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Zip-Tech®:
The Fastening Technology
for the Future
by Monica Draveling
Marketing Coordinator
Wilson Tool International, Inc.
Long recognized as the leader of innovative tooling solutions, Wilson Tool has introduced a unique new tool that can eliminate expensive fastening methods. You’ve never seen anything like Zip-Tech®. It’s a completely
new tooling solution-and a completely new tooling concept-from Wilson Tool International® and Zip-Tech® LLC that eliminates the use of expensive fastening methods such as welding
and grinding operations or
spot-welding to join metal
parts together in certain applications.
Thanks to our continual commitment to developing new products that help customers be more successful, Wilson Tool has introduced Zip-Tech® Fastening Technology to address the
fabricating industry’s need to eliminate expensive fastening methods in suitable applications. As the leading independent tooling consultant to metal fabricators for 35 years, Wilson Tool knows that welding and
grinding operations, spot-welding and other fastening methods are time-consuming and labor-intensive. Plus, some of these methods cannot be used when joining pre-finished or dissimilar metals, prohibiting the
configuration of certain metal combinations in finished products.
Expected to be particularly useful to fabricators of electrical enclosures, Wilson Tool’s new Zip-Tech® lance and form tool fabricates snaps to join metal parts
together without the need for welding and grinding operations, spot-welding or other fastening methods. Via these snaps, the sheet metal parts are connected
with such strength that they virtually can not be pulled apart.
The conventional methods of welding and grinding operations, spot-welding and other fastening methods of metals together has historically prevented some
dissimilar or coated metals from being joined together. Welding or spot-welding most coated metals releases toxic gases from the coating. There are a few types
of coated metals that can be safely welded or spot-welded. However, welding or spot-welding these safe coated metals typically corrodes the rust-resistance
properties of the metals, prompting the need for extra steps to restore rust resistance.
Wilson Tool has provided a solution to this problem with its new Zip-Tech™ technology. Now, fabricators can join metal parts together parts-literally in a snap.
For more information, please contact:
Wilson Tool International®, Inc.
Punch Press Tooling Division
12912 Farnham Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Tel: 800-328-9646
Fax: 800-222-0002
E-mail: turret@wilsontool.com
Web site: http://www.wilsontool.com
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