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BDN Fasteners® Building Fasteners Product application
BDN Building Fasteners Product Series
BN3™ Corrosion Resistance Class 3: SST 1000 hrs + Kesternich 7 cycles
– Dual-Edge® METAL-Tite™ Self-Drilling Screws Series
– TIMBER-Tite™ Self-Tapping Screws Series
– Framing Screws Series
– Polycarbonate Roof Fasteners Series
C3 & C4 Surface Coating Corrosion Warranty
C3 & C4 Surface Coating Corrosion Warranty
The below table is an indication of the warranty period based on the corrosivity of your location and is to be used as a guide only. To determine the appropriate ISO 9223 category for your environment, please contact your local representative. Environmental conditions and category is complex and can be influenced by a wide range of factors. Note that in certain instances, corrosion zones can extend out further to what is stated above.
BDN Fasteners® has aligned the warranty period for its products to be consistent with the warranty period of major roofing material suppliers. AS3566.2 Outdoor Exposure testing results indicate the lifespan of our products to extend beyond the warranty period.
Fastener Corrosion Resistance Classification
- CLASS 3: Withstand 1000hrs Salt-Spray Test (SST) + 15 Kesternich Cycles [Condensing the atmosphere containing Sulphur dioxide (SO2) at level SW 2.0 S – Simulates acid rain or industrial chemical exposure to evaluate the relative corrosion resistance.]
- Class 4: Minimum Porosity Rating of 8 (Micrograph comparison). 45 um of 98% Zinc composition on hot-dipped galvanized coating. 25~30% of Tin balance zinc composition on Mechanical Zinc-Tin plating.
POLY-FAST Polycarbonate Fasteners Installation Procedure
POLY-FAST Polycarbonate Fasteners Installation Procedure
POLY-FAST™ roofing fasteners feature a Thermal Expansion Hole Cutter that creates a much-required thermal expansion hole on plastic profiled roofing panels, The panels are then securely fastened onto the purlin support underneath in onego.
A nominal 11mm diameter hole is created by the Thermal Expansion Hole Cutter during the process. When mated with the Thermal Expansion Hole Cutter, with the Depth Stop Knurls acts as a stopper, the height at where it stops upon coming in contact with the purlins; enough so that it prevents screw over-run or over-drive, provide a perfect seal to the enlarged hole, but not deform the corrugations. BDN Fasteners polycarbonate roof fasteners are designed to create precise thermal expansion holes for fixing polycarbonate roof sheets.
Fast Plastic Roofing Fasteners (For Timber)
Fast Plastic Roofing Fasteners ( For Steel)
4 common causes of metal roof leaks around screws
4 common causes of metal roof leaks around screws
Below is a list of common causes of metal roof leaks.
1. Choosing an incorrect screw
2. Over–driven screws
3. Under-driven screws
4. Misaligned or skewed drilling
Some screws have extra features built in to enhance performance; oftentimes poor choice of fixings become the weakest link in a seemingly strong building structure. BDN Metal-Tite® series roofing screws come with an enlarged hex washer flange, anti-static EPDM washer, double thread, Scratshank, and Ruspert anti-corrosive coating.
- The large washer flange is designed so that the EPDM washer will remain fully covered after compressed.
- Anti-static EPDM washers prevent galvanic corrosion.
- The larger diameter upper thread close to the hex washer flange increases pullout values on thin metal sheets.
- Scratshank clears out excess swarf, smooths out the drilled hole, and prevents damages to the EPDM.
- Ruspert anti-corrosive coating fully protects the screw from weathering and extends the lifespan of the screw and the sheets it is affixed to.
Eco-BDN, Green EPDM Washer Installation Guide
Eco-BDN, Green EPDM Washer Installation Guide
Building it right to make it watertight
Eco-BDN, Green EPDM Washer provide an excellent waterproof seal— even under the most severe weather conditions— if properly installed.
- The trick is not to overdrive or underdrive the screws.
- If the screw is not tightened enough, moisture leaks around the washer. An overtightened screw squishes the washer too thin, which can also result in leaks.
- Important Tip: Replace worn sockets immediately if they cause the screw to wobble during installation. Crookedly driven screws can cause water leaks.
BDN POLYXPAND™ BAZ EPDM Washer Installation Instructions
BDN POLYXPAND™ BAZ EPDM Washer Installation Instructions
BAZ EPDM washers are the ideal washers to be used on polycarbonate sheets, especially corrugated ones. With a large diameter to fully cover expansion holes to provide the perfect sea and flexibility to conform to the curvature of the skylight, but at the same time, providing enough strength against high wind situations.
