APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
Solar mounting system for UK roofs
An innovative new PV solar mounting system that has been designed in the UK to fit UK roofs is now available to provide a time and cost effective alternative to standard European systems.
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he REDtiP solar mounting system includes the first roof hooks designed specifically for UK roofs - there are four stainless steel roof hooks available that are compatible with 80% of UK roof tiles.
The system has been introduced by Stainless Threaded
Fasteners (STF), a distributor of stainless steel and brass fasteners and is also available through sister company, JCP Construction Products, a specialist supplier of construction fixings to distributors. STF director and general manager, David Jackson, explains:
“The PV market is growing as energy prices and awareness of environmental responsibilities continue to rise. It is therefore crucial that installers are able to adapt to increasing demand by not only ensuring that the PV system is top quality but by understanding that the installation process needs to be as efficient as possible too. Nick Beardon, general manager of JCP Construction
Products, added: “Imported roof hooks are designed for European roofs so installers often have to spend valuable time modifying tiles or slate to get the hooks to fit. The clever design of the REDtiP hooks cuts down on-roof adaptations like grinding and reduces the need for costly soakers and flashings. This aids faster, easier installation; saving time and therefore money.” The four REDtiP roof hooks available are suitable for plain
tiles, flat interlocking tiles, profiled interlocking tiles and for slates. The hooks can be screwed securely into place, using the especially designed 6mm diameter roof hook screws that reduce the risk of splitting and produce excellent ‘pull out’ results. All of the components within the REDtiP PV mounting system are made of either stainless steel or aluminium and are rust resistant and weatherproof to ensure a durable finish. The aluminium mounting rails are only 3.2 metres in length so fit easily on top of an installation teams’ van.
Non-magnetic brass inserts
Yardley Products Corporation, a manufacturer of threaded metal insert fasteners, has been producing non-magnetic brass inserts for use in MRI machines and sensitive electronics equipment for nearly five years.
n addition to being made in the USA, Yardley has reaffirmed its commitment to producing the highest quality non-magnetic metal inserts by upgrading to all new magnetoscope equipment used for testing and quality control of the products. “Standard brass inserts are actually slightly magnetic due
to small traces (about 0.2% - 0.4%) of iron in the alloy”, said Tim Bailey, president at Yardley Products. “Our magnetoscope testing equipment allows us to perform a quality check that ensures absolutely zero magnetic material is present in our non- magnetic fasteners.” There are numerous applications that require the use of non-
magnetic inserts in order to minimise potential RF interference with sensitive electronics and prevent failure. Typical applications
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include medical instruments like MRI machines, microwave and cell phone towers, semiconductor protection equipment and devices, aerospace vehicles, robotic assemblies, instrumentation devices, printers/plotters, and laboratory and test equipment. The non-magnetic characteristics (zero magnetic flux density)
of the material used by Yardley, produces inserts of the same high quality as those produced with magnetic materials. In addition, the full line of Yardley’s brass threaded metal inserts are available in the non-magnetic variety. Produced on a custom quote basis, Yardley non-magnetic
threaded metal insert fasteners are available in a wide range of U.S. and metric sizes and thread configurations.
an Olympic champion
With over 61 years experience of manufacturing worm-drive hose clamps, JCS Hi-Torque Ltd is still going from strength to strength with new innovative products.
CS Hi-Torque Ltd’s range of innovative products includes its JCS Hi-Grip Stainless® hose clamp, with Lloyd’s
Type Approval, for the marine industry. The JCS Hi-Torque clamps have become extremely popular for sealing wire-reinforced hoses in the marine, offshore and industrial markets due to their incredible strength. However, JCS Hi-Torque says that the star product of its Hi-Torque clamp family is the JCS Tamtorque®
Tamtorque®
clamps have been specified for fixing banners and signs at the Olympic Games this summer in the UK. sign fixing clamps have already been used to promote the Games in London by clamping advertising
banners across the city. Due to their ease of assembly and removal they will be used also to promote and guide visitors to the later Paralympics Games to be held later in the year and help keep the costs down. “Tamtorque®
and ease, as well as speed of assembly, have considerably reduced the cost of sign fixing.” 120 Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 75 May 2012 sign
fixing clamps. Used for fixing signs, banners, waste bins, securing lighting control boxes and even fixing speed cameras, Tamtorque®
with its patented buckle and tamper resistant screw is now used across the world where its strength
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