bigHead® fasteners are an ideal way to create a secure and serviceable connection point on an assembly component that’s made of composite or lightweight material.
Why bigHead® fastening solutions?
Design challenge: Non-visible fastening
bigHeads are ideal when it is aesthetically undesirable to see the fastening connections, or it is technically undesirable to have through-holes in the material.
Design challenge: Connection into thin material sections
bigHeads can create securely connected fastening points on, or within, relatively thin material sections.
Material challenge: Non thread bearing materials
bigHeads can create secure, load spreading fastening points in materials that will not tolerate thread-forming operations, or materials that offer limited thread-strength.
Material challenge: Multi-material compatibility
bigHeads are suitable for use with a multitude of different material types and formats, and within a wide range of fabrication and forming processes.
Manufacturing challenge: Eliminating hole drilling operations
Embedding or surface bonding of bigHeads avoids the risks of material damage and dust generation during drilling operations.
The fixing point enables the component to be efficiently fastened within an assembly through combination with secondary fastening elements.
bigHead® go beyond fastener product manufacturing through a deep understanding of the challenges faced when working with composite moulding processes and tooling. bigHead® can work with customers at an early stage of design to optimise the fastener, not only in terms of design and performance, but also for the manufacturing and assembly process.
bigHead® bonding fasteners offer a wide range of fixings, with heads of various shapes and sizes to suit the application and required fastening function.
The right bigHead for the right application!
Products
A thousand standard products are available in carbon steel and 316 stainless steel. Detailed Technical Data Sheets provide application guidance and key performance data for every product.
Bespoke
Special products can be made for your specific application. We help define your requirements from the outset to provide you with bespoke fastening options for your project.
Guidance
We can provide guidance on how to achieve the best fastening solution. We have expertise in both composite materials and fastening technologies.
Download application guidance
Visit the bigHead tecHub where you can access Technical Data Sheets for all bigHead products, find application guidance and see case studies.
bigHead® your design partner
Let Bossard introduce you to the value bigHead® has to offer as an partner at an early stage of design
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bigHead® – success stories in industry
Composite panel fastening for off-shore power
bigHead Bonding Fasteners frequently works together with clients to provide Special designs for composite panel fastening. The product range is able to cover many applications, but innovative designs often require bespoke solutions. By their nature, our special designs differ from one another but our ‘Bespoke’ page gives a flavour of the issues we address.
Composite panel fasteners for automotive applications
As composites are used for a wider range of automotive applications, the importance of composite panel fasteners grows. The creation of secure and reliable fastening points compatible with a wide range of composite materials and their different fabrication processes is key. bigHead helps designers and fabricators meet these challenges in several ways.
Construction industry GRC panel fastening
Panel fasteners are an important topic in the construction industry and especially in relation to fixing glass fibre reinforced concrete (GFRC or GRC) panels. GRC offers enormous advantages in construction, providing a strong and durable material. GRC panels are often as thin as 13 mm but, although comparatively light, can weigh up to a ton or more.
Buy bigHeads in the Bossard E-shop
We have a vast selection of bigHeads available to order directly on our E-shop.
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Bossard and bigHead®
bigHead and Bossard are the perfect example of a technology partnership. On one hand you have the techhub which bigHead offers and on the other hand you have Bossard as the perfect distributor.
We can help you turn your design ideas into perfect products and applications without any compromise on form or function, cost or quality. Our expertise with advanced composite and lightweight materials can help you take your designs into exciting new areas, pushing the limits of what’s possible.