Collet Fastening Attachment
Customers request custom tools and solutions from our team for all sorts of reasons. In the case of the Collet Fastening Attachment, the driving factor was reducing the manufacturing cost of a suspension component.
The Challenge
- Reduce manufacturing cost of suspension component
- Tighten tubular suspension component
- Safely grip and tighten without crushing or distorting the tubular component
- Tighten to a final specification of 150 NM
Solution
- Collet Fastening Attachment
- Allows for tightening of tubular component without damaging it
- Employs additive manufacturing - 3D printed gripping pads to prevent marking
- Tightens to final spec of 150 NM - higher torques possible
- Saves on manufacturing costs by removing the need for a driving feature (hex, spanner hole) on the component