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SOFTERFIX™

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Overview: The document provides comprehensive technical specifications and product information for SOFTERFIX™ inserts by LA CLUSIENNE-CLUFIX, designed for use in soft materials such as thermoplastics, thermosetting materials, and wood. These inserts offer a reusable tapping function, maintaining constant tension in assemblies.
Specifications: Various types of inserts are detailed, including those made from brass, steel, and stainless steel. The document highlights the use of CRUSHPROOF™ technology, which allows for a torque differential while maintaining thread function. Specific configurations are provided for different applications, with dimensions such as diameter, thread size, and length.
Procedures: Installation methods for different inserts include heat or ultrasonic mounting, press-in, and overmoulding. Proper installation is emphasized to ensure mechanical resistance and prevent damage. The document specifies that bolts used with expansion inserts must be long enough to allow proper expansion and exceed the insert length by at least one screw thread.
Standards and Recommendations: The document advises on the use of compression limiters to maintain assembly tension over time, especially when assembling plastic components. It also provides guidelines for designing insert holes, recommending a maximum draft angle of 1.5° and ensuring the hole diameter is suitable and repeatable to improve insert performance.
Benefits: SOFTERFIX™ inserts provide indefinitely reusable tapping, enhanced mechanical resistance, and the ability to apply the required assembly tension without damaging the plastic workpiece. They are designed to prevent extraction under service loads.
Applications: Suitable for various applications, including electrical boxes with cable glands, self-tapping, and expansion inserts for lower mechanical requirements. Overmoulded inserts offer the highest mechanical anchoring characteristics.
Design Guidelines: The document offers guidelines for assembly design and recommends consulting with LA CLUSIENNE-CLUFIX engineers for optimal design choices. Testing facilities are available to validate insert solutions in real environmental conditions.
Mechanical Performance: Mechanical performance values are provided for comparison purposes, noting the importance of the installation process for optimal performance. Coaxial insertion of inserts into their housings is highlighted, and qualification tests are suggested to define the best parameters for specific applications.
Product Range and Material: The range of inserts includes various materials and types, such as SE ultrasonic insert and IF press-in insert. Part number designations and specifications for various insert sizes and types are provided, emphasizing the importance of selecting the appropriate insert for the application.
Warranty Information: LA CLUSIENNE warrants that the products sold will be free from defects in material and workmanship and meet their applicable product specifications. However, no warranty is made regarding the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
Key Data from Tables: Detailed measurements for each insert type are provided, including thread size, outer diameter, and length, along with specific codes for ordering.
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inserts for soft materials

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Information produit Product data La solution SOFTERFIX™ Fonction Penser SOFTERFIX™ en alternative à Les inserts à surmouler ou à insérer SOFTERFIX™ sont la solution pour obtenir une fonction taraudage ou letage réutilisable dans un matériau tendre (thermoplastiques, thermodurcissables, bois…) Taraudage indéniment réutilisable apportant une tension constante dans l’assemblage Taraudage : - processus long et coûteux - la relaxation du matériau plastique provoque un relâchement des contraintes de tension Vis auto-taraudeuse : - l’effort de tension dans l’assemblage est très variable d’une pièce...

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? Pourquoi W h y u s e utiliser SOFTERFIX™ Information produit Product data OF CRUSHPRO DISPOSITIF ité une exclusiv NE-CLUFIX LA CLUSIEN ™ GY: F™ TECHNOLO CRUSHPROO NE-CLUFIX a LA CLUSIEN exclusivity Avantages Benets - Taraudage indéniment réutilisable - Indenitely re-usable tapping - Intégrité de la tension d’assemblage pendant toute la durée de vie de l’application sans risque de relaxation de contrainte - Integrity of the assembly tension throughout the life of the project or application - without any risk of relaxation - Possibilité d’appliquer le couple de serrage de la vis correspondant...

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Information produit Les fonctions remplies par les différents inserts SOFTERFIX™ pour matériaux tendres consistent à autoriser l’application d’un couple déni sur la vis correspondante permettant la mise en tension durable et répétée de l’assemblage tout en empêchant l’extraction de l’insert de son support lorsqu’il est sollicité par les efforts de service de l’ensemble. Ces fonctions et contraintes combinées à des modes de pose dépendant d’un équilibre entre coût de fabrication, montant d’investissement et performances mécaniques aboutissent à des prols d’insert adaptés à chaque cas. Product...

