Recoil®‘s range of quality wire thread inserts enable you to produce strong, permanent threads in metals and plastics but are particularly useful for creating strong threads in softer materials such as aluminium, titanium and magnesium alloys.
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The Recoil® range of wire thread inserts and thread repair products are especially designed to enable you to produce strong threads in weaker .sdaerht degamad fo riaper tneic fife dna tsaf tuo yrrac dna slairetam, Developed from decades of engineering experience, Recoil® products carry a global reputation for delivering fast, reliable and cost effective means of thread strengthening and thread repair.
Howmet Fastening Systems’ (HFS) Recoil® manufacturing operations are located in Australia, with sales and warehouse facilities strategically placed in North America, Asia and Europe.
Recoil®’s product line features an extensive collection of precision inserts, high quality taps, versatile tooling and thread repair kits as well as complementary thread repair products. So whatever your thread requirements may be, Recoil will provide you with the perfect solution.
The Recoil® system consists of precision inserts, quality high speed taps, and easy to use installation tools. The Recoil system is also available in convenient kit form for maintenance and repair applications.
Recoil® has a huge range of inserts available ex-stock for every thread form including METRIC, UNC, UNF, BSC, BSW, BSP, BSF, BA, and NPT.
There are three basic types of Recoil inserts available:
- Standard inserts which form a strong female thread
- Locking inserts with an additional locking function
- Tangless* inserts without an installation tang
Recoil® offer a full range of thread repair kits, covering the majority of sizes commonly used today. Recoil® kits contain the necessary equipment to repair a damaged or stripped thread including an STI HSS tap, an installation tool, and precision stainless steel inserts. A variety of kits types are on offer to meet all of your thread repair needs.
A range of associated tooling is available to facilitate insert installation. These include manual, spring and pneumatic operated installation tools and tang break-off tools.
Fastening Systems also offers a selection of work arms and power tooling®, including high effi ciency pneumatic and electric installation tools, for in-line production or repetitive maintenance situations.
Recoil® offers a wide range of high-quality STI HSS taps and gauges. Recoil® Taps and Gauges are purpose built to enable a precision fit of each insert into a tapped hole. Their unique design enables quick and easy insert installation.