METAL CLIPS

U and S CLIPS

  • “Edge” clip
  • Holds two panels together 
  • Can be serviceable or non-serviceable
  • Low cost
  • Used primarily in interior trim applications
  • Different barb configurations, inside / outside claw 
  • Barb or no barbs 
  • Issues with parts nesting

HIGH STRENGTH RETAINER CLIPS

  • Designed for hidden fastening.
  • Popular in automotive applications.
  • Help reduce assembly line time and meet safety system requirements.
  • No torque-driven tools needed.

EDGE CLIPS

  • To fix one or more tubes/wires of various diameters along a panel edge
  • Spring steel: to be installed by hand, or gently with a hammer
  • Instant application achieved with the barb design
  • With rolled edge to prevent damage to the sheath when pulling wires

TETHER RETAINERS

  • Designed for hidden fastening.
  • Popular in automotive applications.
  • Help reduce assembly line time and meet safety system requirements.
  • Rotational flexibility.
  • 76mm, 124mm, or 19mm stroke.
  • Secure to a rib or doghouse

EXPANSION NUTS

  • Ideal for isolating against electrical conductivity
  • Helps seal out ambient moisture and gases
  • Fastens in blind holes
  • Muffles noise
  • Dampens vibration and shock
  • Helps prevent galvanic corrosion
  • Removable
  • One-step installation
  • Can be used in closed-end holes

TRIM CLIPS

  • Part that attaches two panels together by pushing onto a stud or clip tower on one panel and snapping into a hole in the other panel

PUSH ON STUD RETAINERS

  • To lock threaded metric shafts/bolts in panels or any elements with a flat surface
  • The clip must be pushed onto the shaft from the top with a magnetic cylindrical hollow tool
  • For metric threaded shafts in metal