Plastic locking nuts dispose of a decisive advantage over stainless steel locking nuts: They are cost-effective, but by no means a cheap alternative. The plastic locking nuts developed by ESCHA are extremely robust and can be tightened by hand as well as with a torque wrench. They are media- and temperature resistant and especially adapted for applications in utility vehicle area or agriculture. In addition, ESCHA plastic locking nuts come in four colours (black, grey, red and blue). Thus, connectors can easily be marked facilitating a quick allocation or distinction.
In the food- and beverage industry, connectors of special plastics are used ensuring connector resistance to aggressive media and detergents. ESCHA has developed a grey plastic locking nut in a so called ‘Hygienic Design‘ exactly for this application area. This prevents the formation of dirt pockets and is resistant to Ecolab-detergents. In this way, F&B-sector customers can also make use of the cost benefits of a plastic locking nut.