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Quality Thread Insert Systems

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Recoil

Quality Thread Insert Systems

Recoil Insert Systems

Designed to Meet the Most Demanding Requirements

Recoil leads the way in thread insert systems, offering a broad

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complementary STI taps and installation tooling.

selection of free-running and screw-locking thread inserts, along with

The Recoil line includes thread inserts for UNC sizes ranging from

2-56 through 1-6, UNF sizes from 3-48 through 1-12, Metric Coarse sizes from M2-.4 through M52-5, and Metric Fine sizes from M8-1 through M52-3. Special sizes are available upon request.

Standard inserts are manufactured from

304 stainless, with other materials such as 316 stainless, Inconel, Nitronic 60 and Phosphor Bronze also available. Variousplatings and

coatings can be applied upon request, including Dry Film Lubricant, Cadmium, Silver, Tin, and Zinc. Recoil inserts encompass the highest levels of quality and are certified to a wide range of standards, including Mil Spec and Boeing Certification. These inserts can also be provided with full traceability and conformity certificates.

Designed and Manufactured for a Wide Range of Applications

Recoil inserts have been proven for decades to provide positive locking performance and long thread life in even

These high-quality wire thread inserts

strengthen threads, providing longer life

in many applications. In addition, Recoil inserts can also reduce manufacturing

costs, by allowing the use of lighter original

materials (aluminum and magnesium casts) while maintaining thread strength.

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and exhaust manifold studs. equipment. Aerospace systems. Military hardware.

the most vibration-intensive environments.

Typical applications for these inserts include: Transportation products with uses ranging from car, train, and aircraft seats, to brake calipers, from wing mirrors to oil and transmission pans, from carburetor fuel inlets to cylinder head bolts

Various medical instrumentation and equipment. Satellite dishes and related telecommunications

Recoil Free-Running and Thread-Locking Insert Systems

Industry-Leader in Choice of Designs, Sizes, and Materials

With a choice of free-running or screw-locking designs, Recoil offers a broad range of thread insert systems to ensure the best match of product to the application. The standard Recoil free-running

thread, delivering the necessary holding power

for most applications. For particularly demanding

or extreme high-vibration applications, Recoil offers a screw-locking design, which provides a superior locking function in the female thread.

Inconel

Inconel X-750 is an alloy material with excellent

high heat resistance and strength characteristics.

Used in demanding applications like gas turbines

and auto lambda sensor repairs, these inserts can withstand temperatures of 1000F and can be

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certified to GE Power Generation standards. Inconel X-625 material possesses very high corrosion resistance and is used in sub-sea platforms and other critical salt water and marine applications.

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Phosphor Bronze
instrumentation and equipment.

insert provides for easy installation of a female

Designed for electrical applications, Recoil Phosphor Bronze inserts provide no outside interference of signals. This characteristic ensures their successful use in electrical bonding joints and related operations. These advanced inserts have been successfully employed in the manufacturing of a wide range of sensitive electrical equipment including circuit boards, telecommunications control boxes, and medical

316 Stainless

Tangless Designs

Often used in highly corrosive applications, Recoil 316 Stainless Steel inserts provide a high degree of reliable corrosion resistance. In freshwater, saltwater, even chlorine environments, the inserts are designed to deliver years of failure-proof threadholding performance.

Designed to reduce production costs by eliminating the time required to remove the tang and retrieve it, Recoil Tangless inserts are counted on for a wide range of OEM applications. For instrumentation, electronics, and aerospace equipment manufacturing, these efficient designs also provide peace-of-mind by eliminating the possibility of foreign objects (the tang) being left behind in the final assembled product.

Nitronic 60 Inserts

Designed for applications where galling can be a problem, Recoil

Nitronic 60 inserts wear-resistant,

anti-galling characteristics eliminate the need for additional lubrication. Based on the reduction in friction they provide, these inserts deliver more consistent clamping torque. In addition, Nitronic 60 inserts are suitable for use with stainless steel screws.

