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"Slimming down" now – with EJOT®! Industrial Fasteners specialist supports lightweight design strategies in the plastic field The trend subject "lightweight design" is one of the central starting points of cross-business research and development activities of many companies. Intelligent light weight design concepts will be of crucial importance for the compliance with future CO2 limits, for example in the automotive area. For that reason special importance will be attached to the lightweight suitability of the used fasteners for future applications in the field of direct assembly into plastics. The EJOT DELTA PT® Screw, which has been the benchmark for reliable and easy direct assembly into plastics for many years, will also have to meet these new demands. |
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One possibility to support the various lightweight design concepts of the customer is the DELTA PT® Screw due to its outstanding fastening performance and possible reduction in dimensional parameters. Additionally a reduction of bolting points is possible for many applications. The sum of these measures is a significant contribution to weight saving. If the full utilisation of weight savings potential is requested in the customer's product specifications, a variation in the choice of the fastener material can also have the desired effect. For example, many DELTA PT® variants can be made from aluminium instead of steel. |
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The Industrial Fastener Experts see the last evolutionary step for innovative material selection in the use of plastic material for the DELTA PT® Screw. The fastening elements made of the thermoplastic Grivory HTV-5H1 with 50% fibre glass offer the same joint reliability as metal screws, but with a much higher potential for weight reduction. A plastic screw with similar dimensions weighs up to 85% less than its counterpart made of steel.
A good application example of this innovative fastener in the automotive industry is the attachment of a dashboard. In combination with the snap-on plastic nut element EJOT EASYboss® V, a special fastening element for thin-walled components and comparable with the new DELTA PT® Screw designed as a metal substitute, all currently available weight savings potentials in the fastening technology can be fully realised.
