Imao One-Touch fasteners from Fixtureworks are designed to increase productivity by reducing set-up times, eliminating errors in assembly and installation and simplifying procedures.
Fixtureworks now offers a complete lineup of Imao One-Touch fasteners. These pin-and-receptacle fasteners are used to attach fixtures, plates, machine covers and more, joining components with moderate clamping force. According to the company, they are a convenient alternative to cumbersome nut-and-bolt assembly by offering quick, easy and secure changeover and installation without the need for tools.
"One-Touch fasteners help increase productivity by reducing set-up times, eliminating errors in assembly and installation and simplifying procedures," said a company spokesperson. "Users that encounter frequent set-ups stand to benefit from this efficiency, including food manufacturers where equipment is regularly disassembled for cleaning, as well as other manufacturers that often reconfigure production equipment. More specifically, One-Touch fasteners may be used in automation to attach conveyors, star wheels, guide plates, shooters, pushers, handling machine chucks, rotary blades and maintenance covers on machines, to name just a few applications."
The Imao One-Touch fasteners are available in quarter-turn, knob-locking, button-locking, ball-lock clamping and magnet-lock clamping pins styles. The quarter-turn clamps provide on/off position easily, high tensile strength with locating repeatability to +/- 0.1 mm. The knob-locking clamps are easy to use and offer secure clamping. The button-locking pin series, made of stainless steel, securely locks and then releases with a press of a button. Useful for tight workspaces, the clamping pins and magnet lock clamping pins with receptacles offer compact and safe locking.
The quarter-turn clamps come with either a plastic knob, metal knob or low-profile knob. The bodies are made of nickel-plated steel while the pin is stainless. The plastic knob is fiberglass, and the fastener can provide clamping force to 66.3 ft-lbs. Similarly, the knob-locking clamps have a nickel-plated body with a fiberglass knob. The ball and spring are made of stainless steel. These types of fasteners can provide clamping force to 36.8 ft-lbs.
Button locking pin clamps come in one of two bodies, nickel-plated and stainless steel. The button is made of either nickel-plated steel, stainless steel or steel. The units provide clamping force to 36.8 ft-lbs.
The ball-lock and magnet lock clamping pins come with a wrench for installation and removal. The bodies are made of nickel-plated steel, the balls and springs stainless steel. The magnet is neodymium. The clamping force for the ball lock style is up to 11 ft-lbs., while the force for the magnetic clamp style is up to 5.16 ft-lbs.
For more information contact:
Fixtureworks Workholding Technologies
33792 Doreka Drive
Fraser, MI 48026
888-794-8687 / 586-294-1188
info@fixtureworks.net
www.fixtureworks.net