PECM Issue 41 2019 | Page 72

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. 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 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. 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. www.sdproducts.co.uk TR FASTENINGS SHOWCASES SPECIALIST RANGE OF ENCLOSURE HARDWARE PRODUCTS more hazardous industries and conditions, including on-and off-shore Oil & Gas sites and Energy plants. TR Fastenings (TR), the global specialist in the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution of high quality industrial fasteners, offers a broad range of enclosure hardware products for use in a number of applications in industries including Telecoms, Oil & Gas, HVAC and Transport. As an increasing number of industries use cabinets, secure boxes and other enclosure units to house electronics, wiring and other systems in public places, there is also a need for high quality enclosure hardware and mechanisms to be an integral part of the design. TR’s extensive range features locks, locking systems, gaskets, hinges, latches, handles, clamps and terminals. Products in detail: • Locking systems are used on large door spans where one handle operates multiple locking points. These systems are modular, providing flexibility for customising to different door sizes. • Locks provide a single locking point with a variety of keys to suit the differing inserts available. • Hinges are commonly used to connect a door to its frame or supporting object, to provide a point upon where it can rotate open and closed. 72 PECM Issue 41 Additional applications of enclosure hardware include: • Medium Voltage Switchgear • Data Centre & Server Rack Cabinets • Electricity generation/transmission/ transformers • EV Charging Units • Clamps are typically used to connect electrical conductors such as cables or terminals. • Gaskets can be used as edge protection, or to provide a seal between 2 surfaces (such as a door and a frame), with a wide range of profile types and fixing methods depending upon the application. • Accessories such as rod guides enable door features and locking systems to be customised and tailored to suit individual sizes, shapes and settings. These products are used in numerous applications across various industries, including both on board and track / roadside in rail, bus and other transport solutions, in cabinets housing heating and ventilation (HVAC) equipment and in telecoms enclosures. The products can also be used in Kevin de Stadler, UK & Ireland Sales Director, TR Fastenings, comments: “As new technology, equipment and applications are developed throughout different industrial sectors, there is an increasing need to make sure they are kept safe, especially in settings where they may be exposed to dangers such as severe weather, corrosive atmospheres, tampering or theft. Our enclosure hardware products not only increase the safety of the contents inside an enclosure or cabinet but also improve other factors such as ease of installation and access for maintenance teams.” www.trfastenings.com