FASTENERS & FIXINGS
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
STAR FASTENERS
Lockbolt Fastening System Key Benefits
There is a Huck® Lockbolt for
every application – Bobtail®,
Magna-Grip®, C50L®, C6L®
C120L®, Hucktainer®
Compared to conventional nut
and bolt installations, which
can loosen in high-vibration
environments, Huck Lockbolts
have proven to be resistant
to the effect of vibration in a
number of very demanding
applications. They are widely
used in rail, automotive,
agricultural vehicles and
machinery, commercial vehicle
trailer and chassis applications
and also wind power industries.
The secret to this performance
can be found in the unique
Huckbolt design in which
the collar is fully swaged into
the locking grooves of the
pin. Huckbolts are precision
engineered two-piece
fasteners that once installed,
no matter how vibration
intensive the environment, do
not come loose. Huckbolts
provide direct metal-to-metal
contact when installed which
eliminates the transverse
vibration often found in
conventional nuts and bolts.
Engineered for a wide range
of applications, Huckbolts deliver superior
joining, shear, and tensile strength for an
unmatched fastening solution.
Key Benefits: -
• Maintenance free joints – no need to
torque or re-torque
• Lower lifetime total cost of joint - high
shear and tensile strengths for increased
fatigue life of the joint
• Do not loosen even under extreme
vibration
• High speed, easy to install systems
reduce production time
• Wide grip ranges minimise fastener
inventory
• Improves health and safety - replaces
welded joints
• Tamperproof – once installed cannot be
removed without specialist tooling
Huckbolts can be effectively used with
virtually any metal, and metals with dissimilar
coefficients of thermal expansion present no
problems. Varying material thicknesses in a
joint are readily accommodated, and surface
finishes are not damaged. Most importantly,
Huckbolts are proven to hold up over years
of service in demanding high stress, high
vibration environments.
Star Fasteners are the UK’s largest Huck
fastener and tooling distributor. Together
with a hire tool fleet and an approved
in-house tool maintenance repair
department, an all-encompassing service
can be relied upon.
Star Fasteners have a wealth of
application and fastener knowledge that
can make the impossible, possible. A
standard fastener in the Huck range may
provide your answer. If not, help with a
cost-effective tailor-made solution is made
available to all.
[email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 115 9324 939
Huck Lokbolts
For more information, visit www.starfasteners.co.uk
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