Emuge Corp. has announced the introduction of MultiTAP, a tap to cut a wide range of materials, including carbon steel, steel alloys, stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass and bronze. MultiTAP can also produce threads within both 2B and 3B classes of fit, eliminating the guesswork of calculating H-limits. MultiTAP is for a job shop or a manufacturer that works with short- and medium-run threading applications across a wide spectrum of materials. To create the tool, Emuge design engineers choose a select base material, along with a special cutting/flute geometry and a surface treatment that would work in as many common materials and applications as possible. MultiTAP is constructed of a proprietary grade of HSS (HSS-E), Nitrided with a Ne2 surface treatment. It is available in both spiral point and spiral flute configurations for through- or blind-hole applications. Tap sizes cover a full range for UNC or UNF threads, from #4-40 to ¾"-16 in inch sizes, to metric sizes from M4 x 0.7 to M16 x 2.0.