Sfs-intec Holding Ag

Thomas Heinzmann

Daniel Gasser

Kurt Blum

A fastening arrangement including a grommet, which is configured as a substantially cylindrical sleeve with a head part, with a hollow-cylindrical shaft and with a conical tip, and also a fastener and a nut, for example made of plastic, which is fitted on the first threaded portion of the fastener. The fastener has two threaded portions, wherein one threaded portion is configured as a right-hand thread and the other threaded portion is configured as a left-hand thread (or vice versa). Moreover, the invention comprises a mounting method for such a fastening arrangement, in which the setting operation (anchoring of the fastener, adjustment of the sheath) can be managed in one step without changing the driving direction of the setting tool.

Fastener, fastening arrangement and method for mounting

A method for fastening material webs, such as roofing sheets made of plastic on a surface with fastening points (head disks including a hot-melt adhesive layer) arranged thereon using a self-propelled fastening unit () comprising the following steps: (A) detecting a route marking by means of a first detector () on the fastening unit () and moving the fastening unit along the route marking; (B) detecting and calculating the position of a head disk () by means of a second detector (); (C) approaching and remaining at an operating position during the subsequent fastening process; (D) positioning an induction heater () and heating up the head disk () for a period of time Th; (E) removing the induction heater () and pressing the material web against the head disk by a cooling device (); (F) taking off the cooling device after a predetermined time Tk has passed; (G) continuing with (A), until an end of the route marking is reached.

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St. Gallen, Switzerland

Thomas Heinzmann