This section provides an overview for stripper bolts as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 18 stripper bolt manufacturers and their company rankings.
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A stripper bolt is a specialized bolt primarily used in mold applications. It controls the vertical movement range of the mold stripper plate, hence its name. The bolt is distinguished by a section of the shank that is thicker than the rest, directly below the bolt head, leading to its alternative name, "stepped bolt."
Stripper bolts guide the upper and lower parts of the mold stripper plate. They maintain the stripper plate's position by fitting through holes in the backing plate, ensuring smooth separation of molded products during disassembly. Precise body length is crucial to prevent tilting of the stripper plate, which could hinder mold function.
Stripper bolts also serve as guides and stoppers for devices using, stabilizing the spring's vertical movement.
The bolts' bodies can act as guides for vertical sliding components, though they should not be subjected to lateral forces or bending loads.
The outer diameter of the stripper bolt's body below the head acts as a sliding guide, with the body length limiting vertical movement range. The dimensions are precisely finished to specific tolerances to ensure fit and function. The step feature results in a thread diameter smaller than the bolt's head diameter, with tightening features designed to match this discrepancy. Materials include carbon steel, chromoly steel, and stainless steel, all hardened for enhanced strength and wear resistance.
These bolts have an external thread and can be screwed directly into a tapped hole, though they are prone to stress concentration at the threaded base.
Featuring an internal thread, these bolts are secured with another bolt from behind, reducing stress concentration and offering a more secure fix.
This design separates the threaded part and body, reducing stress concentration and allowing for single-sided tightening. The bush requires a thicker body diameter to ensure structural integrity.
The heads often feature a hexagonal socket to prevent them from dislodging from the die set, with variations including low-profile heads and large-diameter heads with knurled edges for tool-less tightening.
It's important not to confuse stripper bolts with similarly shaped plastic bolts or shoulder bolts, as each serves different purposes and load directions. Stripper bolts are suitable for tensile loads along the bolt axis but not for applications requiring lateral or bending loads, for which shoulder bolts are designed.
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FM Stainless was founded in the 1990s and is headquartered in Ellijay, Georgia. The company is a domestic manufacturer and fabricator of stainless steel and high alloy expansion products and other specialty fasteners. The company designs and manufactures fasteners that are specifically tailored to handle customer needs. The company’s product segments include Pipe Supports, Expansion Anchors, Stainless Hardware, and Chain & Wire Rope Products. Many components including those in Stainless Hardware can also be manufactured in titanium, Monel, and other alloys and materials.
Big Bolt is a Bloomingdale, Illinois-based manufacturer and supplier of structural fasteners founded in 1977. The company produces a large selection of studs, bolts, screws, washers, and rods for use in various industrial applications in agriculture, construction, aerospace, and transportation. The company also produces specialty units including metric fasteners sized and measured to metric system standardizations, and ACME fasteners with trapezoidal threadings for use in motion control and power transmission. Custom engineering and secondary services provided by Big Bolt include milling, threading, heat treating, and plating.
Dayton Lamina is a subsidiary of MISUMI Group Inc. formed in 2014 in Ohio and is the manufacturer and supplier of a diverse range of metal stamping products, dies, punches, and more. Dayton Lamina is subsumed by other brands namely, Lempco, Danly IEM, Lamina, and Dayton Progress. Each of these brands has its own production line such as Lempco serves the canning, electronics, and automotive industry with its die set guidance system. Danly IEM manufactures die and mold components along with Lamina. Dayton Progress designs catalogs and brochures for the die and punch market.
Arlington Fastener Company was founded in 1969 and is located in Barrington, Illinois near Chicago. The company is a supplier of quality fasteners and through its subsidiary Tuttle Manufacturing, is also a manufacturer of custom fasteners. The company’s offerings include machine screws, sheet metal screws, threaded rods, and thread-forming screws. The company offers over 40,000 unique items in stock including domestic and import fasteners, standard and special. Designs not held in stock can generally be custom manufactured.
Jergens, Inc. established in Cleveland, OH in 1942 is a manufacturer of Workholding, Lifting and Specialty Fasteners products. Their product portfolio includes clamps, vises, fixtures, and chucks, used for precise and stable workpiece positioning in machining and assembly processes. The company serves industries Renewable Energy, Mining and Exploration, Marine and Offshore, Electronics and Semiconductors and Telecommunications. The company has ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016 certification and have global delivery and customer support..
Texas Specialty Fasteners (TSF) has honorably served as a distributor of hardware as a family-owned company since 1988 and is located in Wylie, Texas. TSF has both standard offering and custom manufacturing services of a wide range of products. These products include screws, nuts, bolts, washers, spacers & standoffs, precision parts, pins, wire handling, inserts, anchors, drill bits, taps, & dies, abrasives & sawblades, safety equipment, and miscellaneous equipment including rivets, handles, catches, and strut accessories.
JT Industries based in Bartlett, Illinois is a distributor of a wide variety of assembly components used in manufacturing applications. Some of the company’s manufacturers include Hellermann Tyton, Indusco, Micro Plastics, and Rotor Clips. The company’s product listings include cable ties, clips, fittings & wire ropes, labels, and socket head cap screws. Each product is available in multiple sizes, colors, and strength configurations. Orders can be made by contacting the company directly or making a request for a quote.
