Plastics have allowed for a mass of new types of fixing mechanisms that exploit the flexibility and resilience of plastics.
Everybody knows about Velcro. It is a very useful material, especially in its self-adhesive form. It has been used widely from wearable to industrial. But, sadly, Velcro is not so strong. Bet, hey, 3M™ Dual Lock™ is here to help you!
Instead of the hook-and-loop principle, 3M™ Dual Lock™ Reclosable Fasteners relies on a series of tiny mushrooms to join the two identical halves of the material together. And 3M™ claims that it if five times gripping power than Velcro, but still lightweight.
Image Sources: http://pointofviewcameras.com, www.industrysearch.com.au
Dual Lock reclosable fasteners can solve your design dilemmas—replacing screws, bolts and rivets as a tool-free, seamless fastening system.
You can choose a black of a transparent Dual Lock and it comes in four types: 170, 250, 400 and Low Profile. The numbers refer to the number of mushrooms per square inch: Type 250 has 250. Like typical Velcro, two pieces of standard Dual Lock total about a quarter inch in thickness.
Benefits
- Strong, yet removable, fastening
- Lighter weight than mechanical fasteners
- Offers design flexibility
- Easy to apply
- Repositionable
- Simplifies assembly
- No surface holes
How to Use
In all versions of the material, this product has brought a new potential to the use of pliable plastics to be used as fixings.
