Applications of Slide Formed Parts - Appliance, Furniture, Cookware, Electrical, Hardware, Automotive

Slide formed parts can be used in all these applications and many more. The list is limited only by your imagination.

Application Area	Typical Components
Home Appliance	electrical contacts, connectors & tapped terminals mechanical supports mounting brackets
Office Furniture	fixturing and fastening mechanical joiners and fasteners
Home Furniture	assembly and fixturing aids for kit furniture
Cookware	fixturing fastening cosmetic heat-shielding guards for handles
Electrical Power Distribution	contacts for contact arrays, both signal and power level tapped terminals meter jaws formed conductors components for safety lockout devices power switch components
Electrical Lighting	formed conductors for lamp bases fastening components for potted lamp bowls
Electronics	formed conductors for battery contacts formed tips for soldering guns Wire "pre-forms"
Construction Tools	end hooks for tape measures belt clips for at-the-ready portable tools
Optical Cases, Instrument Cases	clips to hold cases in pockets, on belts, on visors, etc
Door and Window Hardware	formed flat-spring glides for sliding doors & windows formed punched channels
Other Hardware	outdoor clothes line fasteners
Automotive	electrical contacts, connectors & tapped terminals mechanical supports split bushings