Dodge® Insert Installation
Dodge® Inserts can be installed using ultrasonic equipment (moderate to high production) or thermal installation equipment (prototype work and low quantity production). Thermal equipment can be as simple as a soldering iron held by hand or mounted in an arbor or drill press. More refined equipment is available with adjustments and settings for precise, uniform installations.
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Insert Range & Selection
Ultrasert I
• Fluted for ultrasonic or heat installation
• Tapered for accurate positioning prior to installation
• Vertical flutes provide high torque resistance
• Stepped inclined ribs provide optimum tensile
strength
• Gradual external taper optimizes flow of plastic
for rapid and smooth installation
Ultrasert IV Flange
• Same as Ultrasert IV but with flange on the knurled
end
• Flange provides a large bearing surface, an advantage
in weaker plastics
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Provides high strength when used in a reverse screw
entry where the load is taken up by the flange, i.e.
screw entry opposite flange end
• Ideal for use as electrical contact or fastening
terminal connectors
Ultraseal™
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Provides positive seal between insert and parent material
for use in pressure applications utilizing high temperature
O-ring
• Eliminates the need to mold or machine threads
• Easily installs with heat
• Available in 1/8, 1/4, and 3/8 NPTF threads
Ultrasert II & Ultrasert II Screw-Lock
• Most widely accepted and used
• Tapered for easy heat or ultrasonic installation
• Diagonal knurls for optimum torque resistance
• Undercuts for superior tensile strength
• Screw-Lock has unique locking element for vibration applications
• Eliminates need for plastic pellets or patches on screws
• Ideal for adjusting screw applications
• Avaliable in two lengths for design flexibility; Screw-Lock in long length only.
Ultrasert III
• Designed for high volume production
• Can be installed ultrasonically, with heat, or molded in
• Symmetrical design eliminates orientation before installation
• Ideal for automated installation feeders
• Lead-in pilots at both ends assure accurate positioning prior to installation
• Opposing diagonal knurls provide torque resistance
• Undercuts provide tensile strength
Ultrasert IV
• Designed for installation in straight holes
• Lead-in pilot at end assures accurate positioning prior to installation
• Opposing diagonal knurls provide excellent torque resistance
• Undercuts provide tensile strength
 Ultra-Mold™
• Revolutionary two-piece design allows full thread engagement without the need for extra space
• Controlled minor diameter reduces insert movement during molding assuring accurate alignment
• Unique counterbore accurately positions insert over molding pin and allows for easy bolt entry during assembly
• No machining chips to contaminate final product
• Can also be installed using heat
Miniature Inserts
• Available in two styles to accommodate various applications
• Symmetrical style is designed for high volume production, no special orientation required saving time and lowering overall cost
• Flanged style provides larger bearing surface which is ideal for electrical contact and provides high strength in reverse screw entry application
• Either style can be installed with heat
Compression Limiters
• Non-threaded bushing to take bolt load instead of the part
• Eliminates bending or cracking of plastic part due to tightening of bolt
• Custom designed for each application
• Can be installed with heat or ultrasonics
Standard Expansion
• Installs without heat or ultrasonics
• Easy to install, two piece insert for use in blind holes in thermoset or thermoplastic materials
• Depressing the captivated spreader plate expands the knurled portion, permanently anchoring the insert
• Can be installed protruding above the surface for use as a locating device
 Flanged
& Clinch Expansion
• Flanged insert is ideal for electrical contact or fastening terminal connections
• Can also be used to join mating parts by inserting through mating part and into receiving hole of parentmaterial
• Clinch insert is same as the Flanged insert but can be clined over a terminal connector for electricalcontact
• Used extensively in electrical industry
• Simultaneous installation and clinching operation using simple press-type tool
• Both styles are excellent for use in thin-section applications since flange absorbs much of the installation force
• Both styles install by depressing the captive spreader plate which expands the knurled portion, permanently anchoring the insert
Self Threading & Flanged Self Threading
• Internally and externally threaded with two slots which provide cutting edges similar to a tap
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Insert cuts its own thread when driven into a cored
or drilled hole
• Friction between insert and plastic permanently anchors the insert
• Can be installed with a tap wrench or drill press with tapping head
• Available with or without a flange
Spred-Lok 
• One-piece insert with unique, slotted, expandable outside diameter
• Can be installed in thermoset or thermoplastic materials
• No special tooling required — simply press in
• Mating screw expands the insert locking it in place
• Use in blind or through holes
• Available with or without a flange
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