Posted to News on 15th Apr 2019, 15:48
Threaded and helical inserts available ex-stock from UK supplier
Challenge Europe is promoting its ex-stock standard range of metric and imperial threaded inserts for use in the manufacturing and installation industries, which provide a robust thread in moulded/fabricated plastic components where the softness of the substrate precludes a tapped thread.
Threaded inserts are a favourite for use throughout industry where they can provide a quick thread just by drilling or moulding a pilot hole and pressing the insert into place - in electronic/electrical application brass inserts offer good tensile properties, excellent corrosion-resistance and good electrical conductivity.
A well-known and much used option for fixing onto non-metals, threaded inserts can often provide higher torque or pull out performance by the application of heat or ultrasonic energy to further embed the insert into its substrate.
Expansion and self-tapping inserts are available in brass for use in plastics or in the case of wood, some composite materials and light-weight castings in aluminium or other alloys where steel and stainless self-tapping inserts can be supplied.
Inserts in die-cast zinc, steel, brass or stainless steel may be push-fit or inserted by self-tapping thread cutting; others may be moulded in place.
Externally threaded inserts from Challenge Europe also include helical inserts, often used for thread repair or to provide a higher performance thread form than might otherwise be possible.
Further information on threaded inserts and other Challenge Europe products can be found on their website at www.challenge-europe.co.uk.
