UC Components has launched a new online product configurator, providing engineers with a faster and more accurate way to find, configure and source specialized vented fasteners for vacuum and extreme environment applications.
UC Components supplies vented fasteners designed for high-vacuum and ultra-high vacuum environments. By allowing trapped air to escape through the fastener rather than slowly through the threads, vented screws can help reduce pump down time in vacuum systems.
Built by CADENAS on the eCATALOG 3Dfindit platform, the catalog expands on UC Components’ previous online experience. Formerly, engineers could access product information and CAD models, but identifying the correct fastener meant searching through existing parts rather than defining the exact requirements of their application.
Today, engineers can configure products based on several parameters, including thread, length, venting style, material, finish and dimensional requirements. Inch fasteners are available according to applicable ASME standards, while metric fasteners support ISO and DIN standards.
“Engineers are coming to UC Components with a very specific set of requirements,” said Jeremy Townsend, General Manager at UC Components. “They may need a particular material, finish, venting method, head style or size. The new configurator gives them a much more direct way to define those requirements and find the part that fits their application.”
The catalog now includes approximately 53,000 established part numbers, along with additional combinations that can be generated through the configurator. This gives UC Components a way to represent more of its manufacturing capabilities online, including configurations that may not have previously appeared as individual catalog items.
Once a configuration is selected, engineers can view an interactive 3D preview with product dimensions, download CAD models and product data sheets, and submit an RFQ when necessary. The platform also provides live pricing for standard products, calculating the price of the exact configuration based on the selected order quantity. For specialized combinations that require review, users can move directly from product configuration to the quotation process.
“The objective was to make it easier for customers to find the parts they need and to put more of UC Components’ capabilities directly on the website,” Townsend said. “Instead of wondering whether we can supply a particular configuration, engineers can define what they need, see what is available and move much more quickly toward sourcing it.”
The configurable catalog also includes UC Components’ vacuum-baked O-rings, which are available across a wide range of sizes for sealing applications in many of the same vacuum and extreme environments served by its fastener products.
By combining product selection, configuration, engineering data, pricing, and RFQ capabilities in one online experience, UC Components is helping engineers move more efficiently from a technical requirement to a sourced component.
About UC Components, Inc.
UC Components, Inc. is a manufacturer of specialized fasteners and seals for high vacuum, ultra-high vacuum and other clean-critical applications. Founded in 1974 and based in Morgan Hill, California, the company manufactures its RediVac® line of vented screws, washers, nuts and vacuum-baked O-rings, along with custom fasteners and prototypes. UC Components serves customers across semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, research, optics, medical, vacuum processing and other advanced industries. Products are available with specialized venting, materials, finishes, coatings and precision cleaning to meet demanding application requirements.
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