However, it is absolutely critical to not drive the screw to the point that the washer is squished, which will result in the washer losing its flexibility, and a gaping hole gouged out by the hex washer flange.
Self-Tapping vs. Self-Drilling Screws: Do You Know the Difference?
Self-Tapping vs. Self-Drilling Screws:
Do You Know the Difference?
- Self-Drilling Screw – Steel Sheet / Steel Purlins
Trident Drill Point
✔ Improved Drill Performance
✔ Time Saving
- Self-Tapping Screw – Timber
Type 17 Sharp Point
✔ Reduce Splitting
Patented Trident Drill Point
Patented Trident Drill Point
The patented Trident Drill Point provides fast and
steady drill performance, effectively clears swarf,
and drills through 6mm thick steel.
“S” Swirl: Creates a larger area of engagement from the initial drill drive.
Improved “Cutting Edge” Design: Larger, curved cutting blade edge lower manual load required.
Incorrect screws create stress cracks and thus leakage on Polycarbonate or other Plastic Sheets
Incorrect screws create stress cracks and thus leakage on Polycarbonate or other Plastic Sheets
BDN Fasteners® POLYXPAND™ (Skylight Fixing Fasteners)
True Australian AS3566 Standard Hex Washer Flanged Head:
Separate EPDM steel bonded washer NOT required. (No risk of leakage)
Thermoset 100% EPDM BAZ washer:
☑Weathering Resistant (UV / Ozone / Acid)
☑100% Leak proof sealing
☑Perfect fit under hex washer flange
☑Optional metal washer add-on
☑Shock absorbing (for high wind areas)
Creates a 10mm dia:
Thermal expansion hole for plastics.
Winged Drilling Tip:
Wings break off once in contact with the steel purlins,
keeping the plastics sheets securely fastened.
BDN Fasteners Surface Coating Class
Here at BDN Fasteners, we have categorized the kind of environments to the following based on its characteristics. Scope of warranty for our products are also based on the category the environment is classified to.
- Dry, Rural Areas – Areas remote from the coast and sources of pollution; as well as all of the areas listed below.
- Mild Urban or Rural Areas –
- Areas with little to no chemical pollution, including but not limited to natural chemicals such as ammonia from livestock or carbon monoxide from log-fire.
- Areas far from the coast with no impact from salt water spray.
- Areas at least 2 kilometers away from any type of industry, light or heavy.
- Light Industrial or Urban Areas
- Light industrial zones, light manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, or limited light intensity activity areas.
- Built up areas constituted of high human population and infrastructures.
- Areas at least 1~2 kilometers away from light industrial or urban areas.
- Small Industrial Zones
- Areas located in or adjacent to small industrial zones.
- Coastal Areas
- Areas located approximately 2 kilometers from the coast.
BDN Fasteners – Surface Coating Class
Corrosion Resistance
- Class2 – SST 500hrs + Kesternich 5 Cycles
- Class3 – SST 1000hrs + Kesternich 7 Cycles & 15 Cycles
- Class4 – SST 2000hrs + Kesternich 15 Cycles
✓ Australian AS3566 Standard
✓ SGS Certified
True Australian Standard-AS3566
The BDN Comparison-AS3566
BDN Fasteners
True Australian Standard-AS3566
Washer Diameter=13.97-14.78mm
Scratshank
SCRATSHANK FEATURES
- Cutting / Break out the metal filings
- Remain free of damage to sealing washer during installation
- Weatherseal
Double Scratshank: Swarf Free
Double Scratshank: Swarf Free
BDN Fasteners – Dual-Tite™ (Roofing Screw Duofix 2 IN 1)
Double Scratshank: Removes sealing washer damaging swarf during installation.
Harpoon Thread: Anti-stripping, roof fixing threads
Harpoon Thread: Anti-stripping, roof fixing threads
BDN Fsateners – Dual-Tite™ (Roofing Screw Duofix 2 IN 1)
Harpoon Thread: Anti-stripping, roof fixing threads
BDN Fasteners 100% Weather Sealed
DEKS Dekseal® Trueblue® 100% Weather Sealed
BDN Fasteners – B//> Series: Silver Blue / SST 5000hrs / Kesternich 5 Cycles
- Hex Washer Flange: True Australian Standard-AS3566
- DEKS Dekseal® Trueblue® 100% Weather Sealed
- 100% Made In Taiwan
BN3 Series - DEKS Dekseal® Trueblue® 100% Leak proof sealing
BN3 Series – DEKS Dekseal® Trueblue® 100% Leak proof sealing
BDN Fasteners – BN3 Series: Silver Grey / SST1000hrs / Kesternich 7 Cycles
- DEKS Dekseal® Trueblue®: 100% Weather Sealed
- Hex Washer Flange: True Australian Standard-AS3566
- 100% Made In Taiwan
BDN Fasteners
BDN Fasteners (Broaden Worldwide Co., Ltd) is an ISO-9001 Certified Quality Supplier-Manufacturer of Australian Standard AS3566 self-drilling and self-tapping screws in various coatings for steel to steel and steel to timber applications. Our headquarters are in Taiwan and we operate sales and marketing offices in India and Thailand.
