Threaded Inserts for Plastics, Woods,
light-Metal Alloys & Composite materials
Tappex can now offer from stock a range of Trisert 3 Self-tapping thread inserts, manufactured from Grade 5 Titanium. These new Titanium threaded inserts have a number of benefits over Stainless Steel inserts, including better corrosion resistance and improved strength to weight ratio. Titanium has three key properties that make it particularly desirable and […]
Tappex group of companies have been investing in more CNC machines recently, both to increase our overall capacity and also to increase our depth of product range. Investing in a further 4 machines (bringing us up to a total of 9 machines) has allowed us to increase our range of patented Trisert 3 products, to […]
In-house design and testing facilities, along with a team of qualified applications and sales engineers, for internal and external technical support. Highest quality raw materials – from a single European mill. 35M+ threads inserts in stock, consisting of 23 individual product families and many specials – ready for next day delivery. A company with 61+ […]
Solid core laminate materials have become a main stay in the furniture Industry and their use can present manufacturers with significant difficulties, when it comes to fasteners and fixings. Trisert® self-tapping inserts are an excellent alternative to traditionally used press-in or expansion type brass thread inserts. Many of our customers who now use Trisert® […]
Thank you to all the current (and possibly new) customers that came to talk to us at the SMMT Regional forum in Bolton yesterday. We enjoyed discussing your new projects and look forward to working with you in the coming months. As a family owned, British manufacturer, we’re always willing and able to help our […]
With strong demand, in the wake of Brexit, Tappex are investing in a further 3 CNC lathes to ensure that we can meet with both our increasing home and export demands. The CNC machines are used to manufacture mainly our Trisert-3, Carbon steel and Stainless steel self-tapping inserts, which are ever more popular, due […]
We’d just like to say a big thank you to the current Tappex website, which has served us, along with many worldwide customers, OEM’s, design engineers and consumers so well over the years. If you’ve never visited our website, please do feel free to click through and take a peek, before it’s gone!! Soon we’ll […]
Specifically , Tappex have vacancies for : x2 Multi-Spindle Lathe Operators (Davenport experience would be benefiicial but not essential) x1 Maintenance Fitter(Mechanical) Interested individuals should contact the company, asking for the HR Officer and request an application form in the 1st instance. Tappex – 60+ Years of Manufacturing Excellence and International recognition.
With the increase in demand for more environmentally friendly products, Tappex have successfully developed threaded inserts, manufactured from lead free brass for several large international customers, including a furniture manufacturer and an automotive- injection moulder. The products we’ve manufactured so far are suitable for heat-pressed installation into thermoplastics. As demand grows for lead free inserts, […]
This year, Tappex’s sales office manager, Sharon Veitch, will be supporting the charity Crisis, by helping the homeless on Christmas day. The crisis charity offer the homeless year round support, but on Christmas day they will also provide the following… Welcoming support from people who really care A chance to shower, freshen up and […]
The Foamsert – Self-tapping brass thread inserts from Tappex Thread Inserts provides an excellent solution for fastening into softer plastics, wood and structural foam materials. The Foamsert should be specified for applications with blind holes, in laminated chip boards, medium density fibre board and some glass reinforced plastics. It is available in both a double […]
Thanks to those visitors who stopped by the Tappex Group stand ‘9A56’ at last week’s International Trade show, NEC, Birmingham. You came, you saw, you received demonstrations & applications advice on the great range of Threaded Inserts for Plastics, Metals & Composite materials that Tappex has to offer. Further, we presented a group subsidiary company: Pressavon […]
In support of the excellent work undertaken by Macmillan nurses across the the UK, Andy Wherton (Tappex Group Quality Manager) & friends undertook to play 4 consecutive rounds of golf over last weekend at their local course in the West Midlands, sponsored by friends & colleagues alike. They are in the process of raising £100’s […]
The Tappex Group comprises of :- Tappex Thread Inserts Ltd – Thread Inserts for Plastics, Metals & Composites, bespoke installation equipment & proven since 1956 strong Applications Engineering support. Pressavon Ltd – Automotive / OEM Metal Pressed / Stamped parts from UK factory with very experienced Technical & Project mangement team; progression-tooling capabilities. C Edgren […]
Pressavon Ltd, part of the Tappex group of companies have now moved into their own purpose built 9000 square foot facility, located at the rear of Tappex Thread Inserts’ building on Masons Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon. The decision to build a purpose built factory was made in 2014 and demonstrates Tappex group’s commitment to the long […]
Tappex was found to be 100% compliant with the latest requirements of each standard maintaining its reputation for high perfomrance products, excellant customer service & global supply for 60 years of operations now.
