Flowform Plus - ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK

Flowform^® Plus
The lightweight variant for fastening sheet metals

Flowform^® Plus from ARNOLD is a flowhole-forming and thread-forming screw that further enhances our well-proven Flowform^® solution – with a smaller diameter and – despite having the same length – weighing 25% less. Thanks to the polygonal cross-section in the functional tip, you benefit from lower joining forces when forming the holes, or – using the same force – shorter hole-forming times.

Flowform^®Plus
The advanced screw that weighs less

Customer applications

A joining technology with single side access
Joining multi-material mixes
Joining with adhesive (hybrid joins are possible)
Total component thickness up to 7.5 mm with no pre-drilling (regardless of metal strength)
Joining in cast aluminium and extrusion and sheet steel up to 1000 Mpa.

ARNOLD provides the solution

Flowform^®Plus
Further developments to enhance the flowhole and threadrolling screw

Flowform® The innovative sheet metal fastener

Technical advantages of Flowform^®Plus

A joining technology with single side access
Manual screwdriving possible
Fastening process for hybrid sheet metal fastenings and on non predrilled clamping parts
Detachable fastening
Relatively high assembly pre-load force
Joins materials of different types and of the same type in cycle time for join < 4 sec.

Advantages of Flowform^® Plus over Flowform^®

Reduces tapping torque
25% weight reduction
Can join sheet steel up to 1000 Mpa strength
Expands range of applications
Less gap formation

Comparison of
Flowform^® Plus with Flowform^®

High-strength material
HX420LAD 2.0 mm AC300 2.5 mm	DP800 1.0 mm AC300 2.5 mm
Flowform^® Plus
Flowform^®
Joining force > 3.0 kN Thread tapping torque > 12 Nm	Gap forms between the metal sheets