TPT March 2018

T E CHNOLOG Y

Saving time in the assembly of tube, hose and cable clamps

profile rails. There is also less need for time-consuming reworking of welding points. A further benefit is the ability to ensure that the installed rails have a gap of approximately 1.5mm from the substructure, eliminating the risk of standing water. Two versions of the plastic adapters are available for insertion into the open ends of the profile rails. As well as fixing individual rails in place, this enables several rails to be connected to each other. Stud welding is used in many sectors as an economical fastening method for components, and is sometimes the only technically feasible solution. As the entire surface of the copper-plated stud is jointed to the substructure, the connection is very strong. There is also minimal material distortion due to the short welding time, relatively low use of energy and isolated thermal stress,

IN response to customer requirements from different sectors, the fluid specialists at Stauff Group have extended the company’s stud welding system with a further application for the secure and permanent fixing of tube, hose and cable clamps to substructures. Standard C-profile rails from the company’s own TS range can now be fixed to systems using fibreglass- reinforced polyamide adapters specially developed for this purpose, without them having to be point-welded or welded along their entire length, as was previously the case in conventional processes. The plastic adapters are simply placed on the stud weld, which has previously been attached to the unit; both can be screwed together using M6 x 10 hexagonal socket screws or half-round screws. Users benefit from time savings, ease of use and improved flexibility in the assembly of

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with the result that the system can be used on comparatively thin-walled metal sheets and heat-resistant substrates. In addition to supplying the individual components – weld studs, a wide range of different clamp bodies and fastening hardware, including for clamping belts, cable ties or corrugated cable protection hoses – Stauff offers the corresponding assembly tools, including a weld inverter, weld gun with positioning tube, weld stud retainer and distance adapters. No high-voltage connection is required to use the simple and compact tool. Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co KG – Germany

Email: sales@stauff.com Website: www.stauff.com

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