Threaded and helical inserts available ex-stock from UK supplier
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 and helical inserts available ex-stock from UK supplier

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.


Challenge (Europe) Ltd

Shuttleworth Road
MK41 0EP
UNITED KINGDOM

+44 (0)1234 346242

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