Threaded Inserts for Plastics, Woods,
light-Metal Alloys & Composite materials
The Brief The customer was using cold press fitted inserts into a core compact laminate table top. They were experiencing insert failures with their current inserts. Tappex were approached to provide a self-tapping alternative; testing was required to provide comparison to their current insert. The Solution The customer provided a sample table top for testing […]
A midlands based historic motor-racing team required a neat and lightweight solution for attaching a steering wheel to a steering wheel centre in a historic race car. Using 6 off Trisert-3’s self-tapping 6238M5-303 inserts installed into the machined T6 Aluminium centre, they were able to reduce the length of the bolts they would normally use […]
With strong demand, in the wake of Brexit, Tappex are investing in a further 3 CNC lathes to ensure that we can meet with both our increasing home and export demands. The CNC machines are used to manufacture mainly our Trisert-3, Carbon steel and Stainless steel self-tapping inserts, which are ever more popular, due […]
We’d just like to say a big thank you to the current Tappex website, which has served us, along with many worldwide customers, OEM’s, design engineers and consumers so well over the years. If you’ve never visited our website, please do feel free to click through and take a peek, before it’s gone!! Soon we’ll […]
Specifically , Tappex have vacancies for : x2 Multi-Spindle Lathe Operators (Davenport experience would be benefiicial but not essential) x1 Maintenance Fitter(Mechanical) Interested individuals should contact the company, asking for the HR Officer and request an application form in the 1st instance. Tappex – 60+ Years of Manufacturing Excellence and International recognition.
With the increase in demand for more environmentally friendly products, Tappex have successfully developed threaded inserts, manufactured from lead free brass for several large international customers, including a furniture manufacturer and an automotive- injection moulder. The products we’ve manufactured so far are suitable for heat-pressed installation into thermoplastics. As demand grows for lead free inserts, […]
This year, Tappex’s sales office manager, Sharon Veitch, will be supporting the charity Crisis, by helping the homeless on Christmas day. The crisis charity offer the homeless year round support, but on Christmas day they will also provide the following… Welcoming support from people who really care A chance to shower, freshen up and […]
The Foamsert – Self-tapping brass thread inserts from Tappex Thread Inserts provides an excellent solution for fastening into softer plastics, wood and structural foam materials. The Foamsert should be specified for applications with blind holes, in laminated chip boards, medium density fibre board and some glass reinforced plastics. It is available in both a double […]
Thanks to those visitors who stopped by the Tappex Group stand ‘9A56’ at last week’s International Trade show, NEC, Birmingham. You came, you saw, you received demonstrations & applications advice on the great range of Threaded Inserts for Plastics, Metals & Composite materials that Tappex has to offer. Further, we presented a group subsidiary company: Pressavon […]
In support of the excellent work undertaken by Macmillan nurses across the the UK, Andy Wherton (Tappex Group Quality Manager) & friends undertook to play 4 consecutive rounds of golf over last weekend at their local course in the West Midlands, sponsored by friends & colleagues alike. They are in the process of raising £100’s […]
The Tappex Group comprises of :- Tappex Thread Inserts Ltd – Thread Inserts for Plastics, Metals & Composites, bespoke installation equipment & proven since 1956 strong Applications Engineering support. Pressavon Ltd – Automotive / OEM Metal Pressed / Stamped parts from UK factory with very experienced Technical & Project mangement team; progression-tooling capabilities. C Edgren […]
Pressavon Ltd, part of the Tappex group of companies have now moved into their own purpose built 9000 square foot facility, located at the rear of Tappex Thread Inserts’ building on Masons Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon. The decision to build a purpose built factory was made in 2014 and demonstrates Tappex group’s commitment to the long […]
Tappex will present its comprehensive range of threaded inserts for plastics / metals / woods & composite materials, with demonstrable installation-tooling equipment (hand tools, heat installation and pnuematic-driven torque settable screwdrivers). Tappex Technical-Sales staff will be on-hand to welcome visitors , discuss application enquiries and give guidance to the appropriate fastener / design of joint […]
Tappex was found to be 100% compliant with the latest requirements of each standard maintaining its reputation for high perfomrance products, excellant customer service & global supply for 60 years of operations now.
Tappex are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the PPME Exhibition (Plastics, Prototyping and Metals Exhibition) being held at the Concorde Centre, Manchester Airport on the 21st April 2016. The exhibition will be open between 8:30am and 2:30pm. The Tappex sales engineers will be on hand to offer technical advice and support for your current, or […]
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