XPC FASTENER
THE STEALTH FIXING FOR TUBULAR STRUCTURES
JUST PUT IT IN AND TIGHTEN IT UP
XPC USES PURE FRICTION TO CREATE A ROBUST, LOAD BEARING END-JOINT IN METAL TUBE


EXPANDING COLLAR FASTENER (XPC) PATENT FILING APPLICATION NO. PCT/GB2005/002788 www.xpcfastener.com


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XPC IN ENGINEERING ASSEMBLIES

XPC CANNOT PULL COMPONENTS TOGETHER BUT IT CAN HOLD THEM TOGETHER!
WHERE THE JOINT IS AT RISK FROM CORROSION, HIGH TEMPERATURE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS XPC AN PROVIDE A FASTENER OF MASSIVE HOLDING STRENGTH IN BENDING, SHEAR AND TENSION AND WHERE RAPID DISASSEMBLY IS A PRIORITY
XPC BOLTED JOINT REQUIRES LESS DESIGN TIME
PLUS NO DRILLING & TAPPING, NO STUD INSERTION, NO THREAD INSERTS.
IDEAL FOR HEAVY MOUNTINGS SUCH AS LARGE DIESEL AND TURBOCHARGER MOUNTS WHERE THE DEAD WEIGHT OF THE UNIT KEEPS IT STABLE AND THE LOAD IS MAINLY NORMAL SHEAR, TURBOCHARGER CASINGS AND NOZZLES, EARTHMOVING AND ARMOURED VEHICLE ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT,
SUB-SEA AND MARINE INSTALLATIONS

TIMBER FIXINGS
XPC BEHAVES EXTRAORDINARILY WELL IN TIMBER, ESPECIALLY IF THE COLLAR IS ORIENTED CORRECTLY WITH THE GRAIN