Clearview National September 2019 - Issue 214 | Page 68

HARDWARE
THE ‘INSIDE OUT’ OF NEW GEARING RANGE
» » MILA’S PROSECURE TBT
gearing range is now available
with the option of a new fully
concealed hinge alongside the
existing visible, face-fix option.
It comes with the same
combination of high specification
and SBD accreditation which
is already making Mila’s
ProSecure TBT hardware
popular with leading fabricators
such as Pearl Windows, and
with the same market leading
10-year mechanical operation
guarantee.
This new profile related hinge
offers what Mila are describing
as ‘significant’ benefits for the
fabricator, the installer and the
end user.
For fabricators, it offers
simple, jigless assembly and
easier fitting because it allows
the window to open to 95° and
eliminates the familiar problem
of TBT sashes continually trying
to close during production.
For installers, it is concealed
on both the inside and out so
there are no issues to address in
terms of plaster lines or colour
matching.
And, for end users, as well as
the improved aesthetics, the new
hinge features an anti-blowback
function which stops the window
from slamming closed or
fully open in windy
conditions.
Richard Gyde, Mila’s
Managing Director,
says this is clearly
a winning product:
“Our ProSecure TBT
range is manufactured by
AXOR, one of Europe’s leading
hardware manufacturers. Quality
and value are the trademarks of
AXOR’s products, but they also
incorporate real user-friendly
design innovation as
well. This new hinge
is the perfect example
of that, with clever features
which outstrip the competition
but at a lower price point.”
The concealed hinge matches
the 130kg capacity of the standard
visible hinge and can accommodate
windows up to1520mm wide
and 2390mm high. It has already
sailed through PAS24:2016 testing
on TBT windows in Veka, Liniar
and Eurocell profiles, with further
tests to come, making it easy for
customers to achieve the ADQ and
Secured by Design accreditations
they need in the new build
sectors.
Mila’s ProSecure TBT range
is manufactured in AXOR’s
hugely impressive, purpose-built
factory in Ukraine which has full
ISO9001 quality accreditation. It
has been tested and accredited to
way beyond the UK endurance
and corrosion standards at IFT
Rosenheim in Germany, which, as
the largest test facility in Europe,
is used by all of the best-known
names in the TBT hardware
sector.
www.mila.co.uk
Fastener innovation delivers
smoother, better quality casements
» » STICKING, SCRAPING
and binding friction stays could be
a thing of the past thanks to the
development of the new LFG low
profile screw by window and door
fastener specialist Rapierstar.
Following a comprehensive
12-month trial with several
major fabricators and distributors
across the UK fenestration sector,
Rapierstar is extending the roll
out this pan head fastener, which
is specifically designed to attach
friction stays to PVC-U frames.
LFG was developed by Rapierstar
at its NPD and technical centre in
Cheshire in combination with a
leading friction stay manufacturer
in response to feedback from
across the industry, but it has
the potential to deliver better
casements for fabricators using any
hinge brands.
In certain circumstances, such
as where a friction stay fastener
is not inserted at a precise 90
degrees, or swarf causes slight
misalignment of the screw as it is
driven into place, the head will be
raised slightly. This will snag the
friction stay during opening and
closing of a casement window and
impact on its smooth operation.
Despite the tiny cost of this
component, its impact can be
significant. The fastener head
snagging can result in customer
dissatisfaction, along with more
costly reputational damage for
installers, particularly where a
coated carbon steel fastener is
used. The frequent opening and
closing motion over time will
scrape off a carbon steel screw’s
protective coating, potentially
causing premature corrosion and
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both the hinge and opening sash
itself to become loose.
David Furness, MD
of Rapierstar, said:
“Traditional pan head
fasteners, like those in
our StarPVCU range, fit
the bill perfectly under
normal circumstances,
but we know that the
limited clearance between
the opening sash and
frame leaves little margin for
error. By engineering a fastener
with a lower profile head, which
has been achieved without
compromising its technical
performance, we can now offer
fabricators another option to
remove the risk of sticking,
scraping and binding resulting
in their casement windows over
time.”
The LFG fastener
is manufactured in
austenitic stainless steel
(grade 302) to provide enhanced
resistance to corrosion, with
a lifespan of at least 25 years
guaranteed. It is one of a wide
variety of high quality fasteners
within the StarPVCU range,
which provides fastener solutions
for every element of a PVC-U
window or door.
www.rapierstar.com