ROBOTUNITS has recently showcased its fastening technology at the Automatica Tradeshow in Munich, suspending a 1.8-tonne sports-car from a single standard fastener.
The company, which has a production facility in Australia, claims its fastening technology is a form fitting, vibration safe and centrally-aligned connection of aluminium extrusions.
The technology is said to provide a level of stability that was previously only possible with welding, and can be used for all possible connection between 50×50, 50×100 or 100×100 aluminium profiles.
According to Robotunits, the standardisation of all its components allows savings in all stages of the engineering process, starting from the design stage to the onsite installation stage.
Tests at different universities have reportedly all confirmed that Robotunits’ connection of 50×50 extrusions exceed breaking strengths of over 4000kg and are also 100% secure to vibration.
The tests all used a standard fastener consisting of a connector plate as well as M10 and two M8 bolts. The company says these tests have shown that the connectors are perfectly balanced in design, with these extreme strength capabilities only possible with the patented Robotunits extrusion and connection technology.