FASTENERS & FIXINGS
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
STAR FASTENERS
The Huck ® Penta-Lok ® Lightweight Panel Fastener
Innovation in fastening technology
The Huck Penta-Lok structural fastener has
come to the market driven by the need
for a fastener specifically designed for the
lightweight panel market; a material used
increasingly in the manufacturing sector.
Thanks to its high pull-out strength, Penta-
Lok is suited for use within thin materials or
delicate composites.
We recognised a gap in the market for
a mechanical blind fastener that can be
quickly installed in the multiple variations
of sandwich, ridged and composite panels.
The ever-evolving lightweight panels are
being used in a wide range of applications.
Star Fasteners specific focus was to
fasten LoadLok® / load restraint systems
and other components to the lightweight
Huck Range
Force™
Battery Tool
panels used in the commercial vehicle
market.
Penta-Lok’s reduced flange diameter allows
installation against raised profiles and has
been specifically designed for the secure
fastening of profiled cargo load restraint
and areas with restricted space, such as
door gear and latches.
“The Huck Penta-Lok is an easy-to-install,
6.4mm diameter, all steel (body and
mandrel) plated, peel structural fastener
with superior blind side strength. It has
a neat domed head and its positive
mechanical pin retention ensures structural
integrity. It has been designed as an
efficient and effective fastener; when cargo
is locked and secured to the sub frame of a
trailer or train waggon it experiences high
environmental stresses, so the fastener
needs to be robust and work hard” says Dan
Starbuck.
Penta-Lok’s uniquely engineered peel
system installs with ease into shallow
panels. If the tip of the body is inserted
into material (minimum 8mm composite /
honeycomb /foam core panel) the Penta-
Lok will do the rest. The installation process
seats the flange to the surface of the
material as it claws itself in on the blind side;
resulting in a supportive load spread of
approximately 16mm.
“In our experience, installation into Alucore®,
Cortinium® and other well know brands of
lightweight, ridged, high-performance panels
has been extremely successful.
The Huck Penta-Lok is an
easy-to-install, 6.4mm
diameter, all steel (body
and mandrel) plated,
peel structural fastener
with superior blind side
strength.
Huck Penta-Lok key feature, wide load
spread (installed blind-side view)
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Huck Penta-Lok
6.4Ø all steel
structural fastener