Bonded Fasteners for corrosive offshore application bigHead Bonding Fasteners
A critical objective for the client was to move away from welded pins which suffer from corrosion in severe offshore climates. When securing insulation and fire protection systems in place such corrosion jeopardises safety and necessitates costly repairs and maintenance.
The bigHead Butterfly Bracket utilises bigHead’s unique design to avoid welding and allow simple surface bonding with adhesive. In this particular example the bigHeads were surface bonded into position with a new structural adhesive from 3M. Once installed, the bigHead fastener provides a secure fixing for the application of a wet-applied insulation material.
bigHead was able to come up with design prototypes within days of the enquiry coming in from the Oil & Gas contractor. Due to its unique process bigHead was able to provide multiple designs in a short space of time and also test the strength of those designs for the client. Made with 316 Stainless Steel the bigHead Butterfly Bracket is resistant to the most severe marine climates.
This type of application specific design for technical clients is something bigHead has been specialising in for over 40 years. To see other customer applications and solutions please visit www.bighead.co.uk
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04 January 2012
