Welcome to the world of Thread Inserts
One such highly underestimated but useful little piece of assembly tool is Thread Inserts. Commonly known as thread bushing or thread fastener, thread inserts are a type of a buckle component, which is when positioned in an item, lends an added sleeve of female threads to a hole. Most importantly it is used in stripped threaded holes.
Thread inserts come in different metals, such as brass, aluminium, and stainless steel, and are mainly used in assembly lines, housing, automobiles, aerospace, etc.
Ahmedabad based Khodiyar Springs is one of the leading manufacturer of Thread Inserts in materials such as brass, aluminium, and stainless steel that are used in the fabrication of various consumer commodities, motors and electronics.
Khodiyar thread inserts are typically specified in applications where strong, durable metal threads are required in plastic material, especially where frequent assembly and disassembly of the unit for service or repair is necessary. Applications of Khodiyar thread inserts are electronics, automotive, aerospace and defence, medical, transportation, industrial and recreational equipment. The company is a step ahead in fabricating thread inserts for variety of uses.
Among the various benefits of thread inserts, the ones by Khodiyar Springs enhance performance and quality both.
Thick-wall inserts
Thin-wall inserts
Slotted-body, inserts
Euro-style inserts
Let us learn about the Installation Process of Thread Inserts
- Drilling: Thread inserts can be installed through a standard drilling process, especially for materials such as steel, magnesium and plastics. In order to do it flawlessly, it is recommended to use the alternative larger size drills.
- Self-Tapping and Self-Locking Inserts: Thread insert specially designed to cut their own threads as they are being driven into a drilled hole, are very common and easy to install ones.
- Installing Inserts Pre-winder type: Certain thread inserts require hand installation, and hence manual inserting tools are used. The Pre-winder inserting tool is a precision tool which aligns and recompresses the insert for easy installation.
- Removing Tang Inserts: The tang on an insert should be removed after installation only when necessary, for screw clearance or product appearance, and in such case notched inserts should be used.
- Extracting Inserts: Sometimes, thread inserts maybe installed too deep, cross-threaded or otherwise improperly inserted. In such a scenario, they are readily removed with the help of extracting tools, such as drills. The correct way to do this is by, placing the blade of the extracting tool into the insert. A hammer is then hit of the top of the tool, causing the blade to bite into the insert. Lastly, the tool is pushed down on the tool rotated counter clockwise to extract the thread insert out of the hole.