Self Tapping Threaded Inserts For Plastic

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Self tapping threaded inserts for plastic.

We offer a full line of brass inserts for plastics including options for all methods of installation including. Install them into a drilled hole with an installation tool and a ratchet wrench. Self tapping inserts they provide permanent wear resistant threads in a wide range of materials from tough to tap high strength steels to brittle plastics. Self tapping inserts series 10 thread forming self tapping inserts are versatile.

About 46 of these are nuts 2 are turning tool. Thread repair inserts are installed into an existing hole with an installation tool to repair stripped threads. Below you will find information on tri star s threaded inserts for plastics. They can be used in more plastics including thermoset plastics while providing the highest most consistent pullout strength.

Tri star can also custom design and produce inserts for most applications with a low minimum order quantity requirement. Ultrasonic heat thermal press in and mold in. Threaded inserts designed for chip free self tapping installation and superior holding power in wood particle board foamed plastics abs and soft metals home shop self tapping screw driven inserts. Press in inserts series 50 symmetrical and series 51 headed press in inserts are designed to be pressed into a plastic hole without.

The thread cutting action is performed by the cutting slots on the insert. Also known as tap lok inserts these inserts cut their own threads in soft metals such as aluminum so there s no need to tap the hole. Tapping inserts for plastic also known as trisert inserts these cut threads into plastic and have better holding power than press fit inserts. Press inserts can be pressed into soft materials such as plastic to create a threaded hole in the material.

Nut inserts can create permanent threads in thin materials and provide a finished look that s nearly flush.