Application Fields: Builders Hardware
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To meet market requirements, Medeco wanted to develop a new high security lock priced just below its top-of-the-line dropbolt lock. The high-end lock model is all brass. The housing cover is investment cast, and the thumbturn is a machined extrusion. As other...
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A worm/helical gear set operates the linkage attached to the roof window frame. Originally, the helical gears were machined from brass, reinforced with a formed steel insert and installed with a plastic washer/spacer. The assembled gear’s cost became a factor when...
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Pictured is one model of a range of decorative door handles. Zinc is used for the design because of its ability to easily take a plated finish and because it can be cast to accurate dimensions.
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Alloy 3 was chosen as the end cap material because of the ease with which it is processed. Both material and tooling cost are minimized, and the product can be made with existing expertise and plant equipment. Alloy 3 castings can be produced with high dimensional...
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This high performance self-drilling insert for plaster board (partition, lining, ceiling) is delivered with a self-tapping screw, forming two parts (cap and toggle) produced in a single casting operation. The parts are connected by four 0.9 mm diameter pins, which...
