How does it work?
How do adhesive-bonded fasteners work? To illustrate how an adhesive-bonded fastener works, let’s use the example of...
To illustrate how an adhesive-bonded fastener works, let’s use the example of a standard nutplate. With a traditional nutplate, you need three holes. First, of course, there’s the hole for the bolt. But you also need to drill two smaller holes adjacent to the bolt hole for the rivets, which mount the nutplate to the structure and hold it in place.
However, if you’re using one of our adhesive-bonded nutplates, you only need one hole for the bolt. Instead of using rivets to fasten the nutplate to the structure, you use one of our industry-leading adhesives — one that’s appropriate for your materials and program — to attach the nutplate to the structure.
To install the fastener, you simply prepare the surface, apply adhesive to the fastener, and attach it to the structure using our unique fixtures. Once the adhesive is cured, your fastener is ready to use.
