FASTENERS & FIXINGS
NEW RANGES OF STAINLESS AND SPRING STEEL FASTENERS
SD Products Ltd is a third generation
family owned business with over 40 years
of experience as a stockist distributor of
specialist fasteners, we supply product
across all industries. The corner stones of our
business are Quality Products at Competitive
prices with Service and Supply requirements
tailored to our customers’ needs. As our
business continues to grow we constantly aim
to expand our extensive product catalogue.
A brand new range of 12-150mm safety clips
is now available from SD Products website.
These fasteners are manufactured from high
grade spring steel, offering excellent stress
and corrosion resistance, as well as ability to
withstand considerable forces without any
distortion. High yield strength of spring steel
in our safety clips allows them to return to
their original shape, even after substantial
deflection, twisting or compression, without
suffering any significant deformation. Safety
clips are well suited for both domestic and
industrial applications and can be easily
installed or removed by hand. shank of the bolt acting as a dowel, pinning
the joint against sideways shear forces. Our
connector bolts are suitable for a variety of
furniture applications, flat low profile bolt
heads allowing for a decorative finish.
Several new lines of stainless steel connector
bolts and nuts have been added to our
furniture fastener range. Connector bolts are
designed to be used with connector caps nuts
- nut applying an axial clamping force and the We have increased our range of mild
steel slab base t-nuts and added a new
range of stainless steel 4 pronged t-nuts.
T-nuts have a wide range uses – ideal for
automotive, domestic, furniture and industrial
applications. Durable, reliable and low in
cost, these fasteners are designed to securely
anchor particle or composite materials like
wood and plastic to a workpiece. Produced
from high quality mild and stainless steel,
t-nuts from SD Products are sturdy and hard-
wearing.
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TR LAUNCHES THE EPW, A SELF-EXTRUDING HIGH
STRENGTH SCREW FOR THIN SHEET METAL
Depending on size, the minimum
economical manufacturing quantity is
approx. 20,000 pieces. A fully interactive
animation of the EPW and how it works can
be viewed on the dedicated product page
on the TR website: https://trfastenings.
com/products/product-innovation/epw-
screw
TR Fastenings (TR), global specialist in the
engineering, manufacture and distribution
of industrial fasteners, has designed,
developed and patented a new fastening
solution, the EPW thread-forming screw for
thin sheet metal.
The EPW screw is a self-extruding, high
strength thread-form fastener which
creates its own female thread in punched
sheet metal, thereby dramatically reducing
assembly times and costs. The screw
works by being aligned to the pilot hole in
the sheet metal, where it then forms the
extruded collar, combining the forming
of the thread and the creation of a strong
extruded profile, before finally tightening
and clamping into the metal.
The key benefits of the EPW screw include:
• Removable and re-usable strong screw
joint
• High stripping torque
• High break loose and prevailing torque
• Excellent vibration resistance
• Combined thread forming and creation of
strong extruded profile
• Very high radial compression on screw
shank
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• Standard machine screws can be used in
the thread created by the EPW screw
• Can be used for electrical earth
connections
• Suitable for both manual and automated
assembly
The screw is designed to function best in
thin sheet materials, typically Steel (0.4-
1mm thick) and Aluminium (0.4-1.5mm
thick). They are available in a variety of
surface coatings from standard Zinc plating
to Zinc Nickel and organic Zinc flake for
higher corrosion resistance. The screw is
suitable for use in a variety of applications
for home appliances, automotive,
electronics, technology, energy, medical,
telecoms and general industry sectors.
Karol Gregorczyk, TR VIC Sales and
Development Director, comments:
“We are committed to providing the
highest possible service to our customers,
both in terms of the quality products
we manufacture and how we deliver
and distribute those products. The
development and launch of the new EPW
screw is a culmination of the hard work
and talent of our TR VIC Italy design team,
as well as the significant investment TR has
made in the factory.
“The EPW screw will allow our customers
to make significant improvements to
their manufacturing processes, reducing
production times, increasing efficiency and
cost-effectiveness.”
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