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News Release from: Torque Control | Subject: JACKNUT threaded insert
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 June 2003
Blind threaded fastener holds in soft
materials
An economical blind threaded fastener that can be used in thin, soft, or brittle materials is designed to undergo controlled deformation, forming arms which grip the inside of the surface.
The JACKNUT threaded insert is an economical blind fastener for use even in thin, soft, or brittle materials available from leading fastener specialists Torque Control of Cheltenham When tightened the JACKNUT body is designed to undergo controlled deformation, forming arms which grip the inside of the mounting surface yet retain thread alignment This provides a permanent, reusable thread
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 9 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Threaded blind fastener can be inserted in perspex
An economical blind threaded insert fastener can be used in thin, soft, or brittle materials - even perspex.
Produced in steel, with a range of both unified and metric threads, it is particularly useful on assembly line operations for which pneumatic and hand tools are obtainable.
A special corrosion resistant finish is available with extended life of up to three times that of the standard zinc chromate.
The insert is designed so that it will not deform thin material and hence is finding increasing use throughout the plastics industries.
Further the fastener accommodates wide material thicknesses and is not hole-size sensitive, fastening securely despite burrs or uneven substrates.
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