Integrally Moulded Low Profile Fastening Forms

对车辆燃油效率的日益增长的需求导致了广泛的研究和开发，通过使用高性能材料和现代建筑技术来减少装配重量。Rotite要求TSB提供资金，以研究利用一体成型的低轮廓紧固件形式来排除传统金属紧固件的可能性。Rotite Technologies Ltd开发了一种基于低剖面螺旋燕尾榫的新型机械连接和耦合技术。这意味着两个表面可以相互配合，并且可以相互旋转，直到达到所需的紧密度。连接是高强度的，并且允许通过最小的轴向平移来传递非常高的轴向载荷。

The increasing need for fuel efficiency in vehicles has led to extensive Research & Development into the reduction of assembly weight by using high performance materials with contemporary construction techniques. Rotite requires TSB funding to research the possibility of utilising integrally moulded low profile fastening forms to preclude traditional metallicfasteners. Rotite Technologies Ltd has developed a novel mechanical connection and coupling technology based upon a low-profile, helicoidal dovetail. This means that two surfaces dovetail together and can be rotated against one another until the required tightness is achieved. The connection is high strength and allows transfer of very high axial loads with aminimal axial translation.