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Unit 3 Durham Lane
Armthorpe
Doncaster
South Yorkshire DN3 3FE
England
+44 (0)1302 836010
+44 (0)1302 831555
sales@npfasteners.com
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NORTHERN PRECISION LTD
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system in accordance with ISO 9001.
The ISO 9001 standard is recognised worldwide and
you can be assured of the benefits of working with a
certified company knowing that our management
systems are constantly assessed and improved.
Regulatory
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statement
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Opening Hours
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Company number 3275391
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NORTHERN PRECISION LTD
Specialist Fasteners
for Sheet Metal
+44 (0) 1302 836010
+44 (0) 1302 831555
Tel:
Fax:
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Quality
Service
Reliability
Installation Method
Using your prefered type of
installation tool. KJ60 air tool
and N200 hand tool shown for
reference only.
Ensuring that you are using the
correct grip size rivet nut for the
panel you will be installing into,
screw the rivet nut fully on to
the tools threaded mandrel.
Follow the instructions specific
to your tool to set the correct
stroke length for proper rivet
nut placement. Fully insert the
rivet nut into the hole in the
work piece.
Ensuring that you are holding
the tool perpendicular to the
work piece, operate the tool to
set the rivet nut in place.
Unscrew the threaded mandrel
from the rivet nut.
That’s it. Your rivet nut is now
installed.
To ensure that the rivet nut
performs as intended it is
important that an optimum
bulge is formed.
Material & Finish
Heavy Duty Electro Zinc Plated
Steel (ZI96)
Stainless Steel (A2)
Aluminium (AL)
Brass (BR)
Part Number Examples
Part number is made up as follows:
(Type) (Thread code) (Grip Code) (Material/Finish code)
For example:
OPTI-LF M8 080 ZI96 (BCT Large Flange Multigrip-M6-suitable for 0.5-8.0mm
panel thickness-heavy duty electro zinc plated steel)
OPTI-LF M10 070 A2 (BCT Large Flange Multigrip-M10-suitable for 0.8-7.0mm
panel thickness-stainless steel)
M6 x 1.0
9.0
10.00
16.0
045
0.5 - 4.5
1.50
8.90
17.5
060
0.5 - 6.0
10.5
21.0
090
4.0 - 9.0
M5 x 0.8
8.0
9.00
16.0
050
0.5 - 5.0
1.00
7.90
18.0
070
3.0 - 7.0
9.5
Dimensional
Thread
Size
M4 x 0.7
Hole Size
+0.1 -0.0
7.0
D
8.00
L
Nom.
L2
Ref.
Grip
Code
To suit panel
thickness
(min - max)
13.5
040
0.5 - 4.0
S
0.80
B
±0.09
6.90
15.0
055
2.5 - 5.5
8.0
10.5
070
4.0 - 7.0
M8 x 1.25
11.0
12.00
19.5
060
0.5 - 6.0
1.50
10.90
21.5
080
0.5 - 8.0
12.0
25.0
110
4.0 - 11.0
27.0
130
6.5 - 13.0
M10 x 1.5
13.0
14.00
25.0
070
0.8 - 7.0
2.00
12.90
28.0
100
1.5 - 10.0
16.0
32.0
140
5.5 - 14.0
M12 x 1.75
16.0
17.20
30.0
080
1.0 - 8.0
2.00
15.90
32.0
120
2.0 - 12.0
19.0
38.0
180
8.0 - 18.0
Info
BCT Large Flange Multigrip is a new type of high performance rivet nut designed to streamline rivet nut usage and
provide much improved performance over conventional rivet nuts.
BCT provides a strong captivated thread in panels and is ideally suited to applications where only one side of the
panel is accessible such as box or tube section.
BCT Multigrip offers a much wider grip range than conventional rivet nuts. One nut will cover two grip ranges in the
smaller sizes and up to 4 grips in larger sizes, thus reducing inventory items. BCT features a bulge control design
which produces a larger bulge formation than conventional rivet nuts and controlled upset points, which allows for
perfect installation even in oversize or irregular holes. They can also be used in softer or brittle materials such as
composites or sandwich sections for example.
Available in thread sizes M4 to M12, in RoHS compliant heavy duty electro zinc plated steel (giving 96 hour salt spray
protection), 304 stainless steel, aluminium and brass, they can be installed into panels as thin as 0.5mm and as thick
as 18mm. They can also be manufactured in grip ranges to suit your exact application
requirement.
Requiring the same installation tooling as conventional rivet
nuts, tools range from very low cost hand tools for low
volume, to air powered automatic installation guns for high
volume applications.
BCT has an advantage over other captivated fasteners
because they can be installed on site or used for repair work
to replace a previously installed fastener that has failed. The
advantage of installation from one side of the application
means that access to the back of the panel is never required.
BCT is a registered trademark of BBA srl.
BCT
®
LARGE FLANGE
MULTIGRIP
Self-Clinching Fasteners
Broaching Fasteners
Arnold & Shinjo Fasteners
Rivet Bushes
Rivet Nuts
Weld Fasteners
Cage Nuts
Blind Rivets
Inserts for Plastics
Inserts for Stone, Solid
Materials, Composites &
Sandwich Panels
Crown-Nuts
Fast-Con
Installation Equipment
Turned & Cold Formed
special parts made to order
Bespoke fastener design &
development
Fastener & Application
testing
Technical support
ISO 9001
RoHS|WEEE Compliance
REACH Compliance
Conflict minerals
Environmental Policy
SERVICES & SUPPORT
Reduced Head Imperial Hole
Size (TS)
Reduced Head Splined Body
Imperial Hole Size (TSK)
Reduced Head (TSE)
Reduced Head Splined Body
(TSEK)
Reduced Head Closed End
(TSB)
Reduced Head Closed End
Splined Body (TSBK)
Flat Head (FRS)
Flat Head Splined (FRSK)
Flat Head Closed End (FRSB)
Flat Head Closed End Splined
Body (FRSBK)
Countersunk Head (CRS)
Countersunk Head Splined
Body (CRSK)
Countersunk Head Closed
End (CRSB)
Countersunk Head Closed
End Splined Body (CRSBK)
Reduced Head Half Hexagon
Imperial Hole Size (HRS)
Reduced Head Half Hexagon
(HRSE)
Reduced Head Half Hexagon
Closed End (HRSB)
Reduced Head Full Hexagon
(HRSE/F)
Reduced Head Full Hexagon
Closed End (HRSB/F)
Flat Head Full Hexagon
(FHRS/F)
Flat Head Full Hexagon
Closed End (FHRSB/F)
BCT Reduced Head Multigrip
(OPTI-TS)
BCT Reduced Head Multigrip
Splined Body (OPTI-TSKN)
BCT Large Flange Multigrip
(OPTI-LF)
BCT Large Flange Multigrip
Splined Body
(OPTI-LFKN)
BCT Reduced Head Bulge
Controlled (OPTI-BCTS)
BCT Reduced Head Bulge
Controlled Splined Body
(OPTI-BCTSKN)
BCT Large Flange Bulge
Controlled (OPTI-BCLF)
BCT Large Flange Bulge
Controlled Splined Body
(OPTI-BCLFKN)
Installation Tools, Spares and
Servicing