The fashion industry requires extremely precise and reliable tools capable of machining delicate materials with very small diameters. Buttons, small parts, accessories, eyewear, and fashion components use micro-threads that require dedicated, stable taps with tight tolerances.

UFS produces a complete range of micro taps from M1.2 to M3, designed to ensure consistent quality, long tool life, and maximum precision even in the most complex applications.

Main features of taps for the fashion industry

High-precision micro-diameters

The Fashion range includes taps with extremely small diameters:

  • M1.2
  • M1.4
  • M1.6
  • M1.7
  • M1.8
  • M2 – M2.5 – M2.6
  • M3

These tools are designed to ensure stability, centring, and thread quality even on thin or delicate materials.

Tight tolerances

Fashion taps are available with the following tolerances:

  • 6H – standard for precision small parts
  • 6H + 0.1 – for applications with treatments or freer fits

Types A and B

The range includes two geometric configurations:

  • Type A – for diameters up to M2.6
  • Type B – for M3
UFS taps for the fashion industry and precision microthreading

View the FASHION 1 brochure

Available families

The three main families cover all the requirements of the fashion industry:

  • E24 – spiral point taps for through holes
  • E40 – 15° spiral flute taps for blind holes
  • E60 – 40° spiral flute taps for deep blind holes

Each family is available in a standard version and with oversized tolerance (+0.1).

Typical applications

Fashion taps are used for the production of:

  • buttons and small metal parts
  • fashion and leather goods accessories
  • eyewear
  • jewellery and costume jewellery
  • aesthetic and decorative components
  • fashion micro-mechanics

They are ideal for materials such as:

  • brass
  • copper
  • mild steels
  • light alloys
  • thin stainless steels

Advantages of UFS taps for the fashion industry

  • high precision on micro diameters
  • stability and centring even on thin materials
  • optimised geometries for through and blind holes
  • tight tolerances for perfect fits
  • consistent and repeatable quality
  • availability of special tolerances (+0.1)

Customisations

On request, UFS can manufacture special taps for the fashion industry:

  • custom lengths
  • dedicated geometries
  • non-standard tolerances
  • specific coatings for delicate materials

Each solution is developed in collaboration with manufacturers of small parts and fashion accessories.

Conclusions

UFS taps for the fashion industry ensure precision, reliability, and thread quality even in the most delicate applications. Contact us to develop the most suitable solution for your production requirements.