KOMET Group is expanding its portfolio of threading tools with the addition of the BASS line of high-speed steel machine taps and roll form taps. BASS threading tools provide high precision and reliable performance for all materials, and are offered in a wide range of sizes.

In partnership with BASS, KOMET has developed a stocking program in order to offer its customers a complement to its JEL brand of solid carbide and PCD threading and milling tools. Attractively priced, the BASS HSS-E and HSS-E powdered metal (PM) grade machine taps and roll form taps provide excellent performance for medium to low volume production in all industries.

"With our JEL product line, KOMET Group offers one of the most advanced solid carbide threading solutions in the industry, both for tapping as well as for thread milling," says Dr. F.- Hans Grandin, President/CEO, KOMET of America. "In 2012, we will focus on repeating the extraordinary success that KOMET Group experiences in the threading arena in other high-end international markets here in North America. Rounding off the JEL line with the BASS premium HSS taps is an integral element of this approach."

The BASS machine and roll form taps are designed to reduce the cost per thread, maximize the end-product quality and optimize the threading process.