Profil UK's New Fastener Provides Higher Performance and Reduced Costs

The new RND Light range of fasteners from Profil UK is said to offer a raft of advantages to designers seeking to fasten metals, plastics and composites strongly, more efficiently and at lower cost.

RND Light is designed and developed to meet automotive industry demands and specifications for a lightweight fastener that delivers superior pull-out performance to pierce nuts. A further advantage of RND Light fasteners is that they can be used in many different material thicknesses, varying between 0.5mm and 2.5mm. Coupled with a fastener weight that is comparable to pierce fasteners and an installed OD which is actually smaller than pierce fasteners, the RND Light range features a clever series of integrated ribs on the riveting part of the fastener. This allows a smaller fastener to outperform bigger alternatives yet also provide greater pull-out resistance. Profil’s new RND Light is available in sizes M6 to M12 and can be specified with a wide choice of finishes to suit most applications. The company also designs and installs turnkey fully-automated fastener installation systems.