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Tangless is a registered trademark of KATO and Advanex, Inc.

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SmartSert Keysert
Thread-Forming Inserts
Recoil SmartSert Thread-Forming inserts effectively eliminate the need for tapping holes, adding to the efficiency and productivity of a wide range of OEM applications. These advanced inserts are proven to deliver outstanding pull-out strength, even when used in many plastics and softer base materials.

Solid Theaded Inserts

Keysert Solid Theaded inserts provide an easy-to-install thread assembly to replace damaged, stripped or worn threads in a wide range of materials, including castings, forgings, and mechanical components (except cast iron or sintered materials.) Made from high quality carbon steel or stainless steel, Keyserts are ideal for heavy-wear, high-vibration environments. Keyserts are available in lightweight, heavy duty, and extra heavy duty. Solid carbon steel plugs are available in inch or metric.
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Installation Tooling
Matched To Your Manufacturing or Repair Requirements

Recoil offers a broad selection of installation tooling, providing easy, secure installation, for both manufacturing and repair applications. For the manufacturer, Recoil offers the choice of electrically

volume pneumatic tools. Another Recoil innovation, the Work Arm System, combines strip-feed inserts

with a pneumatic tool, to contribute to the efficiency and productivity of manufacturing operations.

For repair operations, Recoil offers its industry standard manual tool. In addition, Recoil offers

a pre-winder tool that can be operated manually or connected to a drill or other powered tool for faster operation.

Recoil also provides a selection of STI taps, for

both inch and metric applications. Recoil offers a full range of STI taps for Taper, Intermediate, and

Bottoming use, in Pilot Nose, Spiral Flute, and Spiral

Point designs. These taps can also be provided with a choice of coatings Titanium Carbonitride (TiCN),

for longer tap life and increased productivity.

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Titanium Nitride (TiN), and Chromium Nitride (CrN)

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powered tools, in addition to high-production

Repair Kits
Providing For Quick, Sure Repair

Recoil offers a choice of repair kits to meet a wide range of repair options. The Recoil Pro Series provides everything required to make a successful repair drill bit, STI tap, installation tool, and three lengths of inserts all packaged in a convenient kit. Pro Series kits are available to accommodate a wide range

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To cover a number of sizes, Recoil also offers versatile Range kits. These kits include an STI tap, installation tool, and inserts in a number of popular metric, inch, or combination metric/inch sizes. Recoil is also the first to offer a TI kit. This premium kit includes both free running and locking inserts, along with a durable Titanium Nitride (TiN)-coated high-speed drill and STI tap. In addition, the TI kit also includes a pre-winder. And as an added bonus, this advanced design pre-winder can be used manually or can be driven by a common electric drill. TI Kit Range Kit

of Inch Coarse, Inch Fine, Metric Coarse, and Metric Fine uses.

Classic Kit

Pro Series Kit

Trade Series Kit

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 Recoil. Bringing versatility to a range of applications.

Offering a wide variety of sizes, materials, finishes, and coatings, Recoil brand products are versatile enough to fit a broad range of applications. Recoil threaded inserts, installation tooling, taps, gauges, and thread-repair kits accommodate manufacturing and aftermarket applications in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, shipbuilding, defense, power-generation, and transportation industries.

Manufactured in all popular thread forms, Recoil inserts are engineered in accordance with stringent quality standards, including AS9100, ISO9001, QS9000, Boeing Certification, Mil Spec, and others. Competitively priced, Recoil products have been proven to deliver superior performance, durability, and value.

Bringing the Strength of Alcoa to Fastening

The name Alcoa is recognized worldwide as a strong leader in product quality and customer support. These strengths are found in every

product manufactured for Alcoa Fastening Systems, offering the greatest breadth and depth of fastening system solutions in the industry. Recoil. Bringing the strength of Alcoa to fastening.

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