Custom Inserts | Colored Inserts | Standard Inserts | Standard Inserts Selection Table

Custom Inserts

Inserts International offers customized sizes, shapes, colors and materials defined with you to meet your exact design needs and functional requirements and usages.

Through the company’s historic dedication to provide the best customer service possible, Inserts International developed a true expertise in meeting customer’s needs and requirements.

Specific to each job or usage, Inserts International provides different shapes and sizes, standards and customs. Inserts International uses its past experiences and custom insert designs to offer you time-savings and the best solutions for your production through collaborative design.

Inserts International offers you a wide variety of plating and material options.

Plating available For Inserts:	Material available For Inserts:
Zinc Gold Brass Nickel Copper Chrome Others on request	Brass Steel Aluminum Stainless steel Copper/bronze Others on request

Colored Inserts

Colored inserts allow you to differentiate between any two inserts, no matter how similar they may be.

Colored inserts are used to differentiate:

• Two different but look alike inserts
• Two same inserts with different measurement systems ( inches & metric)
• Two same inserts with different destinations (inside, outside the product, ...)
• The assembly order process (blues first, then reds,…greens, ...) for you or your final customer

The benefits include savings in production (simplifying complex assembly process, reducing assembly and maintenance time, resulting in higher quality and default-free rates and final customers satisfaction levels increase...) The extra measure of insurance you gain is invaluable.

Inserts are immediately available in Red, Blue, Green, or Black.

Standard Inserts

Inserts International classifies its inserts regarding the following nomenclature:

Inserts International's inserts are utilized in a wide range of products (electronics, automobiles, tools, ...) and can be installed in a variety of installation types and base materials.

The four main types of installation are:

• Manual or Press-in: The insert is pressed into the drilled "boss" or remolded hole, using a standard press.
• Heat-Stake: The insert is pressed into the mounting “boss” hole, using a thermal press, whose heat melts the plastic during the insertion. The plastic then solidifies to lock the insert into the mounting hole.
• Ultrasonic: A high frequency vibration is applied while the insert fastener is pressed into the mounting hole. The vibration creates heat that melts the plastic during the insertion. The plastic then solidifies to lock the insert into the mounting hole.
• Molded-in: The insert is placed on core pins in the mold and the part is formed around it.

The main base standard insert materials are:

• Hard thermoplastics: PA-filled, PC/ABS Blends, PPS, PBT
• Medium thermoplastics: ABS, PA-unfilled, POM (Acetal), PVC
• Soft thermoplastics: PP, PE, HDPE
• Thermosetting plastics: BMC, DMC, Phenolic, Polyurethane, SMC, Tufnol, Ureas

Standard Inserts Selection Table

Inserts International Part Number	Installation Type			Base Material				Advantages
	Manual	Heat Stake	Ultra-sonic	Hard thermo plastic	Medium thermo plastic	Soft thermo plastic	Thermo-setting
I40								Self-locking action (expansion insert) Fast and easy press-in installation High torque and pull-out performance
I41								Press-in installation Self-locking action (expansion insert) High torque and pull-out performance Pulled out resistance while minimized penetration into boss holes Head (I42) provides large bearing surface, useful with weaker plastics
I42
I43
I46S								Ideal for use with automated systems High torque and pull-out performance Taper allows for rapid and accurate alignment prior to installation
I46L
I55								Tapping machine installation High torque and pull-out performance Head (I64) help carry high loads in weak plastics Ideal where jack-out loading is a concern
I64
I72								Self-aligning to assist installation Combination of sharp fins and straight knurls provides increased pull-out and torque performance
I77
I85								Self-aligning to assist installation High torque and pull-out performance Reduced radial stress in thinner boss wall
I86								Self-aligning assists installation Opposing knurls provide high torque and pull-out resistance
I87								Self-aligning to assist installation High torque and pull-out performance Reduced radial stress in thinner boss wall
I88								Self-aligning assists installation Opposing knurls provide high torque and pull-out resistance
I90								Self aligning assists installation High torque and pull out performance No orientation required (omni-directional)
I92								Enables the use of very small screws Reduces jack-out conditions Permits thin boss walls allowing compact boss design Head (I93) is ideal for smaller plastic products
I93