Founded in 2009.
Tek Screws for Thick Steel
NewsThere will come a time when you will encounter a seemingly impossible task, a piece of steel so thick and heavy duty that even your already awesome BDN No.3 point TEK screws in the toolkit cannot handle. There will come a time when you the piece of steel in front of you may be tagged as “mild steel”, but in fact is composed of complex, unevenly distributed alloys, which creates a big challenge for regular self-drilling tips, and almost impenetrable.
One of the most important job a self-drilling screw has to muster, is clearing out excess material, or swarf, while drilling. Having a hardened drilling point and sharp cutting blades only helps with the initial drill and drive, but without a flute long enough and designed correctly to bring out the excess during the spiraling action, iron shavings left in the hole are heated easily from all the spinning, causing the drill to burn out. Once this happens, there is little to no chance of penetration with the screw, and you’ll have to start all over again.
A lot of big brand names are marketing their screws as either self- as TEK screws for thick steel, heavy duty self-drilling metal screws, or self-drilling screws for thick steel, capable of drilling through 12.5mm steel and above, though not many can perform as advertised.
Not for BDN METAL-Tite™ Heavy Section Fasteners. Ours perform flawlessly, without fail.
BDN METAL-Tite™ heavy section, penetrates 12.5mm thick steel with ease. The patented Thunder-Shot drill point prevents wandering during the initial drill drive, clears out swarf swiftly and efficiently. The whole screw is coated with BN3 silver coating, which consists of multiple layers of specially formulated, corrosion resistant chemicals, and can easily withstand 1000hrs of salt spray test (ASTM B117), and 7 Kesternich cycles (DIN50018 2.0 SFW).
BDN METAL-Tite™ heavy section screws are also offered in a special 16mm thick steel penetration version. Designed to not only drill through thick, hardened, or complex alloy steel, but can also pass stringent 1mm + 2mm + 9mm, and 2mm + 12mm penetration tests. The most demanding part of these two tests is to withstand the impact force on the drilling tip when it passes through the first and/or second sheet, and hits the final thick hardened layer of steel. Imagine the wear and tear, plus heat buildup of the drilling tip during the first and/or second process. Nevertheless, BDN Heavy duty self-drilling metal screws pass these two stringent tests with flying colors.
Please contact your nearest BDN Fasteners dealer for further information.
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Internal Roof Insulation Installation with Self-Drilling Fasteners
NewsInternal roof insulation
Thermal insulation, which is required mainly for homes in order to slow down the flowing in or out of heat, is often added to walls, roof, ceilings, or floors. As heat primarily escapes through conduction or physical contact with the colder temperature outside, construction and insulation of walls and roofs are crucial to keeping heat inside.
For buildings that were built with poor roof or wall insulation, remodeling could become a big burden, which usually involves taking off of the original roofing panels, and purchasing new insulation panels.
Steel sandwich panels are among the most commonly used material for building either industrial, commercial, agricultural, or public domains. Sandwich panels can often be tailored to suit various thermal, acoustic or strength requirements by combing layers of different materials in different thicknesses to achieve the desired effect.
As mentioned in our other article: Step by step tutorial on choosing the correct screw type for roofing applications, it is important to understand and choose the correct screw type of the job. BDN Fasteners offer a complete fastening solution which consists of various screw types for your insulated roofs or walls.
METAL-Tite™ Self-Drilling Screws
BDN Metal-Tite Series sandwich panel screws are made to match various sandwich panel thicknesses; with additional features such as an enlarged hex washer flange to fully cover fully compressed EPDM washers and holes, anti-static EPDM washer to prevent galvanic corrosion, double thread design to increase pullout values, Scratshank to clear excess swarf, and Ruspert anti-corrosive coating for extended lifespan.
BDN Metal-Tite Stitching Fasteners can be used to fix panel to panel side lap, or panel to end lap of light gauge, lightweight steel.
BDN Metal-Tite Wafer Head or Flat Top Concealed Frame Fixing Fasteners for low profile fixing with no visible protrusions which might create interference, creating an aesthetically pleasing flat surface upon installation.
BDN Metal-Tite Truss to Plate connecting fasteners for fixing steel trusses to steel plates or beams which is pretty common on frame and structures for internal roof insulation or wall panels.
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