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3M ™ Dual Lock ™ Reclosable Fasteners For Automotive Applications Why use 3M ™ Dual Lock ™ Reclosable Fasteners? • The mushroom-shaped stems snap together tightly for dependable repeatable attachment. • The strong holding power dramatically reduces rattling and vibration of components. • Three different stem densities allow for mixing and matching, achieving the engagement and disengagement forces needed for the application. • An audible snap confirms that the part is correctly installed with minimal insertion force required by the assembly worker. • Dual Lock fasteners provide an aesthetically pleasing look because you don’t see unsightly mechanical fasteners. • Dual Lock fasteners do not require special tools, providing easy alignment at attachment. Reclosable Fastening Systems Secure
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3M™ Dual Lock™ Reclosable FastenersFor Automotive Applications
Why use 3M™ Dual Lock™ Reclosable Fasteners?
• Themushroom-shapedstemssnaptogethertightlyfordependable repeatableattachment.
• Thestrongholdingpowerdramaticallyreducesrattlingandvibration ofcomponents.
• Threedifferentstemdensitiesallowformixingandmatching,achieving theengagementanddisengagementforcesneededfortheapplication.
• Anaudiblesnapconfirmsthatthepartiscorrectlyinstalledwithminimal insertionforcerequiredbytheassemblyworker.
• DualLockfastenersprovideanaestheticallypleasinglookbecauseyou don’tseeunsightlymechanicalfasteners.
• DualLockfastenersdonotrequirespecialtools,providingeasy alignmentatattachment.
ReclosableFastening Systems
Secure
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Features Advantages Benefits
Easy Alignment of Parts
•Eliminatesconcernsaboutmisalignmentandprematureor incompleteengagement.
•Provideseasyandfirmengagementfromanyorientation.
•Improvesquality
•Easytouse
•Increasesproductivity
Adjustable Engagement and Disengagement Forces
•Providesarangeofengagementanddisengagementforces thatcanbeachievedbycombiningthedifferentstemdensities.
•Increasesproductivity
•Improvesquality
•Providesadjustableandproportionalengagementand disengagementforcestotheengagedareaofthefastener.
•Easytouse
•Increasesproductivity
•Improvesquality
Reclosability •Canbeopenedandre-closedinhighcycleapplications.•Easytouse
•Increasesproductivity
Appearance•Abletoattachonthebacksideofatrimpieceallowingforblind fasteningandanuninterruptedshowsurface.
•Easytouse
•Improvesquality
•Improvesappearance
Vibration Resistant •Dramaticallyreducestherattlingandvibrationofcomponents. •Improvesquality
Ease of Assembly
•Doesnotrequirespecialtoolsorequipmentforattachment.
•Easytouse
•Increasesproductivity
•Savesmoney
•Maybeusedtoattachcomponentspriortotheirentryinto thefinalassemblyplant,reducingthenumberofpartsand assemblytime.
•Easytouse
•Increasesproductivity
•Savesmoney
MultipleAttachmentMethods
•Availableinnumerousforms,allowingfortheabilitytobe attachedtoalargevarietyofsurfaces,usingdifferingmethods.
•Designflexibility
•Increasesproductivity
•Improvesquality
PositiveLocking •Audiblysnapswhenfastened,assuringsecureclosure.•Reducesworry
•Improvesquality
•Headliners•Sheetmetal/pillars
•Sunroofs•Centerconsolepanels
•Interiortrimparts•Interiorlighting
•Electroniccomponents
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3M™DualLock™ReclosableFastenersaredesignedforattaching:
