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Citation
(2001), "New aluminium pierce nut and stud range from Profil", Assembly Automation, Vol. 21 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2001.03321dad.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
New aluminium pierce nut and stud range from Profil
New aluminium pierce nut and stud range from Profil
Keywords: Fasteners, Aluminium
Latest variants extend capabilities of cost-effective sheet metal assembly technology
Profil Ltd – a leading supplier of pierce nut and stud assembly technology – has added a new range of aluminium variants to its versatile and cost-effective fastening system for sheet metal components.
Available with M6-M12 threads in four clinch nut and flanged stud forms, the new fasteners are ideal for use in aluminium and magnesium alloy materials with up to 4mm wall thickness (see Plate 4).
Plate 4
Profil's new aluminium range
The new Profil aluminium fasteners provide as much as 85 per cent of the performance of equivalent steel parts and, with high corrosion resistance and major weight savings, reflect the increasing use of light alloy materials in modern automotive vehicles. They are particularly suitable for non-structural applications such as window winder mechanisms, speaker and trim retention and sundry bracketry – as well as for general manufacturing and assembly use.
Available for both self-piercing and pre-pierced material applications, Profil clinch nuts and studs are secured to the base material using a positive, riveting action that ensures the installed fastener exhibit high resistance to both axial and torque loads.
The process also offers up to 30 per cent cost savings over conventional mechanical fastening methods and is backed by a comprehensive range of manual, semi- and fully automatic insertion equipment – enabling systems to be tailored precisely to customers' production requirements.
Further benefits of pierce fastener assembly include high positional accuracy, the elimination of heat marking associated with welding or other thermal processes, and the process's suitability for a wide variety of plated or unplated materials.