{"id":8459,"date":"2018-07-11T08:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T07:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=8459"},"modified":"2018-07-10T10:45:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T09:45:45","slug":"blind-threaded-inserts-provide-permanent-threads-in-thin-sheet-applications-with-one-sided-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/blind-threaded-inserts-provide-permanent-threads-in-thin-sheet-applications-with-one-sided-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind threaded inserts provide permanent threads in thin sheet applications with one-sided access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ATLAS SpinTite blind threaded inserts from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pemnet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PennEngineering<\/a><\/span> provide strong, permanent, and reusable threads in thin sheet materials where only one side is accessible for hardware installation. Installation is performed from the accessible \u2018front\u2019 side using spin-spin tooling technology.<\/p>\n<p>The inserts then become permanently mounted on the \u2018back\u2019 side to accept a mating screw for final component attachment.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe \u2018blind\u2019 installation capability especially suits applications such as tubing, extrusions, and others where access to the back side is either limited or non-existent.<\/p>\n<p>These steel, aluminium, brass, or stainless steel inserts ideally replace tapped holes, weld nuts, rivets, self-drilling or tapping screws, and through-bolted applications necessitating loose hardware.<\/p>\n<p>They support close-to-edge applications and can be installed at any stage during the production process (even after assemblies have been painted). In service, the inserts exhibit high thread strength and high torque-out resistance.<\/p>\n<p>ATLAS SpinTite inserts have been designed for use with panels or sheets of any hardness or material (including metal, plastics, and fibreglass) and as thin as .020-in\/0.51mm.<\/p>\n<p>They additionally can assemble multiple dissimilar materials during installation, eliminating any need to perform spot welding or other secondary operations, saving time and money during production.<\/p>\n<p>This family of inserts includes half-hex shank low-profile head, rib-wall minimised-profile head, rib-wall low-profile head, thin-wall low-profile head, and swaging low-profile head versions.<\/p>\n<p>A variety of available thread sizes range from #6-32 to 1\/2-in-13 and M4 to M12, depending on insert type. 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