Tappex | X-ON
Tappex Thread Inserts Limited was incorporated in September 1956 by its founder the late Mr. Derrick Barnsdale. From very humble beginnings in a reclaimed agricultural building in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK the company has flourished and grown occupying modern & purpose built manufacturing facilities today. The Tappex Group also incorporates Pressavon Ltd: a Metal Pressings & Sub-Assemblies Co. as well as overseas subsidiary operations in Sweden & Finland for Technical Sales & distribution.
With 60+ years experience in the design and manufacture of threaded inserts for most Plastics, Woods, light-metal alloys & now Composite materials. Tappex thread inserts are to be found amongst very diverse application & operating environments, globally, that includes: Automotive / Aerospace / Electronics / Industrial Machines / Injection-moulding / Marine / Medical / Rail / Sub-Sea & even Satellite-Equipment applications. The company, now led by Tim Barnsdale, is one of the UK’s most successful privately-owned specialist fastener manufacturing companies and the Tappex brand has achieved significant recognition for its technical excellence & being a cost-efficient fastening solution. Tappex manufacture, in-house, their own-designed threaded inserts. Please be beware of copies or cheaper imitations sometimes claimed to be made ‘under license’ – that’s not allowed. Tappex holds, in stock, typically around 35 million standard inserts with quick, ‘off-the-shelf’, UK & International delivery services.