Autoclavable press fits.
Autoclavable press fits.
(OP)
I've used press fits (pins in hex holes) to snap plastic clamshells together a few times, and been around others who have done it dozens. It works like a charm and you are liable to break the plastic body before the pins will come out of the holes.
My questions is, has anyone had any experience with something like this in an autoclaved product? I am thinking of using Radel for a product and love the simplicity of assembly that the press fits allow... but hesitate at the notion of all that heat and what it would do to the fit from a relaxation/creep standpoint.
Any thoughts?
My questions is, has anyone had any experience with something like this in an autoclaved product? I am thinking of using Radel for a product and love the simplicity of assembly that the press fits allow... but hesitate at the notion of all that heat and what it would do to the fit from a relaxation/creep standpoint.
Any thoughts?
Chris Loughnane - Product Design
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RE: Autoclavable press fits.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Autoclavable press fits.
Chris Loughnane - Product Design
http://www.pdnotebook.com
http://www.twitter.com/DesignNotebook
RE: Autoclavable press fits.
Adds cost to the mold, but should withstand the autoclave.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA