated stock structure with mixed standards and forms, making warehouse and replenishment difficult. Distributors started to look for a clear, DIN-based machine tap solution that separates through-hole and blind-hole applications while keeping performance consistent. 2. Customer Profile & Application Our customer in Turkey is a regional cutting tool and industrial supply distributor, serving: Automotive and home appliance component manufacturers; Hydraulic/pneumatic valve and pump body producers; General machine shops and maintenance companies. Typical applications: M3–M20 steel tapping in through-holes for plates, brackets and housings; Blind-hole tapping in valve bodies, housings and tooling components; Machine tapping on vertical machining centers, drill-tap centers and turning centers. Their key requirement: the right geometry for through and blind holes, stable batch performance and unified standards for easy stock management. 3. Our Solution (Product Package & Specifications) After reviewing workpiece materials and hole types, we supplied a batch of DIN371/376 HSS-M2 TiN-coated machine taps as a complete package: Standards: DIN371 / DIN376 DIN371: reinforced shank for smaller sizes, ideal for M3–M10; DIN376: standard shank for medium and larger sizes such as M12–M20. Size range: M3–M20 Material: HSS-M2 high speed steel, balancing performance and cost for steels and mild alloy steels; Coating: TiN (TIN COATED) for improved surface hardness, wear resistance and high-temperature behavior; Geometry: FORM B and FORM C-R35 FORM B: straight flute, recommended for through-hole tapping; FORM C-R35: 35° spiral flute, optimized for blind-hole tapping with upward chip evacuation to reduce chip packing and breakage. Total quantity: 36,750 pcs Key Specification Summary (excerpt) Item Specification Standards DIN371 / DIN376 Thread range M3–M20 Material HSS-M2 high speed steel Coating TiN (TIN COATED) Geometries FORM B (through holes), FORM C-R35 (blind-hole spiral) Total quantity 36,750 pcs Typical use Steel through/blind-hole tapping in automotive, white goods and hydraulics With this package, the distributor can present to end users a complete M3–M20 tapping solution instead of just selling single tap sizes. 4. Customer Feedback After several months of sales and usage in Turkish workshops, the distributor received positive feedback: More stable tapping performance FORM B is now dedicated to through-holes and FORM C-R35 to blind holes, significantly reducing breakage and chipping, allowing more stable machine parameters. Improved tool life and batch consistency HSS-M2 with TiN coating delivers reliable life in medium-strength steels, and life variation between batches has been reduced. Cleaner stock structure Inventory is now organized by standard (DIN371/376), size range (M3–M20) and geometry (FORM B / FORM C-R35), making sales and replenishment more straightforward. The customer has positioned this DIN371/376 HSS-M2 TiN machine tap package as their core tapping product in Turkey and plans to promote it as a standard “through + blind-hole” solution when developing new regional dealers and large machining accounts. 5. Conclusion This shipment of 36,750 pcs DIN371/376 M3–M20 FORM B / FORM C-R35 HSS-M2 TiN-coated machine taps to Turkey helps the distributor upgrade by: Replacing scattered, mixed-geometry taps with a unified DIN-based, single-material product system; Using FORM B and FORM C-R35 to optimize chip evacuation and tool life for through-holes and blind holes respectively; Leveraging one-batch, integrated supply to build a repeatable, standardized tapping product line and strengthen their brand position in the Turkish machining market.