IntegraTECH Distribution was founded in 1976 in Hudson, New Hampshire, as a distributor of industrial fasteners and electronic components. The company offers a comprehensive product range that includes abrasives, anchors, bolts, cutting tools, nails, nuts, preferred hand tools, rivets, and screws, among others. In addition, the company provides secondary services such as inventory management, kitting, bagging, and assembly. These products and services find applications in various manufacturing processes, construction projects, woodworking, metalworking, and assembly operations across industries. The company caters its services to a wide range of industries, such as construction, woodworking, manufacturing, and metalworking.
Fasco Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered near Chicago in Alsip, Illinois. The company is a global nut and bolt distributor with locations in the US and Taiwan. The company serves the automotive, transportation, furniture, OEM, and consumer appliance industry among others. Product offerings include fasteners such as bolts and screws, and also parts for steering and brake assemblies, cabling, and pins. The company’s services include Kansan, VMI, and Just-In-Time shipping services to facilitate the efficiency of ordering and customer inventory management.
Cold Headers, Inc is a manufacturer and distributor of Socket Screws and their related products since 1962. The company is located in Chicago, United States. Cold Headers' range of products includes shoulder screws, dowel pins, hex keys, and various alloy steel fasteners. The company offers all screws and fasteners in standard and custom sizes and comes in nylon, brass, and bronze materials. Socket screws are also available with spline drives.
National Bolt & Nut Corporation is based in Schaumburg, Illinois. National Bolt & Nut is a distributor of bolts, nuts, and related tools, serving the heavy equipment & construction, mining, transportation, automotive, and alternative energy industries. National Bolt & Nut is ISO 9001 certified. National Bolt & Nut product listings include standard and custom nuts, spacers, and washers with assorted head styles. Other offerings include a variety of screws, pins, and sprockets.
Mil-Spec Fasteners, Corp. is based in Hampstead, Maryland. And is a distributor of fasteners and related equipment. Mil-Spec can also manufacture custom designs in virtually any finish or material. Mil-Spec is ISO 9001:2008 compliant. Mil-Spec’s calibration system is also compliant to MIL-STD-45662A. Mil-Spec’s product categories include cap screws, washers, electronic hardware, bolts, inserts, screws, pins, nuts, rivets, as well as miscellaneous hardware including clamps, fittings, grommets, hinges, O rings, and retaining rings.
SC Fastening Systems hailing from Macedonia, OH is an industrial and construction supply distributer that provides value-added services. Product lines include fasteners, concrete anchors, abrasives, cutting tools, safety, janitorial, welding, paints and chemicals, material handling, tools and equipment, electrical, hydraulics and pneumatics, and lifting and rigging. Additionally, SC Fastening Systems offers specialty parts for niche industries such as laundry chute parts and custom hinges. SC Fastening Systems also offers services including inventory management and supply chain solutions, modified parts, kitting, assembly and special packaging, and fire protection products and services.
Global Fastener & Supply, Inc. is a distributor of industrial fasteners and supplies, established in the United States in 1985. The company specializes in providing a wide range of fasteners, tools, and MRO products to industries worldwide. Its extensive network ensures timely delivery and detailed customer service. From the simple to the complex, it provides all sort of fastener and hardware requirements. It carries both inch and metric sizes, in various materials both ferrous and non-ferrous.
Cold-Header’s Inc. is a nationwide master distributor of socket screws and related industrial fasteners, founded in 1962, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The company has grown by providing fast and efficient service to its customers in the building materials industry, specialzing in hardware, plumbing, and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers. It carries the most comprehensive assortment of socket screws and related industrial fasteners anywhere, with over 200,000 sizes in stock. Currently, it is working hard to become the customers main source for special METRIC fasteners in all materials, along with a full line of standard metric sizes as well.
MISUMI INDIA Pvt Ltd. is a subsidiary of MISUMI Group, a Japanese manufacturer of mechanical standard components for factory automation. It is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India and has been in operation since 2016. The company supplies a wide range of industrial components, including standard components for press die, standard components for plastic mold, and electronics tools for MRO (maintenance, repair, operations). Its products are used in multiple industries, including automotive, machinery, and electronics. The company also offers technical support, installation, and training services to ensure efficient utilization of its products.
Fast-Rite was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Glendale Heights, Illinois. The company is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer and distributor of fasteners, abrasives, tools, and accessories to manufacturing and other industries. The company has multiple distribution centers throughout the United States, as well as full-service sales, warehouse, and production facilities in both Mexico and Asia. The company offers rite-stock programs and optimization options. Rite-stock programs include customer-managed inventory, total VMI, virtual inventory, Kanban, and JIT programs. Optimization programs include assembly, automation, and robotics solutions.
G-Fast has its roots back to 1989 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. G-Fast is a distributor and custom manufacturer of machine tools and equipment. Product offerings include bolts, screws, nuts, rivets, washers, pins, springs, wireforms, retaining rings, clamps, clips, pins, handles, electronic access tools, hinges, knobs, latches, panel fasteners, quick release pins, and wire management. Parts are available across several standards and materials. G-Fast’s services include custom specialized bolts, screws, and nuts, contract manufacturing, CNC machining, and cold heading.
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Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 15 | 93.8% |
India | 1 | 6.3% |