Flow drill fasteners use a pointed tip to generate frictional heat, softening the substrate material and allowing a hole to be formed before threads are created.

OptiFlow is an innovative, modular approach to flow drill fasteners. It incorporates customer-driven design innovations that address limitations of traditional flow drill fasteners. These innovations can be combined to optimize the fastener for specific applications.

• Compatibility with materials ranging from 1mm to 10mm thick
• Sealing capabilities with or without clearance holes
• Debris suppression
• Reduced sheet gap
• Clearance hole collision avoidance

For more details, including a brochure and video, visit Irwin Industrial, an AFC Company.

Effortlessly increase bandwidth throughput by up to 70 percent while leveraging existing Ethernet network infrastructure. RapidPIX from Pleora is a patented lossless compression algorithm that ensures original and post-compression data are identical while supporting ultra-low latency performance for mission-critical machine vision applications. The drop-in enhancement of the market-proven NTx-Mini embedded interface interoperates seamlessly with Pleora and third-party GigE Vision compliant products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems.

DEX Expo is an effective forum for face-to-face interactions where engineers, product developers, machine builders and systems integrators can discuss, network, solicit advice and ‘kick the tires’ on the latest technologies and applications that drive your business.

Design Engineering is bringing together industry experts to share the key trends reshaping the future of design innovation—with a focus on real-world applications and emerging research. This event will provide manufacturers and product designers with the practical insights they need to stay competitive.

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• Session 1: FUTURE OF CAD
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