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• Eliminates Fastener Installation Time on the Production Line
  • Fasteners are pre-installed in the plate, so no need to install on the production line.
• Provides Superior Joint Performance
  • Plates are riveted or bonded directly to the base material
  • Plates spread the load over a much larger surface area than a single fastener, resulting in increased spin out and pull out resistance
  • Allows for the use of higher strength fasteners such as clinch nuts, in plastic and composite materials that normally could not be used.
• More Efficient Assembly Process than Weld
  • Plates can be installed in the application using Automated Installation Systems, which are quicker, more cost-effective, and produce less toxic by-products than welding.
  • Plates can be installed post-finish/coating
• Reduces Bill of Material Items
  • Allows for part consolidation. Instead of multiple individual fastener part numbers, plates are one single part number.

N/A Application Example

Market Segment: Automotive OEM
Product: Externally Threaded Clinch Nut Stud Plate
Installation Material: Composite

• Sherex designed an Externally Threaded Clinch Nut Stud Plate that created a load-bearing thread in the OEM’s composite material.
• The Stud Plate provided a high strength, lighter weight alternative to the previously used weld studs
• Improved alignment in application
• Installing the stud plate using an in-die automated installation system reduced time and cost to install, increasing manufacturing efficiency

• Sherex designed an Internally Threaded Clinch Nut Plate to allow an OEM to convert a door frame from steel to a light-weight aluminum - retaining the strength of a steel fastened joint while meeting lightweighting goals
• Improved serviceability by providing the customer the ability to easily replace the fastener in the field
• Provided a quicker, lower cost installation than previously-used welded fasteners