Article | REF: AM3755 V1

Plastics assembly processes

Author: Maurice REYNE

Publication date: January 10, 2001

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3. Dismountable assemblies

3.1 Snap-in

The advantage of this process is that the system comes directly from the molding process, requiring no additional components to achieve assembly.

The elasticity of the plastic (PA or POM, for example) is used to facilitate attachment, by creating flexible protuberances or lugs (figure 24 ), generally injected into the undercut.

Flexible leg molding (doc. Dupont de Nemours)
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