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Données techniques Technical data Recommandations pour la conception des logements d’inserts Guidelines for the design of insert holes Recommandation pour la conception des assemblages Profondeur du trou Hole depth Pour tous les inserts non-surmoulés la profondeur du trou doit toujours être supérieure à la hauteur de l’insert. Il est recommandé de prévoir un trou de 2 mm mini de plus que la hauteur de l’insert an d’éviter que la vis choisie n’entre en interférence avec le fond du trou. For all non-overmoulded inserts, hole depth must always exceed insert height. The provision of a hole exceeding...

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Données techniques Technical data Performances mécaniques Mechanical Performance Resistance à l’arrachement Pull-out force C’est l’effort axial nécessaire pour extraire l’insert de son support en matière plastique. Cette valeur est représentative de la charge que peut supporter le point de xation. This is the axial force necessary to pull the insert out of its plastic workpiece. This value represents the load which the fastener can bear. Couple direct Direct torque C’est le couple nécessaire pour déplacer en rotation l’insert dans son support en matière plastique. Cette valeur est représentative...

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Codication Part number designation Gamme : Range: Taraudage ou Ø Vis pour Limiteurs de compression : Thread size or Screw Ø for Compression limiters: 13 = SOFTERFIX™ Longueur : Length: Exemple / Example : 060 <=> 6 mm Exemple / Example : 050 <=> M5 13 A 050 CXX 060 Z Ø M M 2. M3 5 x 0 M4 x 0. .45 5 M5 x 0. 0 7 M6 x 0. 0 8 M8 x 1. 0 00 x1 .25 Matière : Material: Le A = Acier / Steel I = Inox / Stainless Steel L = Laiton / Brass Co de 13 L 13 025 L C 13 030 XX 0 L C 13 040 XX 40X 0 L C 13 050 XX 50X 0 L C 13 060 XX 50X L0 CX 060 80 CX X070 X X0 X 90 X Morphologie : Shape: Type P = Type P R = Type...

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SOFTERFIX ™ SOFTERFIX ™ Inserts pour matériaux tendres Inserts pour matériaux tendres Inserts for soft materials Inserts for soft materials Matière : Laiton Type : SE par ultra sons Material : Brass Type : SE ultrasonic insert Body : Short Material : Brass Type : SE ultrasonic insert ØM Code ØT L M 2.5 x 0.45 M3 x 0.50 M4 x 0.70 M5 x 0.80 M6 x 1.00 M8 x 1.25 M10 x 1.50 13L025SXX050X 13L030SXX060X 13L040SXX080X 13L050SXX090X 13L060SXX110X 13L080SXX120X 13L100SXX140X 4.5 5.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 11.0 12.0 14.0 7.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 17.0 ØM P 22 60 140 280 380 450 570 690...

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SOFTERFIX ™ Inserts pour matériaux tendres Inserts for soft materials Matière : Laiton Type : SE par ultra sons Tête : Large Fût : Court Material : Brass Type : SE ultrasonic insert Head : Large Body : Short ØM Code ØT L P E ØD M 2.5 x 0.45 M3 x 0.50 M4 x 0.70 M5 x 0.80 M6 x 1.00 M8 x 1.25 M10 x 1.50 13L025SLX037X 13L030SLX044X 13L040SLX060X 13L050SLX067X 13L060SLX081X 13L080SLX091X 13L100SLX109X 4.5 5.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 3.7 4.4 6.0 6.7 8.1 9.1 10.9 5.5 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.5 10.0 11.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 7.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 15.0 24 45 80 150 230 320 400 500 0.4 1.5 6 10 16 25 30...

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SOFTERFIX ™ SOFTERFIX ™ Inserts pour matériaux tendres Inserts pour matériaux tendres Inserts for soft materials Inserts for soft materials Matière : Laiton Type : IF à insérer ØM Code ØT ØF L M 2 x 0.40 M3 x 0.50 M4 x 0.70 M5 x 0.80 M6 x 1.00 M8 x 1.25 13L025FXX050X 13L030FXX060X 13L040FXX080X 13L050FXX100X 13L060FXX120X 13L080FXX140X 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 ØM P 26 Matière : Laiton Type : IF à insérer Tête : Large Material : Brass Type : IF press-in insert Head : Large Material : Brass Type : IF press-in insert 18...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.